Journal of Analytical Science and Technology
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 1
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IF 2.5
Li Yunxiao,Wang Qiuxia,Wang Yali
The abnormally expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) serve as crucial indicators for disease diagnosis and are strongly associated with the progression of various diseases. The quantification of miRNAs is highly significant for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancers. This study utilizes the CRISPR/Cas13a system, which combines CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and CRISPR-associated Cas13a, to recognize the miRNA directly and specifically, thus activating the trans-cleavage activity of Cas13a. By integrating the CRISPR-Cas13a system with an exonuclease-iii (Exo-iii)-assisted chain cleavage of silver ions (Ag+)-aptamer and an Ag+ -based color reaction, a method for the detection of miRNA that is specific and sensitive is developed. This approach demonstrated exceptional sensitivity in detecting miRNA, with a low detection limit of 5.12 fM. Moreover, the suggested method was effectively utilized to precisely measure the amount of miRNA in intricate biological samples, demonstrating its practical applicability. Furthermore, due to its elevated sensitivity and simple probe design and fluorophore labeling, the suggested colorimetric technique holds great potential for use in clinical diagnostics.
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分子生物学
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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IF 4.098
Min Huang,Fenghua Geng,Yongxiang Wang,Congying Shao,Gen Liu,Maotian Xu
The photometric method is widely used in real clinical tests due to its simple operation, low cost and convenient. Many of the reported colorimetric ALP assays so far are non- ratiometric because the detection was based on changes in absorbance at a single wavelength. The development of novel colorimetric and ratiometric assay is of importance for quantitatively measuring target with high accuracy. The challenge in the design of ratiometric photometric assay is that the chromophore must have a significant spectral shift before and after binding to the target. Here, we report a colorimetric and ratiometric photometric sequential assay of AA and ALP based on the complexation between ARS and Cu 2+ and redox reaction between AA and Cu 2+ . The absorption band of ARS centered at 425 nm (yellow color), which could be shifted to 510 nm (red color) upon Cu 2+ binding. However, as far as we know, this classic color reaction has not been used to develop a ratiometric photometric method to sequentially detect AA and ALP, although photometric methods based on the regulation of other color reagents with oxidizing metal ions have been reported. The proposed sensing system shows a limit of detection for ALP at 0.24 U L −1 and could be applied for detecting ALP in newborn calf serum. The established sensing system makes a useful contribution to the detection of ALP in complex clinical samples.
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临床检验
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生物化学
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 6.785
Yong Liu,Jiguang Li,Guangfa Wang,Baiyi Zu,Xincun Dou
Although colorimetric detection based on reagents has been widely used in the fields of practical trace analysis, its versatility for detecting multitargets remains the most challenging problem. As a proof of concept, a general colorimetric reagent based on potassium isopropanol (C3H7KO) and dimethyl sulfoxide for one-step instantaneous detection and discrimination of typical military and improvised explosives was designed. Vivid colors from none to purple red, blue green, yellow green, and green were shown, respectively, when detecting 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), elemental sulfur (S), and potassium permanganate (KMnO4). The unique design including the specific nucleophilic addition reaction and the base-catalyzed oxidation-induced electron transfer ensures perfect selectivity even upon facing more than 20 interferents. It is further experimentally demonstrated that the confinement effect introduced by Tween-20 plays an essential role in enhancing the color signal on the surface and thus boosts the detection performance even with a mass as low as 1.45 ng. The applicability of this versatile colorimetric reagent was further verified by integrating the reagent onto paper strips for the in-field identification of TNT, DNT, S, and KMnO4 with the help of a portable smartphone-based microscope apparatus, and a practical detection mass of 10.3 ng could be realized. We expect the present colorimetric reagent design strategy would pave a way for one-step instantaneous visual detection toward trace multianalytes.
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分析化学
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爆炸物检测技术
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ACS Sensors
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2024
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IF 8.2
Yuping Sun,Jianhui Wang,Qianying Lu,Jiaxue Zhang,Yanyan Li,Yushuang Pang,Cheng Yang,Qian Wang,Desheng Kong
Stretchable sweat sensors are promising technology that can acquire biomolecular insights for health and fitness monitoring by intimate integration with the body. However, current sensors often require microfabricated microfluidic channels to control sweat flow during lab-on-body analysis, which makes effective and affordable sweat sampling a significant practical challenge. Here, we present stretchable and sweat-wicking patches that utilize bioinspired smart wettable membranes for the on-demand manipulation of sweat flow. In a scalable process, the membrane is created by stacking hydrophobic elastomer nanofibers onto soft microfoams with predefined two-dimensional superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic patterns. The engineered heterogeneous wettability distribution allows these porous membranes to achieve enhanced extraction and selective collection of sweat in embedded assays. Despite the simplified architecture, the color reactions between sweat and chemical indicators are inhibited from directly contacting the skin to achieve a largely improved operation safety. The sensing patches can simultaneously quantify pH, urea, and calcium in sweat through digital colorimetric analysis with smartphone images. The construction with all compliant materials renders these patches soft and stretchy to achieve conformal attachment to the skin. Successfully analyzing sweat compositions after physical exercises illustrates the practical suitability of these skin-attachable sensors for health tracking and point-of-care diagnosis.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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传感技术
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JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2017
·Vol. 64
·期 7
·795-803
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IF 0.935
Junyu Lu,Lianqiang Wei,Dongmei Yao,Xiuju Yin,Hongfang Lai,Xiuxiang Huang
β-AgVO 3 nanorods have been demonstrated to exhibit intrinsic peroxidase-like activity. The oxidation of glucose can be catalyzed by glucose oxidase (GO x ) to generate H 2 O 2 in the presence of O 2 . The β-AgVO 3 nanorods can catalytically oxidize peroxidase substrates including o -phenylenediamine (OPD), 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), and diammonium 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) by H 2 O 2 to produce typical color reactions: OPD from colorless to orange, TMB from colorless to blue, and ABTS from colorless to green. The catalyzed reaction by the β-AgVO 3 nanorods was found to follow the characteristic Michaelis–Menten kinetics. Compared with horseradish peroxidase and AgVO 3 nanobelts, β-AgVO 3 nanorods showed a higher affinity for TMB with a lower Michaelis–Menten constant ( K m ) value (0.04118 mM) at the optimal condition. Taking advantage of their high catalytic activity, the as-synthesized β-AgVO 3 nanorods were utilized to develop a colorimetric sensor for the determination of glucose. The linear range for glucose was 1.25–60 μM with the lower detection limit of 0.5 μM. The simple and sensitive GO x -β–AgVO 3 nanorods–TMB sensing system shows great promise for applications in the pharmaceutical, clinical, and biosensor detection of glucose.
