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Determination of Malachite Green in Fish by a Modified MOF-Based Electrochemical Sensor

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Cu-based metal-organic frameworks modified by silver (Ag/Cu-MOFs) were in situ fabricated through a one-step direct synthesis. The as-prepared mixed-node MOFs were modified on glassy carbon (GC) electrode, which was utilized as a voltammetric sensor for probing malachite green. Compared with the bare GC electrode, the introduced Ag/Cu-MOF film on the electrode surface dramatically improved the sensitivity of the sensor response according to the accumulation and catalytic activity of Ag/Cu-MOFs for malachite green. The developed electrochemical sensor exhibited a low detection limit of 2.2 nM with a wide linear range of 10–140 nM and high anti-interference ability. The feasibility of the assay was verified by test of malachite green in fish sample. The proposed strategy presents valuable information for the evaluation of the food safety in aquaculture industry.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21675109), the Central Thousand Talents Plan (No. ZYQR201810151), the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (162300410209), and Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Early Diagnosis of Major Diseases.

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  1. Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, People’s Republic of China

    Yanli Zhou, Xiaoqiao Li, Zhonghao Pan & Maotian Xu

  2. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    Baoxian Ye & Maotian Xu

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Zhou, Y., Li, X., Pan, Z. et al. Determination of Malachite Green in Fish by a Modified MOF-Based Electrochemical Sensor. Food Anal. Methods 12, 1246–1254 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-019-01459-x

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