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Mao C, Zhao H, Ye H, Zhao L. Be-original break new ground: Fluorescence sensing of humic acid in natural water and soil by pitaya seed carbon dots. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 286:121950. [PMID: 36252304 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Pitaya seed carbon dots (P-CDs) with good biocompatibility were synthesized by hydrothermal method using natural biological matrix as carbon source, which applied to the detection of humic acid (HA) for the first time. So far, there is no report on the use of biomatrix-derived carbon dots for the detection of HA. This method can bring less pollution to the detection process of HA, which is very important to ensure lower cost, environmental safety and minimized energy consumption. In addition, it was worth noting that, based on the concept of green chemistry, the preparation process of P-CDs is simple, and the fluorescence method is used for analysis. Based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism, the detection of HA in water and soil can be realized in a short time. The results matched those of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), suggesting that it shows great potential in water and soil quality monitoring.
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- Chunling Mao
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, PR China
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Facile and diverse logic circuits based on dumbbell DNA-templated fluorescent copper nanoclusters and S1 nuclease detection. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Baghdasaryan A, Bürgi T. Copper nanoclusters: designed synthesis, structural diversity, and multiplatform applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:6283-6340. [PMID: 33885518 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have gained tremendous research interest in recent years due to their extraordinary properties. The molecular-like properties that originate from the quantized electronic states provide novel opportunities for the construction of unique nanomaterials possessing rich molecular-like absorption, luminescence, and magnetic properties. The field of monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters, especially copper, with well-defined molecular structures and compositions, is relatively new, about two to three decades old. Nevertheless, the massive progress in the field illustrates the importance of such nanoobjects as promising materials for various applications. In this respect, nanocluster-based catalysts have become very popular, showing high efficiencies and activities for the catalytic conversion of chemical compounds. Biomedical applications of clusters are an active research field aimed at finding better fluorescent contrast agents, therapeutic pharmaceuticals for the treatment and prevention of diseases, the early diagnosis of cancers and other potent diseases, especially at early stages. A huge library of structures and the compositions of copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) with atomic precisions have already been discovered during last few decades; however, there are many concerns to be addressed and questions to be answered. Hopefully, in future, with the combined efforts of material scientists, inorganic chemists, and computational scientists, a thorough understanding of the unique molecular-like properties of metal nanoclusters will be achieved. This, on the other hand, will allow the interdisciplinary researchers to design novel catalysts, biosensors, or therapeutic agents using highly structured, atomically precise, and stable CuNCs. Thus, we hope this review will guide the reader through the field of CuNCs, while discussing the main achievements and improvements, along with challenges and drawbacks that one needs to face and overcome.
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- Ani Baghdasaryan
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Li M, Yuan P, Chen QQ, Lin LH, Radjenovic PM, He YL, Wang JY, Zhang FL, Luo SY, Zheng NF, Zhang SJ, Tian ZQ, Li JF. Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Luminescence of Metallic Nanoclusters. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7146-7153. [PMID: 32297736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Metallic nanoclusters (NCs) have molecular-like structures and unique physical and chemical properties, making them an interesting new class of luminescent nanomaterials with various applications in chemical sensing, bioimaging, optoelectronics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), etc. However, weak photoluminescence (PL) limits the practical applications of NCs. Herein, an effective and facile strategy of enhancing the PL of NCs was developed using Ag shell-isolated nanoparticle (Ag SHIN)-enhanced luminescence platforms with tuned SHINs shell thicknesses. 3D-FDTD theoretical calculations along with femtosecond transient absorption and fluorescence decay measurements were performed to elucidate the enhancement mechanisms. Maximum enhancements of up to 231-fold for the [Au7Ag8(C≡CtBu)12]+ cluster and 126-fold for DNA-templated Ag NCs (DNA-Ag NCs) were achieved. We evidenced a novel and versatile method of achieving large PL enhancements with NCs with potential for practical biosensing applications for identifying target DNA in ultrasensitive surface analysis.
