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Kujur AB, Satnami ML, Chawre Y, Miri P, Sinha A, Nagwanshi R, Karbhal I, Ghosh KK, Pervez S, Deb MK. Inner-filter effect of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots-MnO 2 nanotubes for smartphone-integrated dual-mode sensing of glutathione and captopril. RSC Adv 2024; 14:20093-20104. [PMID: 38915329 PMCID: PMC11194709 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03287j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) exhibit unique fluorescence properties and are considered one of the best candidates for the development of fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of many analytes. In this work, a smartphone-assisted fluorescent sensor has been developed using N-CQDs and MnO2 nanotubes (MnO2 NTs) for the detection of glutathione (GSH) and captopril (CAP). N-CQDs were facilely synthesized via the solvothermal method, where o-phenylenediamine (o-PD) and urea were used as nitrogen precursors. Likewise, MnO2 NTs were synthesized using the hydrothermal method. Relying on the excellent fluorescence quenching ability of MnO2 NTs, a nanocomposite of N-CQDs and MnO2 NTs is prepared, wherein the fluorescence intensity of N-CQDs was effectively quenched in the presence of MnO2 NTs via the inner-filter effect (IFE). The addition of thiolated compounds (GSH and CAP) helped in the recovery of the fluorescence of N-CQDs by triggering the redox reaction and decomposing the MnO2 NTs. An investigation of fluorescence along with smartphone-based studies by evaluating the gray measurement using Image J software showed a great response towards GSH and CAP providing LODs of 4.70 μM and 5.22 μM (fluorometrically) and 5.76 μM and 2.81 μM (smartphone-based), respectively. The practical applicability of the sensing system has been verified using human blood plasma samples.
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- Ankita B Kujur
- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Nagarjuna P. G. College of Science Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Nagarjuna P. G. College of Science Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Madhav Science P. G. College Ujjain-456010 Madhya Pradesh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur-492010 Chhattisgarh India
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Shang H, Le X, Sun Y, Wu S, Wang Y, Théato P, Chen T. Water-sensitive fluorescent microgel inks to produce verifiable information for highly secured anti-counterfeiting. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:2856-2864. [PMID: 38804229 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00210e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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The decryption and verification of encrypted information via a simple and efficient method is always difficult and challenging in the field of information security. Herein, a series of water-sensitive fluorescent microgels are fabricated for highly secured anti-counterfeiting with authenticity identification. The initial negatively charged microgels (MG) are made up of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), acrylic acid (AAc) and anthracen-9-yl acrylate (9-ANA, blue fluorescent monomer). The prepared MGs can bind cationic fluorescent dyes such as 5-aminofluorescein (FITC, green fluorescent dye) and rhodamine B (Rh B, red fluorescent dye) via electrostatic interaction, emitting multi-fluorescent colors based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) process. Furthermore, the fluorescence colors of MG-derived systems can be rapidly changed by swelling in water, which can block the FRET process and change the aggregation state of dyes. With the assistance of inkjet printing, multi-color security patterns can be designed and encoded, which can be revealed by UV irradiation and further verified by water stimulation. This study has pioneered a novel strategy to verify the authenticity of decrypted information, which greatly improves the security level of information.
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- Hui Shang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Yuking Water Soluble Material Tech Co., Ltd, Banxia Road, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institute for Biological Interfaces III, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesser Str.18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- College of Material Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology Ministry of Education Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Lautenbach V, Onishchukov G, Wawra SE, Frank U, Hartmann L, Peukert W, Walter J. Development of an advanced multiwavelength emission detector for the analytical ultracentrifuge. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:2611-2622. [PMID: 38752146 PMCID: PMC11093262 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00980g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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An advanced design of the analytical ultracentrifuge with multiwavelength emission detection (MWE-AUC) is presented which offers outstanding performance concerning the spectral resolution and range flexibility as well as the quality of the data acquired. The excitation by a 520 nm laser is complemented with a 405 nm laser. An external spectrograph with three switchable tunable gratings permits optimisation of the spectral resolution in an order of magnitude range while keeping the spectral region broad. The new system design leads also to a significant reduction of systematic signal noise and allows the assessment and control of inner filter effects. Details regarding the very large signal dynamic range are presented, an important aspect when studying samples in a broad concentration range of up to five orders of magnitude. Our system is validated by complementary studies on two biological systems, fluorescent BSA and GFP, using the commercial Optima AUC with absorbance detection for comparison. Finally, we demonstrate the capabilities of our second generation MWE-AUC with respect to multiwavelength characterisation of gold nanoclusters, which exhibit specific fluorescence depending on their structure. Overall, this work depicts an important stepping stone for the concept of multiwavelength emission detection in AUC. The MWE-AUC developed, being to our knowledge the first and sole one of its kind, has reached the development level suitable for the future in-depth studies of size-, shape- and composition-dependent emission properties of colloids.
