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Boakye RG, Stanley DA, White B. Honey contamination from plant protection products approved for cocoa (Theobroma cacao) cultivation: A systematic review of existing research and methods. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280175. [PMID: 37878562 PMCID: PMC10599517 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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The main component of chocolate, cocoa (Theobroma cacao), is a significant commercial agricultural plant that directly sustains the livelihoods of an estimated forty to fifty million people. The economies of many cocoa producing nations, particularly those in the developing world, are supported by cocoa export revenue. To ensure satisfactory yields, however, the plant is usually intensely treated with pesticides because it is vulnerable to disease and pest attacks. Even though pesticides help protect the cocoa plant, unintended environmental contamination is also likely. Honey, produced from nectar obtained by honeybees from flowers while foraging, can serve as a good indicator for the level of pesticide residues and environmental pesticide build-up in landscapes. Here, we use a systematic literature review to quantify the extent of research on residues of pesticides used in cocoa cultivation in honey. In 81% of the 104 studies examined for this analysis, 169 distinct compounds were detected. Imidacloprid was the most frequently detected pesticide, making neonicotinoids the most frequently found class of pesticides overall. However, in cocoa producing countries, organophosphates, organochlorines, and pyrethroids were the most frequently detected pesticides. Interestingly, only 19% of studies were carried out in cocoa producing countries. We recommend prioritizing more research in the countries that produce cocoa to help to understand the potential impact of pesticide residues linked with cocoa cultivation in honey and the environment more generally to inform better pesticide usage, human health, and environmental policies.
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- Richard G. Boakye
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research, DCU Water Institute, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Wang Y, Liu S, Hu Y, Fu C, Chen W. Ultrasensitive detection of thiram based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering via Au@Ag@Ag core/shell/shell bimetallic nanorods. Analyst 2023; 148:5435-5444. [PMID: 37750326 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00821e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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We developed a highly sensitive and stable SERS-active substrate of Au@Ag@Ag core/shell/shell nanorods, formed by encapsulating Au nanorods (Au NRs) into a bilayer silver shell with Raman reporter molecules (4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) and thiram) in the shell-shell gap. The core/shell/shell nanostructures demonstrated a high SERS enhancement and easy assembly. The important role of the bilayer silver shell in boosting the SERS intensity and detection sensitivity was revealed by comparing the performances of the Au@Ag@4-MBA@Ag NRs, Au@Ag@4-MBA NRs, and Au@4-MBA NRs. The obtained Au@Ag@4-MBA@Ag NRs exhibited a significantly promoted SERS intensity, which could reach around 2.6 times and 240 times that of the Au@Ag@4-MBA NRs and Au@4-MBA NRs, where the enhancement factor was found to be strongly correlated with the shell thickness. The controllable plasma properties and SERS effect of the Au@Ag@4-MBA@Ag NRs could be optimized by adjusting the dose of silver nitrate. The SERS substrate comprising core/shell/shell nanorods was highly reproducible and stable (retaining 83% SERS intensity after one month). Moreover, the highly sensitive detection of the pesticide thiram with a detection limit as low as 1.74 × 10-9 M was achieved by taking advantage of the great SERS response of the core/shell/shell nanostructures, which was 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than for other SERS substrates. The developed SERS substrate could be readily extended to embed other target analytes into the core/shell/shell nanostructure for novel and sensitive detection. This study could enable fresh approaches toward next-generation ultrasensitive analyte detection.
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- Yuqiu Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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He L, Zhang J, Shen L, Ji X, Li R. Occurrence of pesticide residues in honey from apiaries with incidents of honeybee poisoning in East China and a corresponding risk assessment for honeybees and Chinese consumers. J Food Sci 2023. [PMID: 37326343 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We investigated the occurrence of 80 pesticide residues in 96 honey samples from apiaries with honeybee poisoning incidences by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and subsequently conducted risk assessments of exposure for in-hive honeybees and Chinese consumers. Six pesticides were detected with residue concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 130.9 µg/kg. The mean concentrations of acetamiprid, dinotefuran, hexythiazox, propargite, semiamitraz, and carbendazim in positive samples were 7.9 ± 9.1, 5.9 ± 1.7, 3.0 ± 1.6, 44.2 ± 50.0, 9.0 ± 9.4, and 5.5 ± 4.1 µg/kg, respectively. Carbendazim, semiamitraz, and acetamiprid were the major contaminants in honey, with incidences of 99.0%, 93.8%, and 49.0%, respectively. The cooccurrence of pesticides (≥2 pesticides) was detected in 95.9% of the samples, with up to six residual pesticides found in one sample. The HQ (hazard quotient) values of the six pesticides to in-hive honeybees were from 4.7 × 10-8 to 0.021, less than 1, indicating their acceptable exposure risk to honeybees. In terms of the representative-case and worst-case scenarios, the sum of separate HQs of each pesticide yielding an HI (hazard index) ranged from 0.012 to 0.016 for in-hive worker honeybees and from 0.015 to 0.021 for in-hive larva honeybees, indicating an overall acceptable potential cumulative risk of multiple pesticides to in-hive honeybees. Both the %ARfD (acute reference dose) value (0.0001-0.075) and %ADI (acceptable daily intake) value (0.00002-0.0046) of risky pesticides were much less than 100, revealing acceptable risk exposure to risky pesticides via honey consumption for human health. Thus, our results showed that multipesticide residual honey from apiaries with honeybee poisoning incidents in East China was safe for humans and in-hive honeybees. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This analytical approach will be used in detecting multiple pesticide residues in honey and risk assessment for dietary exposure to pesticide residues. It can support various surveillance programs about honey safety and in-hive honeybee health evaluation.
