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Junlin Liu1, Sophia Xie2, Nan Wang3
1School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan 430065, China.
Abstract:
Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) is an important indicator for assessing the merit of natural plants and foods. Herein, a visual TAC assay is developed based on the oxidase-like activity of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes loaded with Fe nanoparticles (FeNPs@NCNT), which is prepared via high-temperature pyrolysis of metal-organic framework precursors and can catalyze the oxidation of colorless o-phenylenediamine (OPD) to colored 2,3-diaminophenazine (DAP). The addition of antioxidants (e.g., quercetin) impedes the formation of DAP, diminishing the color change, which can be analyzed via the RGB values obtained with a smartphone color-recognition APP, "Color Picker". The change of the optical signal can also be analyzed in the fluorescence mode. These two detection modes yield consistent TAC analysis of actual plant samples, in accord with results from the standard ABTS method. Results from this study highlight the unique potential of nanozymes in the development of effective TAC analysis platforms for natural plants and food.