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- Vanessa Lautenbach
- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Haberstraße 9a 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Staudtstraße 2 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Haberstraße 9a 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Haberstraße 9a 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Haberstraße 9a 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Cauerstraße 4 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Haberstraße 9a 91058 Erlangen Germany
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Xiao Q, Mu P, Ning G, Zhang W, Li B, Huang S. A ratiometric fluorescent probe for simultaneous detection of L-ascorbic acid and alkaline phosphatase activity based on red carbon dots/polydopamine nanocomposite. Talanta 2023; 264:124724. [PMID: 37271005 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Herein, efficient red carbon dots (R-CDs) were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal treatment of N-(4-amino phenyl) acetamide and (2,3-difluoro phenyl) boronic acid. The optimal emission peak of R-CDs was at 602 nm (under 520 nm excitation) and the absolute fluorescence quantum yield of R-CDs was 12.9%. Polydopamine, which was formed by the self-polymerization and cyclization of dopamine in alkaline condition, emitted characteristic fluorescence with peak position of 517 nm (under 420 nm excitation) and affected the fluorescence intensity of R-CDs through inner filter effect. L-Ascorbic acid (AA), which was the hydrolysis product of L-ascorbic acid-2-phosphate trisodium salt under the catalytic reaction of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), effectively prevented the polymerization of dopamine. Combined with the ALP-mediated AA production and the AA-mediated polydopamine generation, the ratiometric fluorescence signal of polydopamine with R-CDs was correlated closely with the concentration of both AA and ALP. Under optimal conditions, the detection limits of AA and ALP were 0.28 μM during linear range of 0.5-30 μM and 0.044 U/L with linear range of 0.05-8 U/L, respectively. This ratiometric fluorescence detection platform can efficiently shield the background interference of sophisticated samples by introducing a self-calibration as reference signal in a multi-excitation mode, which can detect AA and ALP in human serum samples with satisfactory results. Such R-CDs/polydopamine nanocomposite provides a steadfast quantitative information and makes R-CDs be excellent candidate for biosensors via combining target recognition strategy.
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- Qi Xiao
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China.
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Li W, Fu Y, Liu T, Li H, Huang M. Accurate correction method and algorithm of fluorescence secondary inner filter effect (sIEF) in fluorescence quantitative analysis. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 288:122147. [PMID: 36473295 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122147] [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: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Fluorescence spectroscopy is a reliable and widely used analytical method. The fluorescence inner filter effect (IFE) is one of the main obstacles in the application of fluorescence spectroscopy and an error source in fluorescence analysis, resulting in the fluorescence spectrum distortion, the spectral shape distortion, and the nonlinearity between fluorescence intensity and fluorophore concentration. An optimized parameter reflecting the self-absorption effect - the fluorescence attenuation absorption index of secondary inner filter effect (sIFE) nopt - is proposed in this paper. Considering the received fluorescence in a direction perpendicular to the incident light, it is related to the solute-solvent system of the fluorescent substance, neither the geometric parameters of the cuvette and the light beam nor the concentration of the fluorescent substance. nopt can accurately reflect the degree to which the fluorescence is affected by the sIFE and correct for any non-ideality of the shapes of excitation/emission beams. The principle and determination method of nopt are explained in detail. Accordingly, an algorithm for the fluorescence spectroscopic correction by nopt is designed. To verify the method, the fluorescence spectra and absorbance spectra of the solutions of fluorescein sodium, rhodamine B, rhodamine 6G, and chlorophyll-a with a series of concentration gradients were measured, respectively. The influence of solvent effect on sIFE correction was also studied. The experiments show that different solute-solvent systems of the fluorescent substances have their own nopt. The novel algorithm can determine the nopt, correct the intensity attenuation and the peak red-shift of the fluorescence spectrum caused by the sIFE, expand the linear range of the concentration predicted by the fluorescence intensity, reduce the error of the prediction model, and improve the measurement accuracy.