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- Liang He
- Animal Experiment Center; The Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Tongxiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jiaxing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiaxing, P. R. China
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- Agricultural Economic Service Center, Jiaxing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Zhang C, Qiu M, Wang J, Liu Y. Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Based Optical Sensors for Detection of Pesticide Residues in Soil. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13040415. [PMID: 37185490 PMCID: PMC10136432 DOI: 10.3390/bios13040415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The excessive and unreasonable use of pesticides has adversely affected the environment and human health. The soil, one of the most critical natural resources supporting human survival and development, accumulates large amounts of pesticide residues. Compared to traditional spectrophotometry analytical methods, nanoparticle-based sensors stand out for their simplicity of operation as well as their high sensitivity and low detection limits. In this review, we focus primarily on the functions that various nanoparticles have and how they can be used to detect various pesticide residues in soil. A detailed discussion was conducted on the properties of nanoparticles, including their color changeability, Raman enhancement, fluorescence enhancement and quenching, and catalysis. We have also systematically reviewed the methodology for detecting insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides in soil by using nanoparticles.
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- Chunhong Zhang
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Advanced Control and Intelligent Process, School of Automation, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Advanced Control and Intelligent Process, School of Automation, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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Zhang J, Xin PL, Wang XY, Chen HY, Li DW. Deep Learning-Based Spectral Extraction for Improving the Performance of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Analysis on Multiplexed Identification and Quantitation. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:2278-2285. [PMID: 35380835 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been recognized as a promising analytical technique for its capability of providing molecular fingerprint information and avoiding interference of water. Nevertheless, direct SERS detection of complicated samples without pretreatment to achieve the high-efficiency identification and quantitation in a multiplexed way is still a challenge. In this study, a novel spectral extraction neural network (SENN) model was proposed for synchronous SERS detection of each component in mixed solutions using a demonstration sample containing diquat dibromide (DDM), methyl viologen dichloride (MVD), and tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD). A SERS spectra dataset including 3600 spectra of DDM, MVD, TMTD, and their mixtures was first constructed to train the SENN model. After the training step, the cosine similarity of the SENN model can achieve 0.999, 0.997, and 0.994 for DDM, MVD, and TMTD, respectively, which means that the spectra extracted from the mixture are highly consistent with those collected by the SERS experiment of the corresponding pure samples. Furthermore, a convolutional neural network model for quantitative analysis is combined with the SENN, which can simultaneously and rapidly realize the qualitative and quantitative SERS analysis of mixture solutions with lower than 8.8% relative standard deviation. The result demonstrates that the proposed strategy has great potential in improving SERS analysis in environmental monitoring, food safety, and so on.
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- Jie Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology & Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology & Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology & Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology & Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology & Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Schuhmann A, Schmid AP, Manzer S, Schulte J, Scheiner R. Interaction of Insecticides and Fungicides in Bees. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 1:808335. [PMID: 38468891 PMCID: PMC10926390 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2021.808335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Honeybees and wild bees are among the most important pollinators of both wild and cultivated landscapes. In recent years, however, a significant decline in these pollinators has been recorded. This decrease can have many causes including the heavy use of biocidal plant protection products in agriculture. The most frequent residues in bee products originate from fungicides, while neonicotinoids and, to a lesser extent, pyrethroids are among the most popular insecticides detected in bee products. There is abundant evidence of toxic side effects on honeybees and wild bees produced by neonicotinoids, but only few studies have investigated side effects of fungicides, because they are generally regarded as not being harmful for bees. In the field, a variety of substances are taken up by bees including mixtures of insecticides and fungicides, and their combinations can be lethal for these pollinators, depending on the specific group of insecticide or fungicide. This review discusses the different combinations of major insecticide and fungicide classes and their effects on honeybees and wild bees. Fungicides inhibiting the sterol biosynthesis pathway can strongly increase the toxicity of neonicotinoids and pyrethroids. Other fungicides, in contrast, do not appear to enhance toxicity when combined with neonicotinoid or pyrethroid insecticides. But the knowledge on possible interactions of fungicides not inhibiting the sterol biosynthesis pathway and insecticides is poor, particularly in wild bees, emphasizing the need for further studies on possible effects of insecticide-fungicide interactions in bees.
