Authors | _ |
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Journal | Luminescence |
Page number | 1391-1401 |
Serial number | 35 |
Volume number | 8 |
Paper Type | Full Paper |
Published At | 2020 |
Journal Grade | ISI |
Journal Type | Typographic |
Journal Country | Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Journal Index | JCR،Scopus |
Abstract
A simple turn on/off fluorescence approach based on the dithizone-capped ZnS quantum dots (ZnS@DZ QDs) with the help of lead ions as a fluorescent probe for the quantitative determination of quercetin is reported. The interaction of lead ions with dithizone led to form a rigid structure on the surface of ZnS@DZ QDs and turned on the fluorescence intensity of the QDs. After addition of quercetin to this probe and interaction with lead ions, the fluorescence emission turned off. Concerning the quenching fluorescence intensity of ZnS@DZ QDs/Pb2+ QDs probe induced by the target, under the optimal conditions, the probe enables to detect quercetin in the concentration range from 0.54 µM to 21.7 µM with a correlation coefficient of 0.993 and detection limit of 0.25 µM. The present probe was applied successfully to the determine quercetin as a nutritional biomarker in human serum and 24-h urine samples.
tags: Quercetin; Dithizone-capped ZnS quantum dots; Fluorescence; Lead ion