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- Wanxiang Li
- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Kurosawa Y, Goto S, Mitsuya K, Otsuka Y, Yokoyama H. Interaction mode of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with vaccine adjuvant components Tween 80 and Triton X-100 revealed by fluorescence increasing-quenching analysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6203-6213. [PMID: 36753064 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00094j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The nonionic surfactants Tween 80 (Tw80) and Triton X-100 (TX100), which are used as components of adjuvants, were used with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hydroxfypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) as model antigens. The interaction patterns of Tw80 and TX100 with the hydrophobic cores of the model antigens were investigated. The fluorescence of 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (ANS), a hydrophobic fluorescent probe, was used to evaluate the effect of surfactants on each model antigen. A Hanes Woolf plot was used to analyze the adsorption of ANS to BSA, and an activator-inhibitor model was used to analyze the concentration-dependent increase and decrease of ANS fluorescence intensity. For BSA, TX100 occupies the ANS binding site inside the BSA hydrophobic core, while Tw80 does not contribute to the ANS binding site in the hydrophobic core. For HP-β-CD, the ANS concentration required for analyzable fluorescence intensity extended to the range where ANS concentration-dependent quenching was not negligible. Using the activator inhibitor model, we were able to separate the activators and inhibitors of ANS fluorescence and evaluate the affinity of ANS for HP-β-CD and surfactants. The results obtained showed that TX100 provided a hydrophobic environment to the ANS while being encapsulated by HP-β-CD, while Tw80 did not interact with HP-β-CD and provided a hydrophobic environment to the ANS independently of each other. The interpretations obtained were corroborated by the determination of the CMC of TX100 and Tw80, the effect of salt on ANS fluorescence, and 1H-NMR and ROESY. In summary, the results showed that the large hydrophilic head of Tween, composed of sorbitan and PEG chains, floated in the aqueous phase like a balloon, while Triton pierced the hydrophobic core of the antigen like a spear. In both BSA and HP-β-CD model antigens, TX100 impinged on the hydrophobic core.
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- Yuya Kurosawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Colloid and Surface Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Colloid and Surface Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Colloid and Surface Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Colloid and Surface Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Colloid and Surface Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
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Khayatian S, Bavali A, Moradi S, Farhadi M, Behnamedin Jameie S. Fluorescence inner filters of Arthrospira platensis: Novel perspective for precise fluorescence-based sensors. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 284:121791. [PMID: 36057160 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121791] [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: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microalgae have been reputed as novel biological materials due to their unique structure, surface functionality and optical activity, making them worthwhile agents in biosensing and theranostic applications. However, further scrutiny is required for utilizing them in routine optical techniques due to their complex structure and diverse chemical components. Here, laser induced fluorescence (LIF) features of a bio-compatible microalgae i. e. Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) have been assessed. Typical fluorescence properties as well as the inner filter effects (IFEs) were examined and revealed to be strongly dependent on concentration, excitation wavelength, and detection geometry as well. IFEs and resulting spectral shifts have been analyzed considering various SP chromophores, reabsorption processes, and resonance energy transfer (RET) mainly from "Carotenoids to Phycobilisomes" as well as "Phycobilisomes to Chlorophyll-a". As a result, LIF spectral shift due to the re-absorption events (secondary-IFE) is introduced as a credible parameter for design of precise fluorescence-based sensors, due to being less dependent on ambient noises. We hope that the findings provide novel features regarding the LIF of Spirulina (SP) that could be utilized to design and develop optical sensors in the field of photonics, material diagnosis and biomedical theranostics.
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- Shahrzad Khayatian
- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran; Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran; Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran; Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Karaj branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Piotrowicz-Cieślak AI, Maciejczyk M, Margas M, Rydzyński D, Grajek H, Michalczyk DJ, Wasilewski J, Smyk B. Studies on the Efficiency of Iron Release from Fe(III)-EDTA and Fe(III)-Cit and the Suitability of These Compounds for Tetracycline Degradation. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238498. [PMID: 36500591 PMCID: PMC9739602 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Iron ions can be used to degrade tetracycline dispersed in nature. Studies of absorption and fluorescence spectra and quantum chemistry calculations showed that iron is more readily released from Fe(III)-citrate than from Fe(III)-EDTA, so Fe(III)-citrate (Fe(III)-Cit) is more suitable for tetracycline (TC) degradation. At 30 °C, a severe degradation of TC by Fe(III)-Cit occurred as early as after 3 days of incubation in the light, and after 5 days in the dark. In contrast, the degradation of TC by Fe(III)-EDTA proceeded very slowly in the dark. By the fifth day of incubation of TC with Fe(III)-Cit in darkness, the concentrations of the former compound dropped by 55% and 75%, at 20 °C and 30 °C, respectively. The decrease in tetracycline concentrations caused by Fe(III)-EDTA in darkness at the same temperatures was only 2% and 6%, respectively. Light increased the degradation rates of TC by Fe(III)-EDTA to 20% and 56% at 20 °C and 30 °C, respectively. The key role of the light in the degradation of tetracycline by Fe(III)-EDTA was thus demonstrated. The TC degradation reaction showed a second-order kinetics. The rate constants of Fe(III)-Cit-induced TC degradation at 20 °C and 30 °C in darkness were k = 4238 M-1day-1 and k = 11,330 M-1day-1, respectively, while for Fe(III)-EDTA were 55 M-1day-1 and 226 M-1day-1. In light, these constants were k = 15,440 M-1day-1 and k = 40,270 M-1day-1 for Fe(III)-Cit and k = 1012 M-1day-1 and 2050 M-1day-1 at 20 °C and 30 °C; respectively. A possible reason for the higher TC degradation rate caused by Fe(III)-Cit can be the result of its lower thermodynamical stability compared with Fe(III)-EDTA, which we confirmed with our quantum chemistry calculations. Two quantum chemistry calculations showed that the iron complex with EDTA is more stable (the free energy of the ensemble is 15.8 kcal/mol lower) than the iron complex with Cit; hence, Fe release from Fe(III)-EDTA is less effective.
