A MnO2 nanosheet-based ratiometric fluorescent nanosensor with single excitation for rapid and specific detection of ascorbic acid

作者：Lyu, Yanlong; Tao, Zhanhui; Lin, Xiaodong; Qian, Pengcheng; Li, Yunfei; Wang, Shuo^*; Liu, Yaqing^*

来源：Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2019, 411(18): 4093-4101.

DOI：10.1007/s00216-018-1439-2

• Ratiometric biosensor
• Fluorescent biosensor
• MnO2 nanosheet
• Ascorbic acid
• Dual fluorescence with single excitation

Ascorbic acid (AA) detection in biological sample and food sample is critical for human health. Herein, a MnO2 nanosheet (MnO2-NS)-based ratiometric fluorescent nanosensor has been developed for high sensitive and specific detection of AA. The MnO2-NS presents peroxidase-like activity and can oxidize non-fluorescent substrate of o-phenylenediamine (OPDA) into fluorescent substrate, presenting maximum fluorescence at 568 nm (F-568). If MnO2-NS is premixed with AA, the MnO2-NS is then decomposed as Mn2+ by AA, decreasing the fluorescent intensity of F-568. Meantime, AA is oxidized as dehydroascorbic acid (DHAA), which can react with OPDA to generate fluorescent substrate. A new fluorescence response is found at 425 nm (F-425). The dual fluorescent responses can be excited with a universal excitation wavelength, simplifying the detection procedure. With F-425/F-568 as readout, limit of detection for AA reaches as low as 10.0 nM. Satisfactory recoveries are found for AA detection in serum and diverse beverages. The ratiometric strategy significantly eliminates false-negative and false-positive results, providing a cost-effective, rapid, and reliable way for AA detection in real sample.

• 出版日期2019-7
• 单位天津科技大学; 南开大学