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Colorimetric determination of dopamine by exploiting the enhanced oxidase mimicking activity of hierarchical NiCo2S4-rGO composites

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A composite consisting of NiCo2S4 and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was prepared via a hydrothermal process. Compared to individual NiCo2S4 nanomaterials or reduced graphene oxide, the composite exhibits enhanced oxidase-like activity. It is found that dopamine (DA) inhibits the ability of NiCo2S4-rGO to oxidize the substrate 3,3′,5′,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to form blue colored ox-TMB. Based on these findings, a colorimetric method for determination of DA was worked out. The absorption, best measured at 652 nm, increases linearly in the 0.5–100 μM DA concentration range, and the limit of detection is 0.42 μM. This method was successfully applied to the detection of DA in spiked human serum samples.

A hierarchical NiCo2S4-rGO composite was prepared through two-step hydrothermal process. It exhibits enhanced oxidase-like activity which, however, is inhibited by dopamine (DA). Hence, less blue colored ox-TMB is formed by oxidation of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine in the presence of dopamine.

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21305097) and the 2016 undergraduate innovation training program of Sichuan Agricultural University (04054674).

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  1. College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xin Kang Road, Yucheng District, Ya’an, 625014, People’s Republic of China

    Yanying Wang, Li Yang, Yaqin Liu, Ping Zou, Hanbing Rao & Xianxiang Wang

  2. Nanshan District Key Lab for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China

    Qingbiao Zhao

  3. Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, People’s Republic of China

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Wang, Y., Yang, L., Liu, Y. et al. Colorimetric determination of dopamine by exploiting the enhanced oxidase mimicking activity of hierarchical NiCo2S4-rGO composites. Microchim Acta 185, 496 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-018-3035-8

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