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- Agnieszka I. Piotrowicz-Cieślak
- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Fu Y, Liu T, Zhang Z, Li H, Li W, Huang M. The crosstalk fluorescence spectroscopy analysis principle and an accurate fluorescence quantitative method for multi-composition fluorescence substances. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 280:121472. [PMID: 35717931 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fluorescence quantitative analysis methods are extensively used in biomedicine inspection, petrochemical industry, environmental monitoring, and many other fields in the past decades. When the analyte is composed of multiple compositions, the accuracy of the conventional method declines significantly due to the fluorescence spectral crosstalk. In this research, the interactions between the light and the multiple compositions are comprehensively analyzed. The concepts of the quenching due to mutual absorption and the fluorescence overlapping are considered, and the mechanism of multi-composition fluorescence emission under single-wavelength excitation light is analyzed theoretically. The mixture experiment and the dilution experiment are designed to illustrate that the quenching due to mutual absorption has a significant nonlinear impact on fluorescence quantitative analysis and the mechanism of fluorescence spectral crosstalk gives a good explanation for these experiments. Through the in-depth theoretical analysis, the computer simulation, and the experiments, a novel principle named the Crosstalk Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis (CFSA) is proposed and verified, which has much higher quantitative analysis accuracy (R2>0.99 and RMSE≤0.2) than the conventional methods when analyzing the multi-composition samples. Unlike many correction approaches to fluorescence spectroscopy, the novel CFSA can serve as a complete analysis method rather than a correction method. These concepts and the principle are expected to be applied in many practical analysis fields.
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- Yuchao Fu
- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Quenching of Protein Fluorescence by Fullerenol C 60(OH) 36 Nanoparticles. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012382. [PMID: 36293241 PMCID: PMC9603995 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The effect of the interaction between fullerenol C60(OH)36 (FUL) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. As shown in the study, the fluorescence intensities of ADH and HSA at excitation wavelengths λex = 280 nm (Trp, Tyr) and λex = 295 nm (Trp) are decreased with the increase in the FUL concentration. The results of time-resolved measurements indicate that both quenching mechanisms, dynamic and static, are present. The binding constant Kb and the number of binding sites were obtained for HSA and ADH. Thus, the results indicated the formation of FUL complexes and proteins. However, the binding of FUL to HSA is much stronger than that of ADH. The transfer of energy from the protein to FUL was also proved.
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Weitner T, Friganović T, Šakić D. Inner Filter Effect Correction for Fluorescence Measurements in Microplates Using Variable Vertical Axis Focus. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7107-7114. [PMID: 35502461 PMCID: PMC9118198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The inner filter effect (IFE) hinders fluorescence measurements, limiting linear dependence of fluorescence signals to low sample concentrations. Modern microplate readers allow movement of the optical element in the vertical axis, changing the relative position of the focus and thus the sample geometry. The proposed Z-position IFE correction method requires only two fluorescence measurements at different known vertical axis positions (z-positions) of the optical element for the same sample. Samples of quinine sulfate, both pure and in mixtures with potassium dichromate, showed a linear dependence of corrected fluorescence on fluorophore concentration (R2 > 0.999), up to Aex ≈ 2 and Aem ≈ 0.5. The correction extended linear fluorescence response over ≈98% of the concentration range with ≈1% deviation of the calibration slope, effectively eliminating the need for sample dilution or separate absorbance measurements to account for IFE. The companion numerical IFE correction method further eliminates the need for any geometric parameters with similar results. Both methods are available online at https://ninfe.science.
