One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid

Due to the copper (Cu) active sites, its complexes with oxidase-like activity have superior catalytic properties, which can catalyze a series of specific substrates like 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), producing colorimetric reactions for the detection of different reducing small-molecule comp...

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Main Authors: Jia-Xin Li, Jia-Li Wang, Tong-Qing Chai, Feng-Qing Yang
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Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
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author Jia-Xin Li
Jia-Li Wang
Tong-Qing Chai
Feng-Qing Yang
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Jia-Li Wang
Tong-Qing Chai
Feng-Qing Yang
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description Due to the copper (Cu) active sites, its complexes with oxidase-like activity have superior catalytic properties, which can catalyze a series of specific substrates like 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), producing colorimetric reactions for the detection of different reducing small-molecule compounds. Attribute to the competitive coordination effects between water molecules and central Cu ions, most of the Cu complexes can hardly be used in the pure aqueous reaction system. In this study, a Cu-based material (Cu-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, Cu-ICA) was prepared using copper ions and ICA through a one-step process in the water solution. After the morphology of the material being characterized, the mimetic enzyme behavior of the Cu-ICA was demonstrated through the TMB oxidation. Compared to the other reported oxidase-like mimics, Cu-ICA has better aqueous stability and oxidase-like activity, and shows a higher vmax. Furthermore, basing on the oxidase-like activity of Cu-ICA, a colorimetric method was developed for the ascorbic acid and glutathione detections with linear ranges of 0.5–5 μM and 0.5–4 μM, and limit of detection of 0.1304 μM and 0.097 μM, respectively. Owing to its excellent aqueous stability and oxidase-like activity, Cu-ICA has bright application prospects in the analysis of reducing small-molecule compounds.
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spelling doaj.art-739a057cb4c5494d990b1d7ad979a43f2023-12-02T07:05:09ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-11-01911e22099One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acidJia-Xin Li0Jia-Li Wang1Tong-Qing Chai2Feng-Qing Yang3School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR ChinaCorresponding author. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China.; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR ChinaDue to the copper (Cu) active sites, its complexes with oxidase-like activity have superior catalytic properties, which can catalyze a series of specific substrates like 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), producing colorimetric reactions for the detection of different reducing small-molecule compounds. Attribute to the competitive coordination effects between water molecules and central Cu ions, most of the Cu complexes can hardly be used in the pure aqueous reaction system. In this study, a Cu-based material (Cu-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, Cu-ICA) was prepared using copper ions and ICA through a one-step process in the water solution. After the morphology of the material being characterized, the mimetic enzyme behavior of the Cu-ICA was demonstrated through the TMB oxidation. Compared to the other reported oxidase-like mimics, Cu-ICA has better aqueous stability and oxidase-like activity, and shows a higher vmax. Furthermore, basing on the oxidase-like activity of Cu-ICA, a colorimetric method was developed for the ascorbic acid and glutathione detections with linear ranges of 0.5–5 μM and 0.5–4 μM, and limit of detection of 0.1304 μM and 0.097 μM, respectively. Owing to its excellent aqueous stability and oxidase-like activity, Cu-ICA has bright application prospects in the analysis of reducing small-molecule compounds.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023093076Copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehydeOxidase-like activityAscorbic acidGlutathione
spellingShingle Jia-Xin Li
Jia-Li Wang
Tong-Qing Chai
Feng-Qing Yang
One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
Heliyon
Copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde
Oxidase-like activity
Ascorbic acid
Glutathione
title One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
title_full One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
title_fullStr One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
title_full_unstemmed One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
title_short One-pot synthesized copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
title_sort one pot synthesized copper imidazole 2 carboxaldehyde complex material with oxidase like activity for the colorimetric detection of glutathione and ascorbic acid
topic Copper-imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde
Oxidase-like activity
Ascorbic acid
Glutathione
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023093076
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