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β-Cyclodextrin functionalised gold nanoclusters as luminescence probes for the ultrasensitive detection of dopamine.
- Source :
- Analyst; 2015, Vol. 140 Issue 4, p1046-1053, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- A novel luminescence probe based on mono-6-amino-β-cyclodextrin (NH<subscript>2</subscript>-β-CD) functionalised gold nanoclusters (β-CD-AuNC) was designed for dopamine (DA) detection. The NH<subscript>2</subscript>-β-CD molecules were conjugated onto the surface of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid capped AuNCs (11-MUA-AuNC) via a carbodiimide coupling reaction. The integrity of the β-CD cavities was preserved on the surface of AuNCs and they retained their capability for molecular DA host–guest recognition. DA could be captured by the β-CD cavities to form an inclusion complex in which the oxidised DA could quench the fluorescence of the β-CD-AuNC probe by electron transfer. The probe could be used to quantify DA in the range of 5–1000 nM with a detection limit of 2 nM. This sensitivity was 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than that in previously reported methods. Interference by both ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA) was not observed. Therefore, the β-CD-AuNC probe could be directly used to determine the DA content in biological samples without further separation. This strategy was successfully applied to a DA assay in spiked human serum samples and it exhibited remarkable accuracy, sensitivity and selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00032654
- Volume :
- 140
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Analyst
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100784460
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c4an02161d