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- Tin Weitner
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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Ceresa L, Kimball J, Chavez J, Kitchner E, Nurekeyev Z, Doan H, Borejdo J, Gryczynski I, Gryczynski Z. On the origin and correction for inner filter effects in fluorescence. Part II: secondary inner filter effect -the proper use of front-face configuration for highly absorbing and scattering samples. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2021; 9. [PMID: 34032610 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac0243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fluorescence is an established technology for studying molecular processes and molecular interactions. More recently fluorescence became a leading method for detection, sensing, medical diagnostics, biotechnology, imaging, DNA analysis, and gene expression. Consequently, precise and accurate measurements in various conditions have become more critical for proper result interpretations. Previously, in Part 1, we discussed inner filter effect type I, which is a consequence of the instrumental geometrical sensitivity factor and absorption of the excitation. In this part, we analyze inner filter effect type II and discuss the practical consequences for fluorescence measurements in samples of high optical density (absorbance/scattering). We consider both the standard square and front-face experimental configurations, discuss experimental approaches to limit/mitigate the effect and discuss methods for correcting and interpreting experimental results.
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- Luca Ceresa
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Center for Fluorescence Technologies and Nanomedicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Center for Fluorescence Technologies and Nanomedicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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Bafna K, White K, Harish B, Rosales R, Ramelot TA, Acton TB, Moreno E, Kehrer T, Miorin L, Royer CA, García-Sastre A, Krug RM, Montelione GT. Hepatitis C virus drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease synergize with remdesivir to suppress viral replication in cell culture. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109133. [PMID: 33984267 PMCID: PMC8075848 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Effective control of COVID-19 requires antivirals directed against SARS-CoV-2. We assessed 10 hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease-inhibitor drugs as potential SARS-CoV-2 antivirals. There is a striking structural similarity of the substrate binding clefts of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) and HCV NS3/4A protease. Virtual docking experiments show that these HCV drugs can potentially bind into the Mpro substrate-binding cleft. We show that seven HCV drugs inhibit both SARS-CoV-2 Mpro protease activity and SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in Vero and/or human cells. However, their Mpro inhibiting activities did not correlate with their antiviral activities. This conundrum is resolved by demonstrating that four HCV protease inhibitor drugs, simeprevir, vaniprevir, paritaprevir, and grazoprevir inhibit the SARS CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro). HCV drugs that inhibit PLpro synergize with the viral polymerase inhibitor remdesivir to inhibit virus replication, increasing remdesivir's antiviral activity as much as 10-fold, while those that only inhibit Mpro do not synergize with remdesivir.
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- Khushboo Bafna
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, John Ring LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
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Hu Y, Zhang H, Zhao D. Transform method in three-dimensional fluorescence spectra for direct reflection of internal molecular properties in rapid water contaminant analysis. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 250:119376. [PMID: 33406452 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Existing general analysis methods using fluorescence spectra in wavelength units make it difficult to determine the internal molecular properties of contaminants owing to the neglect of the actual physical meanings of spectral data. In this study, the relationships between spectral data and internal molecular properties were studied, and a corresponding transform method was proposed. A series of transforms were conducted on three-dimensional fluorescence spectra for increased relevance to energy level transition; the horizontal and vertical coordinates represented the Stokes shift and absorptive energy in transition, respectively. Through theoretical analysis and experiments with eight common organic chemicals, it was found that more complex molecular structures caused larger Stokes shifts and the more conjugation led to lower absorptive energy. For convenience in water contaminant analysis, five parameters of volume integrals were presented in various spectral regions corresponding to individual categories of substances. The effectiveness and universality of this procedure for rapid water contaminant analysis was assessed through long-term monitoring of river water samples. The proposed method can provide additional information on contaminant types and molecular properties on the basis of transformed spectral data, which can improve the richness, authenticity, efficiency, and convenience of early water quality analysis.