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- Mei Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.,Science Experiment Center, Department of Pharmacy, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Energy, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Zhao H, Yan Y, Chen M, Hu T, Wu K, Liu H, Ma C. Exonuclease III-assisted signal amplification strategy for sensitive fluorescence detection of polynucleotide kinase based on poly(thymine)-templated copper nanoparticles. Analyst 2020; 144:6689-6697. [PMID: 31598619 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01659g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A sensitive and label-free fluorometric method has been developed for the determination of polynucleotide kinase (PNK) activity, by employing exonuclease III (Exo III)-assisted cyclic signal amplification and poly(thymine)-templated copper nanoparticles (polyT-CuNPs). In the presence of PNK, cDNA with 5'-hydroxyl termini was phosphorylated and then hybridized with tDNA to form the cDNA/tDNA duplex, which subsequently triggered the λ exonuclease cleavage reaction, eventually resulting in the release of tDNA. The released tDNA could unfold the hairpin structure of HP DNA to generate partially complementary duplex (tDNA/HP DNA), wherein the HP DNA possessed T-rich sequences (T30) and tDNA recognition sequence. With the help of Exo III digestion, the tDNA was able to initiate the cycle for the generation of T-rich sequences, the template for the formation of fluorescent CuNPs. Conversely, the cDNA could not be cleaved by λ exonuclease without PNK and individual HP DNA could not be hydrolyzed by Exo III. The T-rich sequence was caged in HP DNA, resulting in a weak fluorescence signal. Under optimized conditions, the fluorescence intensity was linearly correlated to a concentration range of 0.001 to 1 U mL-1 with a low detection limit of 2 × 10-4 U mL-1. Considering the intriguing analytical performance, this approach could be explored to screen T4 PNK inhibitors and hold promising applications in drug discovery and disease therapy.
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- Han Zhao
- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
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Fakayode OJ, Williams S, Saheed AS, Nkambule TTI. Detection of humic acid in water using flat-sheet and folded-rod viscous alkaline glucose syrups. Analyst 2020; 145:2682-2691. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an02083g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Interaction of the alkaline glucose solution with humic acid.
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- Olayemi J. Fakayode
- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit (NanoWS)
- College of Science
- Engineering and Technology (CSET)
- University of South Africa (UNISA)
- Roodepoort
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- School of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
- Coventry University
- Coventry
- UK
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit (NanoWS)
- College of Science
- Engineering and Technology (CSET)
- University of South Africa (UNISA)
- Roodepoort
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit (NanoWS)
- College of Science
- Engineering and Technology (CSET)
- University of South Africa (UNISA)
- Roodepoort
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Recent progress in copper nanocluster-based fluorescent probing: a review. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:670. [PMID: 31489488 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3747-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) are an attractive alternative to other metal nanoclusters. The synthesis of CuNCs is highly efficient and fast, with low-cost and without any complicated manipulation. Because of their tunable fluorescence and low toxicity, CuNCs have been highly exploited for biochemical sensing. This review (with 172 refs.) summarizes the progress that has been made in the field in the past years. Following an introduction into the fundamentals of CuNCs, the review first focuses on synthetic methods and the fluorescence properties of CuNCs (with subsections on the use of proteins, peptides, DNA and other molecules as templates). This is followed by a section on the use of CuNCs in fluorometric assays, with subsections on the detection of small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, various other biomolecules including drugs, and of pH values. A further large chapter summarizes the work related to environmental analyses, specifically on determination of metal ions, anions and pollutants. Graphical abstract Schematic representation of the synthesis and potential applications of copper nanocluster (CuNCs) in biochemical analysis, emphatically reflected in some vital areas such as small molecule analysis, biomacromolecule monitoring, cell imaging, ions detection, toxic pollutant, etc.
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Cao Q, Li J, Wang E. Recent advances in the synthesis and application of copper nanomaterials based on various DNA scaffolds. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 132:333-342. [PMID: 30897540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fluorescent copper nanomaterials (CuNMs), including copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and copper nanoclusters (CuNCs), become more and more popular with the abundant raw materials and low cost. A wide range of applications has been explored due to their fascinating properties such as low toxicity, remarkable water solubility, facile synthesis, large Stokes shifts, and good biocompatibility. As a kind of genetic material, DNA exhibits its molecular recognition function and diversity. The marriage between CuNMs and DNA endows DNA-templated CuNMs (DNA-CuNMs) with unique properties such as fluorescence, electrochemiluminescence and catalytic features. In this review, we summarize the synthesis and recent applications of DNA-CuNMs. Fluorescent CuNMs can be grown on various DNA scaffolds with special sequence design. T base plays an important role in the formation of CuNMs on DNA templates. These fluorescent DNA-CuNMs hold great prospect in logic gate construction, staining and biosensing of DNAs and RNAs, ions, proteins and enzymes, small molecules and so on.
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- Qiao Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Chen M, Yeasmin Khusbu F, Ma C, Wu K, Zhao H, Chen H, Wang K. A sensitive detection method of carcinoembryonic antigen based on dsDNA-templated copper nanoparticles. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02774a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A label-free fluorescence assay has been developed for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen based on dsDNA-templated copper nanoparticles.
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- Mingjian Chen
- School of Life Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha 410013
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha 410013
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha 410013
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha 410013
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha 410013
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- Hunan University
- Changsha 410081
- China
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