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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks as light-responsive oxidase-like mimics for the determination of adenosine triphosphate and discrimination of phenolic pollutants

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In this study, 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) was selected as a chromogenic substrate to evaluate the light-responsive oxidase-like activity of different zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs). The synthesized ZIFs were systematically characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Several main operational parameters, including ZIFs and TMB concentrations, pH value, radiation time, and working current, in the reaction process were optimized. The kinetic measurement results show that ZIF-90 exhibits higher affinity to the substrate than horseradish peroxidase. Furthermore, given that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) can specifically combine with Zn2+ binding site and destroy the structure of ZIF-90, a specific and sensitive colorimetric method was established for the quantitative detection of ATP within the range 10 − 240 μM. In addition, on the basis that phenolic pollutants can impact the reaction kinetics diversely on different ZIFs, a sensor array was constructed and successfully applied to differentiate five phenolic pollutants in lake water samples. This work is expected to shed light on the establishment of ZIF-based light-responsive oxidase-like nanozymes for the highly selective colorimetric detection and sensor array.

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Yin, SJ., Chen, GY., Zhang, CY. et al. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks as light-responsive oxidase-like mimics for the determination of adenosine triphosphate and discrimination of phenolic pollutants. Microchim Acta 190, 25 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-022-05602-0

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