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- Yingtian Hu
- College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
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Noun F, Jury EA, Naccache R. Elucidating the Quenching Mechanism in Carbon Dot-Metal Interactions-Designing Sensitive and Selective Optical Probes. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:1391. [PMID: 33671164 PMCID: PMC7922893 DOI: 10.3390/s21041391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Overexposure to metals has significant adverse effects on human and animal health coupled with nefarious consequences to the environment. Sensitive tools to measure low contaminant levels exist, but often come at a high cost and require tedious procedures. Thus, there exists a need for the development of affordable metal sensors that can offer high sensitivity and selectivity while being accessible on a global scale. Here, carbon dots, prepared in a one-pot synthesis using glutathione and formamide, have been developed as dual fluorescent metal sensing probes. Following extensive characterization of their physico-chemical properties, it is demonstrated that dual fluorescence can be exploited to build a robust ratiometric sensor with low-ppb detection sensitivity in water. This investigation shows that these optical probes are selective for Pb2+ and Hg2+ ions. Using steady-state and dynamic optical characterization techniques, coupled with hard and soft acid-base theory, the underlying reason for this selective behavior was identified. These findings shed light on the nature of metal-carbon dot interactions, which can be used to tailor their properties to target specific metal ions. Finally, these findings can be applicable to other fluorescent nanoparticle systems that are targeted for development as metal sensors.
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- Farah Noun
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada; (F.N.); (E.A.J.)
- Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada; (F.N.); (E.A.J.)
- Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada; (F.N.); (E.A.J.)
- Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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Smyk B. Spectroscopic Evidence for Photooxidation of Tocopherols in n-Hexane. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030571. [PMID: 33499107 PMCID: PMC7865854 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This paper presents the results of an investigation into the photooxidation of tocopherols (Tocs) dissolved in argonated and non-argonated n-hexane. During irradiation, steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectra as well as lifetimes were measured. In all experiments, the photoreactions were of the first order type. The reaction rate was higher for all Tocs in argonated solvent. A new emission band with a maximum at 298 nm as well as new absorption and fluorescence bands beyond the 300 nm connected with charge-transfer (C-T) complexes for all Tocs appeared during the irradiation of γ- and δ-Toc. The above results indicate that the photooxidation process is very complex and that the observed phenomena strongly depend on the number and position of methyl groups in the chromanol ring.
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- Bogdan Smyk
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, The Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Lee HJ, Jana J, Chung JS, Hur SH. Uncovering the actual inner-filter effect between highly efficient carbon dots and nitroaromatics. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 236:118342. [PMID: 32305836 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High performance sensors can be produced by adequately designing the chemical structure and uncovering the actual detection mechanism. In this study, a fluorescent probe was synthesized for various nitroaromatic molecules, including stereochemically varied nitrophenols and nitroaniline. A systematic investigation of the influence of various analytes on the luminescence behavior of the as-synthesized carbon dot (CDs) revealed the inner-filter effect to be the major detection mechanism. The extinction coefficient and spectral overlap were found to be the critical parameters for high sensitivity and good selectivity rather than the functional groups of the CDs and analytes.
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- Hye Jin Lee
- School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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Wierzchowski J, Smyk B. Excited-State Proton Transfer in 8-Azapurines I: A Kinetic Analysis of 8-Azaxanthine Fluorescence. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122740. [PMID: 32545696 PMCID: PMC7356501 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A super-continuum white laser with a half-pulse width of ~75 ps was used to observe the kinetics of a postulated excited-state proton transfer in 8-azaxanthine and its 8-methyl derivative. Both compounds exhibited dual emissions in weakly acidified alcoholic media, but only one band was present in aqueous solutions, exhibiting an abnormal Stokes shift (>12,000 cm−1). It was shown that long-wavelength emissions were delayed relative to the excitation pulse within alcoholic media. The rise time was calculated to be 0.4–0.5 ns in both methanol and deuterated methanol. This is equal to the main component of the fluorescence decay in the short-wavelength band (340 nm). Time-resolved emission spectra (TRES) indicated a two-state photo-transformation model in both compounds. Global analysis of the time dependence revealed three exponential components in each compound, one of which had an identical rise-time, with the second attributed to a long-wavelength band decay (6.4 ns for aza-xanthine and 8.3 ns for its 8-methyl derivative). The origin of the third, intermediate decay time (1.41 ns for aza-xanthine and 0.87 ns for 8-methyl-azaxanthine) is uncertain, but decay-associated spectra (DAS) containing both bands suggest the participation of a contact ion pair. These results confirm the model of phototautomerism proposed earlier, but the question of the anomalous isotope effect remains unsolved.
