• 文献标题:   A ratiometric fluorescence probe based on graphene quantum dots and o-phenylenediamine for highly sensitive detection of acetylcholinesterase activity
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YE MS, LIN BX, YU Y, LI H, WANG YM, ZHANG L, CAO YJ, GUO ML
  • 作者关键词:   acetylcholinesterase, graphene quantum dot, mno2 nanosheet, ophenylenediamine, peroxidaselike enzyme, ratiometric fluorescence detection
  • 出版物名称:   MICROCHIMICA ACTA
  • ISSN:   0026-3672 EI 1436-5073
  • 通讯作者地址:   South China Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00604-020-04522-1
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

By using graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and o-phenylenediamine (OPD), a ratiometric fluorescence probe was designed for the highly sensitive and selective detection of AChE. GQDs with strong fluorescence were synthesized by the one-step hydrothermal method. The optimal emission wavelength of GQDs was 450 nm at the excitation wavelength of 375 nm. MnO2 nanosheets with a wide absorption band of 300-600 nm were prepared at room temperature. Because of the extensive overlap between the absorption spectrum of MnO2 nanosheets and the excitation and emission spectra of GQDs, the fluorescence of GQDs at 450 nm was efficiently quenched by the inner-filter effect. Meanwhile, due to the peroxidase-like activity of MnO2 nanosheets, OPD was catalytically oxidized to 2,3-diaminophenazine (oxOPD), a yellow fluorescent substance with a new emission peak at 572 nm. When AChE was present, the substrate acetylthiocholine (ATCh) was hydrolyzed to thiocholine (TCh) that is capable of decomposing MnO2 nanosheets. Therefore, the quench of GQDs and the oxidation of OPD by MnO2 nanosheets were suppressed, resulting in the fluorescence recovery of GQDs at 450 nm, while the fluorescence decrease of oxOPD at 572 nm. Utilizing the fluorescence intensity ratio F-450/F-572 as the signal readout, the ratiometric fluorescence method was established to detect AChE activity. The ratio F-450/F-572 against the AChE concentration demonstrated two linear relationships in the range 0.1-2.0 and 2.0-4.5 mU mL(-1) with a detection limit of 0.09 mU mL(-1). The method was applied to the detection of positive human serum samples and the analysis of the inhibitor neostigmine. Due to the advantages of high sensitivity, favorable selectivity, and strong anti-interference, the method possesses an application prospect in clinical diagnosis of AChE and the screening of inhibitors.