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A Generalized Method for Determining Free Soluble Phenolic Acid Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Cereals and Legumes
Published on: June 10, 2022
Fluorometric determination of antioxidant capacity in human plasma by using upconversion nanoparticles and an inner
Leilei Sun1, Haifeng Zhou2, Dapeng Huang1
1State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The balance between free oxygen radicals and antioxidant defense systems is usually assessed by an antioxidant capacity assay. A rapid and sensitive antioxidant capacity assay is described here. It is making use of NaYF4:Yb/Er@NaYF4 core-shell upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4). In this strategy, added KMnO4 reduces the green (540 nm) emission of the UCNPs (under 980 nm photoexcitation) due to an inner filter effect. The antioxidants cysteine, ascorbic acid and glutathione (GSH) reduce the intense purple color of KMnO4 because it is reduced to Mn(II) ion. Hence, the green upconversion fluorescence is restored after the addition of antioxidants. Figures of merit for this assay (for the case of GSH) include a detection limit of 3.3 μM, a detection range that extends from 10 μM to 2.5 mM, and an assay time of a few seconds. The assay was applied to the evaluation of antioxidant capacity in human plasma samples spiked with GSH and gave satisfactory repeatability and specificity. Graphical abstract Schematic presentation of a fluorometric assay based on inner filter effect (IFE) between upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4) for the determination of antioxidant capacity in human plasma.
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