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生物化学
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
·Vol. 186
·期 6
·1-9
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IF 5.479
Song Hongwei,Li Xin,He Yanfang,Peng Yinxian,Pan Jianming,Niu Xiangheng,Zhao Hongli,Lan Minbo
The authors present a colorimetric method for the evaluation of the hydroxyl radical scavenging capability of antioxidants by exploiting carbon-confined mixed cobalt oxide nanoparticles (denoted as C-confined CoO x NPs) as a novel peroxidase mimic. The nanozyme can be prepared from the metal-organic framework ZIF-67 by calcination at a moderate temperature. It exhibits peroxidase-mimicking activity and catalyzes the oxidation of colorless 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to form a blue product in the presence of H 2 O 2 via generation of hydroxyl radicals. However, in the presence of an antioxidant, the color reaction is suppressed due to scavenging of hydroxyl radicals by the antioxidant. Based on this principle, the hydroxy radical scavenging ability of glutathione (GSH), cysteine (Cys), tannic acid (TA) and tea polyphenols (TP) was assessed. It was found that these antioxidants can scavenge hydroxyl radicals in the following decreasing order: TA>Cys>GSH>TP. The assay was also used to quantify the antioxidative power of common fruit extracts.
Schematic presentation for evaluating the hydroxyl radical scavenging ability of different antioxidants using carbon-confined mixed cobalt oxide nanoparticles (denoted as C-confined CoO x NPs) as a highly active peroxidase mimic. With excellent activity, the C-confined CoO x NPs together with the visible peroxidase reaction can be employed as a powerful tool to rapidly screen appropriate antioxidants from natural samples and measure their activity for guiding their usage in related products.
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生物化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES
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2022
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IF 3.388
Jie Wang,Yanzhao Liu,Jie Li,Ying Diao,Zhongli Hu,Shoulei Yan
Lotus rhizome starch (LRS) is an important traditional processed product of lotus rhizome in China due to its good taste and high nutritional value. However, adulterated lotus rhizome starches are prevalent on the market. In this study, a novel method for the rapid detection of adulteration in LRS based on color reaction between ferrous sulfate (FS) and (-)-gallocatechin (GC) in LRS was studied. The polyphenols in LRS were analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as GC and (+)-catechin, and GC could show a bluish color with FS solution. LRS showed a bluish color when FS solution (0.01 mol/L) was used as the chromogenic agent, which was not observed for other ten kinds of starches tested in this work. There was an obvious color gradient when FS solution was used to react with adulterated LRS at different proportions, and the change in blue color was obvious when maize starch or cassava starch was adulterated in LRS at the ratio of 6:4. Then, a semi-quantitative method was used to make a color card according to the color gradient, which was then successfully used to detect the adulteration of four kinds of commercial LRS. The results indicate that the proposed method may facilitate the simple, effective and efficient detection of adulteration in LRS.
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食品科学
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分析化学
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LANGMUIR
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2013
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IF 4.187
Yumin Leng,Yonglong,Li,An Gong,Zheyu Shen,Liang Chen,Aiguo Wu
A new kind of analytical reagent, hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), and dithizone product-modified gold nanoparticle dispersion, is developed for colorimetric response to 10 types of heavy metal ions (Mn+), including Cr(VI), Cr3+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, and Pb2+. The color change of the modified gold nanoparticle dispersion is instantaneous and distinct for Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, and Pb2+. The color change results from the multiple reasons, such as electronic transitions, cation−π interactions, formation of coordination bonds, and Mn+-induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The different combining capacity of heavy metal ions to modifiers results in the different broadening and red-shifting of the plasmon peak of modified AuNPs. In addition, Cr(VI), Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Mn2+ cause the new UV–vis absorption peaks in the region of 360–460 nm. The interactions between the modifiers and AuNPs, and between the modifiers and Mn+, are investigated by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results confirm that AuNPs are modified by CTAB and dithizone products through electrostatic interactions and Au–S bonds, respectively, and the Mn+–N bonds form between Mn+ and dithizone products. Furthermore, the experimental and density functional theory calculated IR spectra prove that dithizone reacts with NaOH to produce C6H5O– and [SCH2N4]2-. The validation of this method is carried out by analysis of heavy metal ions in tap water.
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