Abstract
Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) stabilized with bovine serum albumin were utilized as a fluorescent probe for ferrous ion. The detection scheme is based on the quenching of the fluorescence of the modified AuNCs by hydroxyl radical (•OH) that is generated in the Fenton reaction between Fe(II) and H2O2. Fe(II) can be quantified in the 0.08 to 100 μM concentration range, and the limit of detection is as low as 24 nM. The method also displays good accuracy and high sensitivity when employed to the determination of Fe(II) in rat cerebrospinal fluids (CSFs). When applied to CSFs of a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease, it revealed enhanced levels of Fe(II) compared to a control, thereby showing the important physiological role of iron(II) in this disease.
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