{"title":"Green synthesis of paulownia flower-derived carbon dots for sensitive fluorescent detection of paclobutrazol","authors":"Yi Zhang , Ping Dong , Nina Sun, Xu Wang, Xinshuai She, Yongqian Xu, Qiongzi Wang, Yun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144748","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, carbon dots derived from paulownia flowers (PF-CDs) were synthesized and utilized as a nanosensor for the highly sensitive detection of paclobutrazol (PBZ) pesticide residue. The study reports the first green synthesis of PF-CDs using biological waste from PF through a simple one-step hydrothermal method. PF-CDs exhibited exceptional photostability, low cytotoxicity, and excellent biocompatibility, making them suitable for biological applications. Moreover, PF-CDs exhibited excellent sensitivity for detecting PBZ pesticides. A strong linear correlation (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.99) was observed between the fluorescence intensity of PF-CDs and PBZ concentrations ranging from 0.78 to 18.75 μg/L. In real sample analysis, PBZ recovery rates ranged from 94.06 % to 108.56 %, with relative standard deviations between 0.35 % and 12.35 %. These results highlight the potential of PF-CDs for the accurate and reliable detection of pesticide residues. This study provides a sensitive method for PBZ detection, with implications for food safety and environmental monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"487 ","pages":"Article 144748"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814625019995","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this study, carbon dots derived from paulownia flowers (PF-CDs) were synthesized and utilized as a nanosensor for the highly sensitive detection of paclobutrazol (PBZ) pesticide residue. The study reports the first green synthesis of PF-CDs using biological waste from PF through a simple one-step hydrothermal method. PF-CDs exhibited exceptional photostability, low cytotoxicity, and excellent biocompatibility, making them suitable for biological applications. Moreover, PF-CDs exhibited excellent sensitivity for detecting PBZ pesticides. A strong linear correlation (R2 > 0.99) was observed between the fluorescence intensity of PF-CDs and PBZ concentrations ranging from 0.78 to 18.75 μg/L. In real sample analysis, PBZ recovery rates ranged from 94.06 % to 108.56 %, with relative standard deviations between 0.35 % and 12.35 %. These results highlight the potential of PF-CDs for the accurate and reliable detection of pesticide residues. This study provides a sensitive method for PBZ detection, with implications for food safety and environmental monitoring.
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Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.