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- Antonia Schuhmann
- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Suitable Areas for Apiculture Expansion Determined by Antioxidant Power, Chemical Profiles, and Pesticide Residues in Caldcluvia paniculata Honey and Beeswax Samples. INSECTS 2021; 13:insects13010031. [PMID: 35055874 PMCID: PMC8777965 DOI: 10.3390/insects13010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Forty-two samples of Tiaca Honey (Caldcluvia paniculata) obtained from beehives belonging to 14 apiaries (three honey samples per apiary) were collected at the end of January near Osorno (40°34′ S, 73°8′ W), Puyehue (40°40′ S, 72°37′ W) and Frutillar 41°7′ S, 72°59′ W) covering an area of 1240 km2. They presented the highest phenol contents (0.36 mg gallic acid equivalent/kg) and antioxidant power (1.27 mM equivalent of Fe+2/g of sample), and were among the highest for antiradical activity. Phenol contents and antioxidant power (r = 0.72, p-value < 0.01) and total phenol contents and antiradical activity (r = 0.69; p-value < 0.01) displayed linear correlations. Only two beeswax samples showed residues of the pesticide fenhexamid. The respective sites (Purranque [40°55′ S, 73°10′ W] and Coligual [40°49′ S, 72°54′ W]) were the only areas located near active farms. Additionally, the m/z value 163.1091 was found as an element to identify honeys. Data were used to construct a mapped suitability index ranking for pesticide-free areas with high biological quality. The provided chemical profiles will aid local beekeepers in obtaining international certifications, particularly for the EU market. In turn, the constructed maps indicate suitable areas for apiculture expansion, while differentiated pesticide detection in honey and beeswax requires further comparative research.
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Fauzi NIM, Fen YW, Omar NAS, Hashim HS. Recent Advances on Detection of Insecticides Using Optical Sensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:3856. [PMID: 34204853 PMCID: PMC8199770 DOI: 10.3390/s21113856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Insecticides are enormously important to industry requirements and market demands in agriculture. Despite their usefulness, these insecticides can pose a dangerous risk to the safety of food, environment and all living things through various mechanisms of action. Concern about the environmental impact of repeated use of insecticides has prompted many researchers to develop rapid, economical, uncomplicated and user-friendly analytical method for the detection of insecticides. In this regards, optical sensors are considered as favorable methods for insecticides analysis because of their special features including rapid detection time, low cost, easy to use and high selectivity and sensitivity. In this review, current progresses of incorporation between recognition elements and optical sensors for insecticide detection are discussed and evaluated well, by categorizing it based on insecticide chemical classes, including the range of detection and limit of detection. Additionally, this review aims to provide powerful insights to researchers for the future development of optical sensors in the detection of insecticides.
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- Nurul Illya Muhamad Fauzi
- Functional Devices Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.I.M.F.); (N.A.S.O.)
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- Functional Devices Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.I.M.F.); (N.A.S.O.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Functional Devices Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.I.M.F.); (N.A.S.O.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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Levine M. Fluorescence-Based Sensing of Pesticides Using Supramolecular Chemistry. Front Chem 2021; 9:616815. [PMID: 33937184 PMCID: PMC8085505 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.616815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The detection of pesticides in real-world environments is a high priority for a broad range of applications, including in areas of public health, environmental remediation, and agricultural sustainability. While many methods for pesticide detection currently exist, the use of supramolecular fluorescence-based methods has significant practical advantages. Herein, we will review the use of fluorescence-based pesticide detection methods, with a particular focus on supramolecular chemistry-based methods. Illustrative examples that show how such methods have achieved success in real-world environments are also included, as are areas highlighted for future research and development.
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- Mindy Levine
- Ariel University, Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel, Israel
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Watanabe E, Seike N. Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Trace Bioavailable Neonicotinoids in Soil with Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction and Its Application for Experimental Monitoring. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:4284-4293. [PMID: 33787246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) was applied to extract bioavailable neonicotinoids involved in the uptake from soil through roots to plants. To quantitatively extract bioavailable neonicotinoids with the proposed DLLME, 3.5 mL of dichloromethane (extractant)/acetonitrile (dispersive solvent) (6:1, v/v) was injected into 5 mL of aqueous soil extracts in which 1 g of sodium chloride was previously dissolved. The separated dichloromethane phase after sonication and centrifugation was evaporated, reconstituted with a mobile phase, and determined with high-performance liquid chromatography. The established method showed sufficient analytical performance to quantify the amount remaining in soil in trace amounts. In a pilot trial conducted in the field, the changes in the concentrations of bioavailable neonicotinoids were confirmed using the method. After showing rapid degradation in soil, degradation of clothianidin and imidacloprid slowed after about 100 days of treatment, but it continued to be detected at around 0.02-0.05 μg/g-dried weight until 1097 days. This result suggests that once these neonicotinoids are treated in soil, they might remain for long periods, which supports the possibilities of crop contamination and exposure to pollinators.
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- Eiki Watanabe
- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
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El-Nahhal Y. Pesticide residues in honey and their potential reproductive toxicity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 741:139953. [PMID: 32599396 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Honey is the sweet natural substance produced by honeybees. It may be contaminated with pesticide residues due to its intensive use. Almost no reviews have addressed pesticide residues in honey, calculated a hazard index or discussed their potential reproductive toxicity. The focus of this article is primarily to summarize advances in research related to pesticide residues, estimate daily intake of pesticide residues from consuming honey only and discuss the potential reproductive toxicity associated with those residues. The results showed that 92 pesticide residues were found in honey samples from 27 countries. Six residues belong to class IA toxicity, eight residues belong to class IB toxicity, 42 residues belong to class II, 35 residues belong to class III and one residue belong to class IV toxicity. The calculated hazard indices (HIs) suggest high potential health risk by consuming honey. In addition, residues found in honey are known to impair semen quality among exposed individuals and experimental animal models. In conclusion, consumption of honey as one of many food items contaminated with pesticide residues may induce male and female reproductive toxicity in consumers.
