Ultrasensitive cysteine sensing using citrate-capped CdS quantum dots |
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Authors: | Wang Guang-Li Dong Yu-Ming Yang Hong-Xiao Li Zai-Jun |
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Affiliation: | a School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China b Analysis and Testing Center, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, PR China |
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Abstract: | The importance of cysteine (Cys) in biological systems has stimulated a great deal of efforts in the development of analytical methods for the determination of this amino acid. In this work, a novel fluorescent probe for Cys based on citrate (Cit)-capped CdS quantum dots (QDs) is reported. The Cit-capped CdS QDs fluorescent probe offers good sensitivity and selectivity for detecting Cys. A good linear relationship was obtained from 1.0 × 10−8 mol L−1 to 5.0 × 10−5 mol L−1 for Cys. The detection limit was calculated as 5.4 × 10−9 mol L−1. The proposed method was applied to detect Cys in human urine samples, which showed satisfactory results. This assay is based on both the lability of Cit and the strong affinity of thiols to the surface of CdS QDs. The addition of Cys improved the passivation of the surface traps of CdS QDs and enhanced the fluorescence intensity. |
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Keywords: | Cysteine Citrate CdS quantum dots Fluorescence |
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