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Kimball J, Chavez J, Ceresa L, Kitchner E, Nurekeyev Z, Doan H, Szabelski M, Borejdo J, Gryczynski I, Gryczynski Z. On the origin and correction for inner filter effects in fluorescence Part I: primary inner filter effect-the proper approach for sample absorbance correction. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2020; 8:033002. [PMID: 32428893 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ab947c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fluorescence technologies have been the preferred method for detection, analytical sensing, medical diagnostics, biotechnology, imaging, and gene expression for many years. Fluorescence becomes essential for studying molecular processes with high specificity and sensitivity through a variety of biological processes. A significant problem for practical fluorescence applications is the apparent non-linearity of the fluorescence intensity resulting from inner-filter effects, sample scattering, and absorption of intrinsic components of biological samples. Sample absorption can lead to the primary inner filter effect (Type I inner filter effect) and is the first factor that should be considered. This is a relatively simple factor to be controlled in any fluorescence experiment. However, many previous approaches have given only approximate experimental methods for correcting the deviation from expected results. In this part we are discussing the origin of the primary inner filter effect and presenting a universal approach for correcting the fluorescence intensity signal in the full absorption range. Importantly, we present direct experimental results of how the correction works. One considers problems emerging from varying absorption across its absorption spectrum for all fluorophores. We use Rhodamine 800 and demonstrate how to properly correct the excitation spectra in a broad wavelength range. Second is the effect of an inert absorber that attenuates the intensity of the excitation beam as it travels through the cuvette, which leads to a significant deviation of observed results. As an example, we are presenting fluorescence quenching of a tryptophan analog, NATA, by acrylamide and we show how properly corrected results compare to the initial erroneous results. The procedure is generic and applies to many other applications like quantum yield determination, tissue/blood absorption, or acceptor absorption in FRET experiments.
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- Joseph Kimball
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, United States of America
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Sgroi M, Gagliano E, Vagliasindi FGA, Roccaro P. Inner filter effect, suspended solids and nitrite/nitrate interferences in fluorescence measurements of wastewater organic matter. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 711:134663. [PMID: 32000320 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, it was assessed the effectiveness to correct for inner filter effect (IFE) the fluorescence spectra of several wastewaters (i.e., primary, secondary and tertiary wastewater effluents) and wastewater-impacted surface waters using a common method based on UV absorbance measurements. In samples of secondary/tertiary wastewater effluents and surface waters, IFE was severe at excitation wavelengths <240 nm, and it was low (4-11%) at excitation wavelengths >340 nm. On the contrary, IFE has always been significant in primary wastewater effluents. After IFE correction, linear relationship was observed between fluorescence and absorbance in dilution series across the full excitation-emission matrix (EEM), although some distortions were still present. Particularly, experimental data showed the presence of static/dynamic quenching of fluorescence due to nitrite/nitrate, which cannot be corrected by IFE correction methods. Indeed, after addition of different nitrate/nitrite concentrations in wastewater (3-40 mg/L as N), the estimated static/dynamic quenching error (QE) after IFE correction was often >20% for tyrosine and tryptophan-like fluorescence measured at excitation <240 nm. However, the QE was low (<5-10%) for fluorescence measured at excitation >240 nm. Overall, the QE increased with the increase of nitrite/nitrate concentration in wastewater. Total suspended solids (TSS) (i.e., particulate organic matter) in water produced intense fluorescence peaks in the tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like region of EEM, and TSS increased the absorbance values at all the excitation wavelengths of the UV-visible absorption spectra in unfiltered samples compared to 0.7 μm filtered samples. On the contrary, tertiary effluents employing full scale sand filtration (TSS < 2-4 mg/l) had similar UV absorbance and fluorescence spectra to 0.7 μm filtered samples. Finally, it was observed that uncorrected fluorescence intensities in the humic-like region of EEM were similar in both filtered and unfiltered samples, and it was independent of TSS concentration, dilution factor and water quality.
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- Massimiliano Sgroi
- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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Carstea EM, Mounier S, Redon R, Popa CL. Role of non-fluorescent chromophores in inner filter effect correction and PARAFAC decomposition. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 229:117878. [PMID: 31813717 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Numerous studies have shown the impact of inner filter effect (IFE) on the fluorescence signal. IFE reduces the fluorescence intensity and distorts the fluorescence peak shape and position, through the absorption of the emitted radiation by the sample components. In this study, we aimed to understand the role of a non-fluorescing chromophore in IFE correction and PARAFAC decomposition. Solutions of three fluorophores, tryptophan, fluorescein and quinine sulfate, and an absorbing compound, green ink, have been prepared using the controlled dilution approach (CDA). PARAFAC identified three components associated with quinine sulfate, fluorescein and an IFE artifact, which was caused by a shift in peak position. Results showed that the absorption of the chromophore played an important role in component determination. We observed that CDA-PARAFAC was able to correct the quinine sulfate and fluorescein signals, and to suppress the IFE artifact component. However, the method was not effective in removing the IFE impact at high concentrations. The results have significant implications on the analysis of samples that contain complex mixtures of fluorophores and chromophores, such as colored natural organic matter or nutrients, like NO32-.