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- Yasser El-Nahhal
- Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Science, The Islamic University-Gaza, Palestine.
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Bordbar MM, Nguyen TA, Tran AQ, Bagheri H. Optoelectronic nose based on an origami paper sensor for selective detection of pesticide aerosols. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17302. [PMID: 33057151 PMCID: PMC7560735 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74509-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This study introduces an applicable colorimetric sensor array for the detection of pesticides in the vapor phase. The array consisted of six metal nanoparticles spotted on the piece of filter paper. 3D-origami pattern was used for the fabrication of a paper-based sensor to decrease the effect of the nanoparticles leaching after exposure to analytes. Exposure to pesticide aerosols caused changes in the color of the array due to the aggregation of nanoparticles. These changes provided selective responses to thion pesticides such as malathion, parathion, chlorpyrifos, and diazinon. The sensing assay could also differentiate between aliphatic and aromatic thions and discriminate amine-containing compounds from the other studied analytes. These finding results are clearly confirmed by both visual detection and multivariate statistical methods. The proposed sensor was successfully developed for the quantitative measurement of pesticide aerosols at a very low concentration. The limit of detection of this method determined for malathion, parathion, chlorpyrifos and diazinon were 58.0, 103.0, 81.0 and 117.0, respectively. Moreover, the array could be employed to simultaneously analyze four studied pesticides. The statistcal results confirmed that the method has high performance for concurrent detection of thions as a major air pollutant without the interference of other species.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Bordbar
- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Le Quy Don Technical University, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Le Quy Don Technical University, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Asgari S, Sun L, Lin J, Weng Z, Wu G, Zhang Y, Lin M. Nanofibrillar cellulose/Au@Ag nanoparticle nanocomposite as a SERS substrate for detection of paraquat and thiram in lettuce. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:390. [PMID: 32548791 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04358-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A nanocomposite based on nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC) coated with gold-silver (core-shell) nanoparticles (Au@Ag NPs) was developed as a novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate. SERS performance of NFC/Au@Ag NP nanocomposite was tested by 4-mercaptobenzoic acid. The cellulose nanofibril network was a suitable platform that allowed Au@Ag NPs to be evenly distributed and stabilized over the substrate, providing more SERS hotspots for the measurement. Two pesticides, thiram and paraquat, were successfully detected either individually or as a mixture in lettuce by SERS coupled with the nanocomposite. Strong Raman scattering signals for both thiram and paraquat were obtained within a Raman shift range of 400-2000 cm-1 and a Raman intensity ~ 8 times higher than those acquired by NFC/Au NP nanocomposite. Characteristic peaks were clearly observable in all SERS spectra even at a low concentration of 10 μg/L of pesticides. Limit of detection values of 71 and 46 μg/L were obtained for thiram and paraquat, respectively. Satisfactory SERS performance, reproducibility, and sensitivity of NFC/Au@Ag NP nanocomposite validate its applicability for real-world analysis to monitor pesticides and other contaminants in complex food matrices within a short acquisition time. Graphical abstract.
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- Sara Asgari
- Food Science Program, Division of Food System & Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Food Science Program, Division of Food System & Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Food Science Program, Division of Food System & Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Xiang H, Cai Q, Li Y, Zhang Z, Cao L, Li K, Yang H. Sensors Applied for the Detection of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Freshwaters. JOURNAL OF SENSORS 2020; 2020:1-22. [DOI: 10.1155/2020/8503491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Water is essential for every life living on the planet. However, we are facing a more serious situation such as water pollution since the industrial revolution. Fortunately, many efforts have been done to alleviate/restore water quality in freshwaters. Numerous sensors have been developed to monitor the dynamic change of water quality for ecological, early warning, and protection reasons. In the present review, we briefly introduced the pollution status of two major pollutants, i.e., pesticides and heavy metals, in freshwaters worldwide. Then, we collected data on the sensors applied to detect the two categories of pollutants in freshwaters. Special focuses were given on the sensitivity of sensors indicated by the limit of detection (LOD), sensor types, and applied waterbodies. Our results showed that most of the sensors can be applied for stream and river water. The average LOD was72.53±12.69 ng/ml (n=180) for all pesticides, which is significantly higher than that for heavy metals (65.36±47.51 ng/ml,n=117). However, the LODs of a considerable part of pesticides and heavy metal sensors were higher than the criterion maximum concentration for aquatic life or the maximum contaminant limit concentration for drinking water. For pesticide sensors, the average LODs did not differ among insecticides (63.83±17.42 ng/ml,n=87), herbicides (98.06±23.39 ng/ml,n=71), and fungicides (24.60±14.41 ng/ml,n=22). The LODs that differed among sensor types with biosensors had the highest sensitivity, while electrochemical optical and biooptical sensors showed the lowest sensitivity. The sensitivity of heavy metal sensors varied among heavy metals and sensor types. Most of the sensors were targeted on lead, cadmium, mercury, and copper using electrochemical methods. These results imply that future development of pesticides and heavy metal sensors should (1) enhance the sensitivity to meet the requirements for the protection of aquatic ecosystems and human health and (2) cover more diverse pesticides and heavy metals especially those toxic pollutants that are widely used and frequently been detected in freshwaters (e.g., glyphosate, fungicides, zinc, chromium, and arsenic).
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- Hongyong Xiang
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Northwest Land and Resources Research Center, Shaanxi Normal Northwest University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Ecology and Environment Department of Jilin Province, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Resource Utilization for Cold Region, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
- School of Life Science and Geology, Yili Normal University, Yili, Xinjiang 835000, China
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Delgado-Blanca I, Llorent-Martínez EJ, Ruiz-Medina A, Pilar OB. Automated on-line liquid-liquid extraction in a multisyringe flow injection analysis manifold for migration studies in food-contact materials: analysis of 4,4´-dihydroxybiphenyl. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2019; 37:174-182. [PMID: 31622183 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2019.1678769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Packaging may represent a source of food contamination, as different organic compounds and degradation compounds may migrate from packaging to foodstuff. For fatty foods, rectified olive oil is the common simulant, which implies time-consuming and laborious liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) procedures to isolate the contaminant(s) from the oil. Here we propose a Multisyringe Flow Injection Analysis manifold to automate this sample treatment, using the monomer 4,4´-dihydroxybiphenyl as the contaminant. The LLE procedure, using water as extractant, was fully automated. After the on-line LLE, the resulting extract was pumped through a fluorescence detector, inside which a flow-cell filled with C18 silica gel solid support was placed. The analyte was pre-concentrated on the solid support (in which the analytical signal was directly recorded), so improving the sensitivity of the system. Under optimum conditions, the method detection limit is 0.05 mg kg-1, well within the specific migration limit of 6 mg kg-1. The method developed was compared with the standard CEN test method (off-line LLE and HPLC determination) observing savings in sample and reagents of 90% and a 7-fold increase in sample throughput.
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- I Delgado-Blanca
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, Jaén, Spain
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What are the Main Sensor Methods for Quantifying Pesticides in Agricultural Activities? A Review. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24142659. [PMID: 31340442 PMCID: PMC6680408 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24142659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been an increase in pesticide use to improve crop production due to the growth of agricultural activities. Consequently, various pesticides have been present in the environment for an extended period of time. This review presents a general description of recent advances in the development of methods for the quantification of pesticides used in agricultural activities. Current advances focus on improving sensitivity and selectivity through the use of nanomaterials in both sensor assemblies and new biosensors. In this study, we summarize the electrochemical, optical, nano-colorimetric, piezoelectric, chemo-luminescent and fluorescent techniques related to the determination of agricultural pesticides. A brief description of each method and its applications, detection limit, purpose—which is to efficiently determine pesticides—cost and precision are considered. The main crops that are assessed in this study are bananas, although other fruits and vegetables contaminated with pesticides are also mentioned. While many studies have assessed biosensors for the determination of pesticides, the research in this area needs to be expanded to allow for a balance between agricultural activities and environmental protection.
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Zhang Y, Yang F, Zhang J, Sun G, Wang C, Guo Y, Wen R, Sun W. Quantitative fingerprint and quality control analysis of Compound Liquorice Tablet combined with antioxidant activities and chemometrics methods. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 59:152790. [PMID: 31005815 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Herbal medicine (HM), as a complex system, is difficult to investigate their quality consistency effectively by chromatographic fingerprinting obtained in a single detection method. Moreover, active compound discovery affords no information about pharmacological activity until late in the discovery process, and the interaction between HMs in vitro is not yet clear, which requires sufficient practice to prove their effectiveness. PURPOSE Therefore, the purpose of this study was to improve the quality control methods of Compound Liquorice Tablet (CLT) using multi-wavelength fusion fingerprinting, explore the possible antioxidant components and assess the interaction between herbs combined with bioactivity evaluation. METHODS AND DESIGN Once the theoretical standard preparation obtained in combination of multi-wavelength fusion fingerprinting and hierarchical clustering analysis, averagely linear quantified fingerprint method could rapidly calculate the composition similarities and efficiently quantify the multiple components of CLTs without any chemical standard. Furthermore, the fingerprint-efficacy relationship was investigated by integrating high performance liquid chromatography fingerprints with antioxidant activity assessment using the partial least squares model, which was capable of directly discovering the bioactive ingredients. Hereafter, combination index value was introduced to evaluate the correlation between the two antioxidant herbs in CLT formula. RESULTS The results showed that CLT samples were effectively identified and quantified, and their quality was accurately distinguished. By analyzing the antioxidant evaluation results, it was found that CLT had strong antioxidant activity, and through the study on PLS model and antioxidant activity assay of individual compounds, it was found that the order of chemical constituents responsible for antioxidant activity in CLT was as follows: flavonoids > saponins > alkaloids. Finally, it was determined that the CI value of GE-PPCE was in the range of 1.20-1.61, indicating that the interaction of the GE-PPCE pair was a slight antagonism. CONCLUSION Thus, this study provided a preferred way for monitoring the quality consistency of HM, exploring possible bioactive components of HMs and assessing the interaction between herbs.
