{"title":"A Convenient Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe Based on Gold Nanoclusters and Carbon Dots for Escherichia coli Determination","authors":"Yongjie Liu, Jiayu Wang, Sunan Liu, Jing Li, Qian Xiang, Zaiyue Yang, Ling Zhu","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02595-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Escherichia coli</i>, as a prevalent foodborne pathogen, can harm people health seriously. Hence, developing the effective methods for <i>E. coli</i> determination is vital. In the paper, a convenient hybridization ratiometric fluorescent probe was constructed for the prompt determination of <i>E. coli</i> based on red emissive gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) and blue carbon dots (bCDs). The relevant experimental conditions were systematically optimized including copper concentration, incubation temperature, and time, in order to obtain the optimal results. There existed a strong linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity ratios (<i>I</i><sub>630</sub>/<i>I</i><sub>450</sub>) and the concentrations of <i>E. coli</i> for both AuNCs and bCDs. Based on the determination, it was found that the linear concentration range spanned from 10<sup>3</sup> to 10<sup>7</sup> CFU mL<sup>−1</sup>, with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 120 CFU mL<sup>−1</sup>. This method based on the mechanism of copper cocatalysis presents a sensitive and convenient strategy for <i>E. coli</i> determination, and has a promising future in the field of food safety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"17 4","pages":"611 - 617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Analytical Methods","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12161-024-02595-9","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Escherichia coli, as a prevalent foodborne pathogen, can harm people health seriously. Hence, developing the effective methods for E. coli determination is vital. In the paper, a convenient hybridization ratiometric fluorescent probe was constructed for the prompt determination of E. coli based on red emissive gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) and blue carbon dots (bCDs). The relevant experimental conditions were systematically optimized including copper concentration, incubation temperature, and time, in order to obtain the optimal results. There existed a strong linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity ratios (I630/I450) and the concentrations of E. coli for both AuNCs and bCDs. Based on the determination, it was found that the linear concentration range spanned from 103 to 107 CFU mL−1, with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 120 CFU mL−1. This method based on the mechanism of copper cocatalysis presents a sensitive and convenient strategy for E. coli determination, and has a promising future in the field of food safety.
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Food Analytical Methods publishes original articles, review articles, and notes on novel and/or state-of-the-art analytical methods or issues to be solved, as well as significant improvements or interesting applications to existing methods. These include analytical technology and methodology for food microbial contaminants, food chemistry and toxicology, food quality, food authenticity and food traceability. The journal covers fundamental and specific aspects of the development, optimization, and practical implementation in routine laboratories, and validation of food analytical methods for the monitoring of food safety and quality.