Short-Peptide-Modified Copper Nanoclusters as a Fluorescent Probe for the Specific Detection of Ascorbic Acid.

ABSTRACT: Metal nanoclusters assembled using short peptides as templates exhibit significant potential for development and application in the fields of catalysis and biomedicine, owing to their distinctive electronic structure, favorable optical properties, and biocompatibility. Among them, tripeptides exhibit a simpler structure and greater flexibility, enabling them to readily co-assemble with other functional components to create novel materials with significant application value. They can be assembled with copper ions to synthesize highly efficient luminescent nanoclusters, which can serve as an effective fluorescent probe. Here, we report a method for the synthesis of copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) using tripeptides as templates, which also act as stabilizers and reducing agents. The synthesis co

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548526 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature