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Metal Coordination-Driven Supramolecular Nanozyme as an Effective Colorimetric Biosensor for Neurotransmitters and Organophosphorus Pesticides

Bhatt, P and Solra, M and Chaudhury, SI and Rana, S (2023) Metal Coordination-Driven Supramolecular Nanozyme as an Effective Colorimetric Biosensor for Neurotransmitters and Organophosphorus Pesticides. In: Biosensors, 13 (2).

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13020277

Abstract

Analytical methods for detecting neurotransmitters (NTs) and organophosphorus (OP) pesticides with high sensitivity are vitally necessary for the rapid identification of physical, mental, and neurological illnesses, as well as to ensure food safety and safeguard ecosystems. In this work, we developed a supramolecular self-assembled system (SupraZyme) that exhibits multi-enzymatic activity. SupraZyme possesses the ability to show both oxidase and peroxidase-like activity, which has been employed for biosensing. The peroxidase-like activity was used for the detection of catecholamine NTs, epinephrine (EP), and norepinephrine (NE) with a detection limit of 6.3 µM and 1.8 µM, respectively, while the oxidase-like activity was utilized for the detection of organophosphate pesticides. The detection strategy for OP chemicals was based on the inhibition of acetylcholine esterase (AChE) activity: a key enzyme that is responsible for the hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine (ATCh). The corresponding limit of detection of paraoxon-methyl (POM) and methamidophos (MAP) was measured to be 0.48 ppb and 15.8 ppb, respectively. Overall, we report an efficient supramolecular system with multiple enzyme-like activities that provide a versatile toolbox for the construction of sensing platforms for the colorimetric point-of-care detection of both NTs and OP pesticides. © 2023 by the authors.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Biosensors
Publisher: MDPI
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to the Authors.
Keywords: biosensing; nanozyme; neurotransmitters; organophosphorus pesticides; supramolecular self-assembly
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2023 07:40
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2023 07:40
URI: https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/81018

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