Enhanced peroxidase-like activity of single-atom dispersed cobalt in carbon nitride for glutathione detection via chemiluminescence signals of non-luminol system
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Abstract
Chemiluminescence (CL) analysis is regarded as a significant analytical tool due to its advantages, including no background interference, high sensitivity, easy operation, and cost-effectiveness. However, low emission intensity hinders its wide application. Therefore, it is necessary to develop sensitizers to enhance CL performance. In this work, one kind of single-atom catalysts (SACs) was prepared by atomically dispersing Co atoms on carbon nitride (Co–C3N4 SACs) and applied in enhancing the CL intensity of NaHSO3–H2O2 system for 107 times. The mechanism for CL enhancement of Co–C3N4 SACs was studied by systematic experiments and theoretic calculation. Co–C3N4 SACs exhibited strong peroxidase-like activity in H2O2 decomposition, generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) as the key step for CL signal enhancement. The constructed Co–C3N4 SACs-NaHSO3-H2O2 CL system was utilized for the detection of glutathione (GSH), demonstrating a linear range of 10 μM–500 μM and a good linear relationship (R2 = 0.9978). This approach was successfully applied in detecting GSH in human serum, demonstrating excellent recoveries and repeatability. Our work has extended the application of SACs in non-luminol CL system and explored their capability in developing CL sensors.
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