A dual-signal sensor for the analysis of parathion-methyl using silver nanoparticles modified with graphitic carbon nitride

Yuan Li; Mengqi Wan; Guosheng Yan; Ping Qiu; Xiaolei Wang

doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2020.04.007

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Yuan Li, Mengqi Wan, Guosheng Yan, Ping Qiu, Xiaolei Wang. A dual-signal sensor for the analysis of parathion-methyl using silver nanoparticles modified with graphitic carbon nitride[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2021, 11(2): 183-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.04.007

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Yuan Li, Mengqi Wan, Guosheng Yan, Ping Qiu, Xiaolei Wang. A dual-signal sensor for the analysis of parathion-methyl using silver nanoparticles modified with graphitic carbon nitride[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2021, 11(2): 183-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.04.007

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Yuan Li, Mengqi Wan, Guosheng Yan, Ping Qiu, Xiaolei Wang. A dual-signal sensor for the analysis of parathion-methyl using silver nanoparticles modified with graphitic carbon nitride[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2021, 11(2): 183-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.04.007

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A dual-signal sensor for the analysis of parathion-methyl using silver nanoparticles modified with graphitic carbon nitride

doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.04.007

a. Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China;
b. Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China;
c. Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330088, China

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21765015, 21808099 to P. Qiu, 31860263 to X. Wang) and the Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20192BCD40001), China.

Received Date: Nov. 26, 2019
Accepted Date: Apr. 21, 2020
Rev Recd Date: Apr. 21, 2020
Publish Date: Apr. 26, 2020

Abstract

Abstract

A highly sensitive and selective method was developed for both UV–vis spectrophotometric and fluorimetric determination of organophosphorus pesticides (OPs). This method used silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) modified with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄). The AgNPs reduced the fluorescence intensity of g-C₃N₄. Acetylthiocholine (ATCh) could be catalytically hydrolyzed by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) to form thiocholine, which induces aggregation of the AgNPs. This aggregation led to the recovery of the blue fluorescence of g-C₃N₄, with excitation/emission peaks at 310/460 nm. This fluorescence intensity could be reduced again in the presence of OPs because of the inhibitory effect of OPs on the activity of AChE. The degree of reduction was found to be proportional to the concentration of OPs, and the limit of fluorometric detection was 0.0324 μg/L (S/N = 3). In addition, the absorption of the g-C₃N₄/AgNPs at 390 nm decreased because of the aggregation of the AgNPs, but was recovered in presence of OPs because of the inhibition of enzyme activity by OPs. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of parathion-methyl in real samples.
- Organophosphorus pesticides,
- Dual-signal,
- g-C₃N₄/AgNPs,
- Fluorescence,
- UV–vis spectrophotometry

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