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Optical determination of hydrogen peroxide by exploiting the peroxidase-like activity of AgVO3 nanobelts

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AgVO3 nanobelts (typically 0.5 to 5 μm in length; 100 nm in width) are demonstrated for the first time to possess intrinsic peroxidase-like activity. The substrate 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine is converted to a blue dye (with an absorbance maximum at 652 nm) in the presence of H2O2. Kinetic analysis indicates that the catalytic reaction follows a ping-pong mechanism. Moreover, a possible photocatalytic mechanism is proposed based on active species trapping experiments, demonstrating that hydroxy radicals play major roles in this system. This feature of the nanobelts is used for quantitative kinetic determination of H2O2. The assay has a 5 μM detection limit and a detection range from 0.075 to 0.5 mM. Other attractive features include a good chemical stability and high specificity of the nanobelts, simplicity of the assay, and the good reproducibility of the synthesis of the material.

The newly synthesized AgVO3 nanobelts possess intrinsic peroxidase-like activity, and this finding was applied to design a rapid and selective colorimetric assay for H2O2.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41476068) and National Key Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2014CB643304).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio-fouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zhenbo Xiang, Yi Wang, Peng Ju & Dun Zhang

  2. University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 (Jia) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100039, China

    Zhenbo Xiang & Peng Ju

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Xiang, Z., Wang, Y., Ju, P. et al. Optical determination of hydrogen peroxide by exploiting the peroxidase-like activity of AgVO3 nanobelts. Microchim Acta 183, 457–463 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-015-1670-x

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