Recognition of tryptophan enantiomers on chiral electrochemical sensor based on novel chiral covalent organic polymers
摘要
The construction of efficient and convenient chiral enantiomer recognition sensors is of significant importance in the fields of electrochemistry and life sciences. A novel chiral covalent organic polymers (CCOPs) was synthesized using a solvothermal method, and the morphology and structure of the CCOPs material were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The CCOPs were utilized to modify a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was applied to identify tryptophan (Trp) enantiomers on the CCOPs-modified GCE (CCOPs/GCE). The experimental results indicated that the enantiomers of Trp could be recognized on the CCOPs/GCE, and that the CCOPs/GCE sensor exhibited excellent selectivity, sensitivity, and stability for D-Trp under optimal conditions. Good enantioselectivity was achieved with a recognition efficiency of 3.61 (peak-current ratio of D-Trp to L-Trp) on the CCOPs/GCE. The CCOPs/GCE sensor demonstrated good linearity for D-Trp in the ranges of 0.1–10 µM and 10–300 µM, with a detection limit of 0.05 µM (S/N = 3). The electrochemical sensor developed in this work is characterized by high stability, good repeatability, easy preparation, low cost, and effective differentiation of Trp isomers.
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