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- Yujing Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Park, NJ, United States of America
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine &Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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Yao Y, Liu Y, Zhang H, Wang X. A highly sensitive and low-background fluorescence assay for pesticides residues based on hybridization chain reaction amplification assisted by magnetic separation. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2019; 7:035006. [PMID: 31042679 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ab1e7a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Due to the concern over food safety, it is important to detect the pesticides residues in agricultural products. Here, a highly sensitive and low background fluorescent strategy for the detection of pesticides residues has been developed. The fluorescence intensity of N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX (NMM) binding G-quadruplex could be turn off because of inhibiting effect of the pesticides on the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. For that, four single-stranded DNAs (named linker, trigger, H1 and H2, respectively) are rational designed and T-Hg-T mismatches duplex DNAs as a recognizer combined with the separation of magnetic beads. The design of hybridization chain reaction (HCR) amplification strategy assisted by magnetic separation has been adopted to improve the detection sensitivity. In the presence of pesticides, the amount of the thiol group generated by hydrolysis reaction of acetylcholine (ACh) is reduced, lead to release of less trigger DNA. Therefor subsequent HCR process is retarded with decreased fluorescence intensity. The reduced fluorescence intensity has a quantitative relationship with the pesticide concentration. The limit of detection of chlorpyrifos was estimated to be 2.0 ng ml-1. It has been applied to detect the pesticides residues in real samples.
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- Yueyue Yao
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, People's Republic of China
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Guselnikova O, Postnikov P, Elashnikov R, Miliutina E, Svorcik V, Lyutakov O. Metal-organic framework (MOF-5) coated SERS active gold gratings: A platform for the selective detection of organic contaminants in soil. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1068:70-79. [PMID: 31072479 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this work, we proposed the functionalization of a surface plasmon-polariton (SPP)-supported gold grating surface with the metal-organic framework (MOF-5) for sensitive, selective and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection of organophosphorus pesticides. Homogeneous distribution of plasmon intensity along the Au grating surface ensures the high reproducibility of SERS results (deviation of Raman peak intensity does not exceed the 4% along the sample). The surface-assisted growth of thin MOF-5 film was accomplished in two steps procedure: (i) covalent grafting by 4-carboxyphenyl groups and (ii) the immersion of samples in the mother liquid of MOF-5. Proposed SERS chip proved itself to be a perfect analytical probe for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides with high reliability and low detection limit up to 10-12 M. Moreover, selective detection and recognition of several relevant organic contaminants (azo-dye, mycotoxin, and pesticide) from the simulated soil was successfully demonstrated. All SERS measurements were performed using portable Raman spectrometer and can easily be expanded to environmental conditions. Our work combines the high affinity of organic contaminants to the MOF-5 with excellent plasmonic excitation on the surface plasmon-polariton supported structure and shows the way to the realization of closed-to-ideal analytical SERS chip.
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- O Guselnikova
- Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic; Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
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- Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic; Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation.
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- Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
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- Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic; Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
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- Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
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- Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628, Prague, Czech Republic; Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation.
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Zhang Y, Wang C, Yang F, Sun G. A strategy for qualitative and quantitative profiling of glycyrrhiza extract and discovery of potential markers by fingerprint-activity relationship modeling. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1309. [PMID: 30718789 PMCID: PMC6361909 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38601-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This study was to evaluate the quality consistency of glycyrrhiza extract and to explore the possible anti-oxidant components in combination with chromatographic fingerprint and bioactivity evaluation. Characteristic fingerprints of glycyrrhiza extract samples from different sources were generated by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) and evaluated using hierarchical clustering and similarity analysis. Compared with the conventional qualitative similarity evaluation method, the averagely linear quantified fingerprint method had an important quantitative similarity parameter supported by quantitative analysis, which was recommended in the fingerprint evaluation. Antioxidant activities of the glycyrrhiza extract samples were determined by DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryldrazyl) radical scavenging assays. In addition, the fingerprint-efficacy relationship was investigated by the chemical fingerprints and the anti-oxidant activities utilizing partial least squares model, which was capable of exploring and discovering the bioactive components of glycyrrhiza extracts. Therefore, the present study provided a powerful strategy to evaluate the holistic quality consistency of medicinal plant.
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- Yujing Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China.
