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Colorimetric/fluorescent dual-channel recognition of L-tryptophan with rapid and visual sensing of HNQB-Cu(II) in zebrafish and nuts

Authors
Zhang, L., Yan, Y.B., Tong, L., Chen, R., Zhang, Y.
ID
ZDB-PUB-250519-1
Date
2025
Source
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy   341: 126397126397 (Other)
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Keywords
Cu(II) complex, Fluorescence sensor, L-tryptophan, Nut detection
MeSH Terms
  • Colorimetry*/methods
  • Fluorescent Dyes*/chemistry
  • Hydrazines*/chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence/methods
  • Tryptophan*/analysis
  • Copper*/chemistry
  • Nuts*/chemistry
  • Animals
  • Zebrafish*/metabolism
  • Limit of Detection
PubMed
40381233 Full text @ Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc.
Abstract
In this paper, a fluorescent probe HNQB-Cu(II) was designed and synthesized for the rapid and intuitive detection of L-tryptophan. HNQB-Cu(II) was prepared from 2-hydroxy-N'-(quinolin-2-ylmethylene)benzohydrazide and copper(II) nitrate. The weak interaction forces of the HNQB-Cu(II) probe were studied by DFT calculation, electrostatic filament analysis, interaction region indicator (IRI) research and molecular freedom analysis. Then the fluorescence full scan and anti-interference experiments were carried out for 20 amino acids, and the test results manifested that the HNQB-Cu(II) probe has good selective identification performance and anti-interference ability for L-tryptophan. The sensor displayed good advantages in terms of recognition L-tryptophan with high specificity and selectivity, good time stability and low limit of detection (LOD = 3.9466 μM, R2 = 0.97802) in DMF. Combined HNQB-Cu(II) and paper a strip to detect L-tryptophan through a color change. Interestingly, HNQB-Cu(II) exhibits a superior fluorescence effect caudal fin of zebrafish a fluorescence microscope. In order to further research the application of check and measure L-tryptophan, the content of L-tryptophan in three kinds of nuts (pumpkin seeds, walnuts and peanuts) was quantitatively analyzed. The results show that HNQB-Cu(II) can reveal the L-tryptophan content more conveniently and quickly.
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