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- Elfrida M Carstea
- National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
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- Univ Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Univ Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
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Kasparek A, Smyk B. Spectroscopic demonstration of sinapic acid methyl ester complexes with serum albumins. RSC Adv 2020; 10:8810-8820. [PMID: 35496554 PMCID: PMC9049982 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra09980h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The methyl ester of sinapic acid (MESA) is a molecule with confirmed antioxidant properties. It is important to establish whether it can be transported across humans and animals. Therefore, we investigated MESA interactions with serum albumins, namely, human serum albumin (HSA), bovine serum albumin (BSA), rabbit serum albumin (RSA), and sheep serum albumin (SSA). Experiments were performed in a pH range from 5.9 to 10.7 using absorption and fluorescence techniques. It was found that MESA formed complexes with every albumin in the entire pH range under examination, which was confirmed by the appearances of new absorption and fluorescence complex bands. Fluorescence intensities were much higher (up to 20 times) and lifetimes were up to 340 times as compared to those for unbound MESA. The quenching experiments at pH 7.4 showed that the stoichiometry for every albumin was 1 : 1; the binding constant was the highest for HSA, which reached 52 000 M−1. The obtained results suggested that MESA preferred the hydrophobic binding sites in albumins. The analysis of the fluorescence spectra and fluorescence lifetimes showed two possibly different binding sites in BSA, RSA, and SSA as well as three binding sites in HSA. Known antioxidant, methyl ester of sinapic acid (MESA) can interact with serum albumins.![]()
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- Adam Kasparek
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Oczapowskiego 4 10-719 Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Oczapowskiego 4 10-719 Olsztyn Poland
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Hu Y, Zhao D, Qin Y, Wang X. An enhancement approach of fluorescence signatures in excitation emission matrixes for water contaminant analysis. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 169:115271. [PMID: 31731246 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115271] [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: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy has been widely used for the analysis of water contaminants. However, the problems of weak signals and overlapping fluorescence peaks remain unresolved. In this work, we studied the impact of absorption on the spectral shape of fluorescence and found that it is a major cause of overlapping peaks and weak signals. An approach is proposed to purify fluorescent signals and enhance fluorescence signatures based on the theory of fluorescence quantum yield. Using this theory, the problems of noise amplification and singularity points were identified, and an optimization algorithm was proposed related to Wiener filtering. For practical application to multiple compounds, three overlapping cases were discussed theoretically. The effectiveness of this procedure in subsequent parallel factor analysis was assessed and compared with original data by conducting experiments with six typical compounds and real water samples. The results indicate that overlapping along the excitation wavelength axis can be reduced despite the existence of multiple compounds, and the sensitivity of weak fluorescent signals can be significantly improved. The proposed method can enhance fluorescence signatures for the separation and analysis of fluorescent components in water contaminants.
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- Yingtian Hu
- College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China.
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ocean Observation-Imaging Testbed, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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Inner filter effect in fluorescence spectroscopy: As a problem and as a solution. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2019.100318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Smyk B, Piotrowicz-Cieślak AI, Grajek H, Rydzyński D, Margas M, Wasilewski J. Influence of light and Fe(III) ions on tetracycline degradation. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 216:273-282. [PMID: 30904635 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tetracycline (TC) is an antibiotic produced on the largest scale in the world and used for the treatment of both humans and animals. Its removal from the circulation chain between the natural environment and animals is still a serious problem. Fe(III) ions can be used to break this chain. Fe(III) ions appear in water in spite of irradiation of Fe(III)-Cit complex and oxidation by oxygen present in water. Fe(III)-Cit was a reservoir of Fe(III) ions from which they were continuously released. Therefore, in this paper we studied an interaction between tetracycline (TC) and Fe(III) ions under fluorescent light at 20 °C and 30 °C in the water environment. This interaction leads to TC + Fe(III) coordinating complex formation. Changes caused by this process were monitored within 1860 min by measuring absorption and fluorescence spectra. The absorption spectra showed a charge-transfer stacking band(s) of oxidized and non-oxidized form of TC above 400 nm; in turn the fluorescence spectra revealed decay of initial bands and formation of the new ones. The initial, main fluorescence band at 16,660 cm-1 associated with the intramolecular proton transfer has gradually disappeared after Fe(III) ions binding to oxygen atoms in the BCD system rings of a TC molecule. Gaussian decomposition of all fluorescence spectra allowed extracting new bands, their evolution in time and calculating the rate of the first reaction step. Temperature rise of 10 °C caused more than a ten-fold increase in the first-order reaction rate.
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- Bogdan Smyk
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland.
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