Abstract
A fluorescent assay for total antioxidant capacity (TAC) detection based on the light-responsive oxidase-like activity of bovine serum albumin-stabilized gold nanoclusters (BSA-AuNCs) has been developed. Thiamine (TH) as the peroxidase substrate usually works at alkaline conditions and thus limits its practical applications. Here, by utilization the light-responsive oxidase-like activity of BSA-AuNCs, TH is oxidized to fluorescent thiochrome under neutral condition in two minutes due to the single oxygen generated by BSA-AuNCs upon light irradiation. After the introduction of antioxidants into the BSA-AuNCs-TH system, the formation of thiochrome is inhibited resulting in the fluorescence decrease. On the basis of the above facts, BSA-AuNCs-TH-based assay has been fabricated and applied successfully to detect antioxidants and the TAC of vitamin C tablets as well as some commercial fruit juice with satisfied results. This work may provide novel insights into developing light-responsive nanozymes-based fluorescent assays.
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