Cu/Au nanoclusters with peroxidase-like activity for chemiluminescence detection of α-amylase

Anal Methods. 2023 Mar 23;15(12):1553-1558. doi: 10.1039/d3ay00029j.

Abstract

Herein, a novel chemiluminescence method was developed for efficient and sensitive detection of α-amylase activity. α-Amylase is closely related to our life, and α-amylase concentration is a marker for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. In this paper, Cu/Au nanoclusters with peroxidase-like activity were prepared using starch as a stabilizer. Cu/Au nanoclusters can catalyze H2O2 to generate reactive oxygen species and increase the CL signal. The addition of α-amylase makes the starch decompose and causes the nanoclusters to aggregate. The aggregation of the nanoclusters caused them to increase in size and decrease in the peroxidase-like activity, resulting in a decrease in the CL signal. α-Amylase was detected by the CL method of signal changes caused by dispersion-aggregation in the range of 0.05-8 U mL-1 with a low detection limit of 0.006 U mL-1. The chemiluminescence scheme based on the luminol-H2O2-Cu/Au NC system is of great significance for the sensitive and selective determination of α-amylase in real samples, and the detection time is short. This work provides new ideas for the detection of α-amylase based on the chemiluminescence method and the signal lasts for a long time, which can realize timely detection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Luminescence
  • Pancreatitis*
  • Peroxidases
  • Starch
  • alpha-Amylases*

Substances

  • alpha-Amylases
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Starch
  • Peroxidases