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  • Title: A nanocomposite prepared from FeOOH and N-doped carbon nanosheets as a peroxidase mimic, and its application to enzymatic sensing of glucose in human urine.
    Author: Tran HV, Nguyen TV, Nguyen ND, Piro B, Huynh CD.
    Journal: Mikrochim Acta; 2018 Apr 27; 185(5):270. PubMed ID: 29704069.
    Abstract:
    A method is described for the synthesis of a nanocomposite containing FeOOH and N-doped carbon nanosheets. The nanocomposite was synthesized by a hydrothermal method using a Fe3O4/chitosan nanocomposite as the precursor. The nanocomposite displays peroxidase-like activity and catalyzes the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by H2O2. This results in the formation of a blue colored product with an absorption maximum at 652 nm in the UV-vis spectra. Based on these findings, colorimetric assays were worked out for both hydrogen peroxide and glucose. The H2O2 assay works in the 5 to 19 μM concentration range, and the limit of detection is 5 nM. The glucose assay works in the 8 μM to 0.8 mM concentration range and has a 0.2 μM detection limit. The method was successfully applied to the determination of glucose in human urine. Graphical abstract Schematic of the hydrothermal synthesis of a FeOOH/N-doped carbon nanocomposite. It was used to replace peroxidase enzyme for the catalytic oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in a visual colorimetric test for glucose in human urine.
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