Table 2. Summary of size (nm), ζ potential (mV) and λ_max for G3–G5 synthesized from potassium salts of glyco-thiols.

Parameters	G3 (n = 3)				G4 (n = 4)		G5 (n = 5)
Au : L	1 : 3	1 : 4	1 : 5	1 : 6	1 : 3	1 : 5	1 : 3	1 : 5
L mass (mg)	21.0	28.1	35.1	42.1	22.0	36.9	23.2	38.6
Size/nm	25 ± 4	23 ± 3	22 ± 4	20 ± 3	19 ± 3	16 ± 4	16 ± 5	15 ± 4
ξ-Potential/mV	47.0	28.3	40.1	49.5	32.9	35.7	43.1	44.5
λ max./nm	529	527	527	524	538	529	534	531