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Mahmoudpour M, Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi J, Torbati M, Homayouni-Rad A. Nanomaterials based surface plasmon resonance signal enhancement for detection of environmental pollutions. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 127:72-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sensitive Photochemically Induced Fluorescence Sensor for the Determination of Nitenpyram and Pyraclostrobin in Grapes and Wines. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-019-01451-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Delgado-Blanca I, Ruiz-Medina A, Ortega-Barrales P. Novel sequential separation and determination of a quaternary mixture of fungicides by using an automatic fluorimetric optosensor. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2019; 36:278-288. [PMID: 30650038 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1564372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A versatile flow-through multi-optosensor is proposed for the separation and spectrofluorimetric determination of mixtures of four widely used pesticides: carbendazim, thiabendazole, carbaryl and o-phenylphenol at µg g-1 levels in fruits. The flow system is based on the online pre-concentration and separation of the pesticides on a solid sensing microzone, followed by the sequential measurement of their native fluorescence. The separation of the pesticides takes place on a solid support located in the same flow cell, on which analytes are temporarily immobilized and separated from the matrix due to their different retention/desorption kinetics when they interact with the C18 silica gel microbeads. Suitable analytical parameters were obtained for the selected analytes, with method detection and quantification limits ranging between 0.1-0.5 and 0.2-1.6 µg g-1, respectively. These values comply with the maximum residue limits (MRLs) established by the Codex Alimentarius for these commodities; in addition, carbendazim, thiabendazole and ortho-phenylphenol comply with the MRLs of The European Union. The developed method was applied to the analysis of citrus fruits by performing recovery studies. Recoveries between 85% and 115% were obtained in all cases, and the results were confirmed by a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry reference method.
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- I Delgado-Blanca
- a Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences , University of Jaén , Jaén , Spain
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- a Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences , University of Jaén , Jaén , Spain
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- a Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences , University of Jaén , Jaén , Spain
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Zhang Y, Wang C, Yang F, Yang Z, Wang F, Sun G. UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis, antioxidant activity combined fingerprints for quality consistency evaluation of compound liquorice tablets. RSC Adv 2018; 8:27661-27673. [PMID: 35542699 PMCID: PMC9084299 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02431f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM)/herbal medicines (HM) are too complicated to comprehensively investigate their quality consistency effectively with a single detection technique. Hence, finding an effective, rapid, and comprehensive quality control (QC) method is of great importance for guaranteeing the safety and efficacy of TCM/HM in clinical applications. In our current research, a novel strategy of multi-wavelength fusion HPLC fingerprints and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopic fingerprinting was proposed and successfully applied to monitor the quality consistency of compound liquorice tablets (CLT). The quality grades of 35 CLT samples from two manufacturers were successfully discriminated and evaluated by the averaged linear quantified fingerprint method (ALQFM) from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. The results showed that the UV spectroscopic fingerprints agreed well with the multi-wavelength fusion HPLC fingerprints. In addition, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS) was applied to investigate the chemical constituents in CLT samples, providing an important chemical structural foundation for further QC and bioactivity studies. Additionally, a simple flow injection analysis (FIA) was developed to investigate the antioxidant capacity in CLT, which was based on the scavenging of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals by antioxidants. Furthermore, the fingerprint–efficacy relationship between high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fingerprints and the antioxidant activities of CLT samples was established utilizing orthogonal projection to latent structures (OPLS). In conclusion, this study indicated that integrating UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS, UV spectroscopic fingerprints, and multi-wavelength fusion HPLC fingerprints coupled with the antioxidant activities reported could give important clues for further pharmacological and clinical studies of CLT. Meanwhile, it provides a practical strategy for the rapid screening and identifying of TCM/HM quality consistency. Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM)/herbal medicines (HM) are too complicated to comprehensively investigate their quality consistency effectively with a single detection technique.![]()
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- Yujing Zhang
- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
- Shenyang
- P. R. China
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Akyüz D, Keleş T, Biyiklioglu Z, Koca A. Electrochemical pesticide sensors based on electropolymerized metallophthalocyanines. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang Y, Sun G, Hou Z, Yan B, Zhang J. Evaluation of the quality consistency of powdered poppy capsule extractive by an averagely linear-quantified fingerprint method in combination with antioxidant activities and two compounds analyses. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:4511-4520. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yujing Zhang
- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical engineering; Hebei Chemical and Pharmaceutical College; Shijiazhuang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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A sensing colorimetric method based on in situ formation of gold nanoparticles after dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for determination of zineb. Microchem J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nsibande S, Forbes P. Fluorescence detection of pesticides using quantum dot materials – A review. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 945:9-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Souza Tette PA, Rocha Guidi L, de Abreu Glória MB, Fernandes C. Pesticides in honey: A review on chromatographic analytical methods. Talanta 2016; 149:124-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Panchal M, Athar M, Jha PC, Kongor A, Mehta V, Bhatt K, Jain V. Turn-off fluorescence probe for the selective determination of pendimethalin using a mechanistic docking model of novel oxacalix[4]arene. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05707a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A novel bidansylated oxacalix[4]arene (BDO) fluoroionophore for the selective determination of pendimethalin (PM) was carried out in the linear range of detection between 0.4 μM and 20 μM.
