Issue 22, 2015

Fenton reaction-mediated fluorescence quenching of N-acetyl-l-cysteine-protected gold nanoclusters: analytical applications of hydrogen peroxide, glucose, and catalase detection

Abstract

Given the importance of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in many biological processes and its wide application in various industries, the demand for sensitive, accurate, and economical H2O2 sensors is high. In this study, we used Fenton reaction-stimulated fluorescence quenching of N-acetyl-L-cysteine-protected gold nanoclusters (NAC-AuNCs) as a reporter system for the determination of H2O2. After the experimental conditions were optimized, the sensing platform enabled the analysis of H2O2 with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.027 μM. As the glucose oxidase cascade leads to the generation of H2O2 and catalase catalyzes the decomposition of H2O2, these two biocatalytic procedures can be probed by the Fenton reaction-mediated quenching of NAC-AuNCs. The LOD for glucose was found to be 0.18 μM, and the linear range was 0.39–27.22 μM. The LOD for catalase was 0.002 U mL−1, and the linear range was 0.01–0.3 U mL−1. Moreover, the proposed sensing methods were successfully applied for human serum glucose detection and the non-invasive determination of catalase activity in human saliva, demonstrating their great potential for practical applications.

Graphical abstract: Fenton reaction-mediated fluorescence quenching of N-acetyl-l-cysteine-protected gold nanoclusters: analytical applications of hydrogen peroxide, glucose, and catalase detection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jun 2015
Accepted
21 Sep 2015
First published
21 Sep 2015

Analyst, 2015,140, 7650-7656

Fenton reaction-mediated fluorescence quenching of N-acetyl-L-cysteine-protected gold nanoclusters: analytical applications of hydrogen peroxide, glucose, and catalase detection

H. Deng, G. Wu, D. He, H. Peng, A. Liu, X. Xia and W. Chen, Analyst, 2015, 140, 7650 DOI: 10.1039/C5AN01284H

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