Himshweta , Neelam Verma , Nitu Trehan , Minni Singh
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Abstract
Chlorogenic acid (CGA), a key phenolic acid found in coffee, fruits, vegetables, and herbs, has significant pharmacological activities, necessitating its accurate detection in complex matrices. In this study, an organic acrylate molecularly imprinted polymers-chitosan modified zinc sulphide quantum dots/polydopamine (MIPs-CS:ZnS QDs/PDA) based composite sensor for the detection of CGA has been designed. In MIPs shell, CGA served as template and 4-vinylpyridine and methacrylic acid as functional monomers, azobisisobutyronitrile acting as the initiator and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as the cross-linker. Chitosan was incorporated to enhance the stability of ZnS QDs, while polydopamine was introduced during polymerization to improve adhesion and the selectivity of MIPs for CGA. Under ideal conditions, the composite sensor had shown a linear range of 0.02–11 μg/mL with detection limit of 8.9 × 10−3 μg/mL. The composite sensor showed imprinting factor of 6.3, and response time of 12 min. The sensor demonstrated good selectivity towards CGA, in the presence of interfering agents. Composite sensor was successfully applied to detect CGA in plant extracts, coffee and fruit juices, with recovery ranges from 88.93 to 98.49 %. The MIPs-CS:ZnS QDs/PDA composite sensor offers a simple and robust approach for CGA detection in real samples without requiring pre-treatment.
期刊介绍:
The journal''s title Analytical Biochemistry: Methods in the Biological Sciences declares its broad scope: methods for the basic biological sciences that include biochemistry, molecular genetics, cell biology, proteomics, immunology, bioinformatics and wherever the frontiers of research take the field.
The emphasis is on methods from the strictly analytical to the more preparative that would include novel approaches to protein purification as well as improvements in cell and organ culture. The actual techniques are equally inclusive ranging from aptamers to zymology.
The journal has been particularly active in:
-Analytical techniques for biological molecules-
Aptamer selection and utilization-
Biosensors-
Chromatography-
Cloning, sequencing and mutagenesis-
Electrochemical methods-
Electrophoresis-
Enzyme characterization methods-
Immunological approaches-
Mass spectrometry of proteins and nucleic acids-
Metabolomics-
Nano level techniques-
Optical spectroscopy in all its forms.
The journal is reluctant to include most drug and strictly clinical studies as there are more suitable publication platforms for these types of papers.