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- Manthan Panchal
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Sciences
- Gujarat University
- Ahmedabad 380009
- India
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- CCG@CUG Group
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar-382030
- India
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- CCG@CUG Group
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar-382030
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Sciences
- Gujarat University
- Ahmedabad 380009
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Sciences
- Gujarat University
- Ahmedabad 380009
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- C.U. Shah University
- Wadhwan-363030
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Sciences
- Gujarat University
- Ahmedabad 380009
- India
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Jiménez-López J, Ortega-Barrales P, Ruiz-Medina A. Development of an semi-automatic and sensitive photochemically induced fluorescence sensor for the determination of thiamethoxam in vegetables. Talanta 2015; 149:149-155. [PMID: 26717825 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The determination of thiamethoxam (TMX), a widely known neonicotinoid pesticide, by a multicommutated optosensing device implemented with photochemically induced fluorescence (PIF) has been developed. The combination of both methodologies allows, on one hand a quick on-line photodegradation of TMX and, on the other hand, the preconcentration, quantification and desorption of the fluorescent photoproduct generated once retained on C18 silica gel filling the flow-cell which was monitored at 353 and 407nm for excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively. The proposed analytical method presents a detection limit of 3.6ngmL(-1) by using Multicommutated Flow Injection Analysis (MCFIA) as flow methodology. Recovery experiments have been carried out in different kinds of vegetables at levels same or below the legislated maximum residue limit, demonstrating that this method combines advantages such as simplicity, high sensibility and high selectivity, in addition to fulfill the requirements for its applications in quality control. The obtained results in the analysis of real samples were in good agreement with those provided by a reference liquid chromatography (HPLC) method.
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- J Jiménez-López
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, E-23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Chuntib P, Jakmunee J. Simple flow injection colorimetric system for determination of paraquat in natural water. Talanta 2015; 144:432-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Drechsel L, Schulz M, von Stetten F, Moldovan C, Zengerle R, Paust N. Electrochemical pesticide detection with AutoDip--a portable platform for automation of crude sample analyses. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:704-10. [PMID: 25415182 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc01214c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Lab-on-a-chip devices hold promise for automation of complex workflows from sample to answer with minimal consumption of reagents in portable devices. However, complex, inhomogeneous samples as they occur in environmental or food analysis may block microchannels and thus often cause malfunction of the system. Here we present the novel AutoDip platform which is based on the movement of a solid phase through the reagents and sample instead of transporting a sequence of reagents through a fixed solid phase. A ball-pen mechanism operated by an external actuator automates unit operations such as incubation and washing by consecutively dipping the solid phase into the corresponding liquids. The platform is applied to electrochemical detection of organophosphorus pesticides in real food samples using an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) biosensor. Minimal sample preparation and an integrated reagent pre-storage module hold promise for easy handling of the assay. Detection of the pesticide chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO) spiked into apple samples at concentrations of 10(-7) M has been demonstrated. This concentration is below the maximum residue level for chlorpyrifos in apples defined by the European Commission.
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- Lisa Drechsel
- HSG-IMIT - Institut für Mikro- und Informationstechnik, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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Mustapha AM, Pasilis SP. Gas-phase copper and silver complexes with phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate pesticides investigated using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:145-152. [PMID: 25601686 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Efforts to improve agricultural productivity have led to a growing dependency on organophosphorus pesticides. Phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate pesticides are organophosphorus pesticide subclasses with widespread application for the control of insects feeding on vegetables and fruits. However, even low doses of these pesticides can cause neurological problems in humans; thus, their determination and monitoring in agricultural foodstuffs is important for human health. Phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate pesticides may be poorly ionized during electrospray, adversely affecting limits of detection. These pesticides can form complexes with Cu(2+) and Ag(+) , however, potentially improving ionization. In the present work, we used electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) to study fenitrothion, parathion, diazinon, and malathion coordination complexes with silver and copper ions. Stable 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 metal/pesticide complexes were detected. Mass spectra acquired from pesticide solutions containing Ag(+) or Cu(2+) showed a significant increase in signal-to-background ratio over those acquired from solutions containing only the pesticides, with Ag(+) improving detection more effectively than Cu(2+). Addition of Ag(+) to a pesticide solution improved the limit of detection by ten times. The relative affinity of each pesticide for Ag(+) was related to complex stability, following the order diazinon > malathion > fenitrothion > parathion. The formation of Ag(+)-pesticide complexes can significantly improve the detection of phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate pesticides using ESI/MS. The technique could potentially be used in reactive desorption electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry to detect phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate pesticides on fruit and vegetable skins.
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- Adetayo M Mustapha
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA
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Siara L, de Lima F, Cardoso C, Arruda G. Electrochemically pretreated zeolite-modified carbon-paste electrodes for determination of linuron in an agricultural formulation and water. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Weerathunge P, Ramanathan R, Shukla R, Sharma TK, Bansal V. Aptamer-controlled reversible inhibition of gold nanozyme activity for pesticide sensing. Anal Chem 2014; 86:11937-41. [PMID: 25340286 DOI: 10.1021/ac5028726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This study addresses the need for rapid pesticide (acetamiprid) detection by reporting a new colorimetric biosensing assay. Our approach combines the inherent peroxidase-like nanozyme activity of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with high affinity and specificity of an acetamiprid-specific S-18 aptamer to detect this neurotoxic pesticide in a highly rapid, specific, and sensitive manner. It is shown that the nanozyme activity of GNPs can be inhibited by its surface passivation with target-specific aptamer molecules. Similar to an enzymatic competitive inhibition process, in the presence of a cognate target, these aptamer molecules leave the GNP surface in a target concentration-dependent manner, reactivating GNP nanozyme activity. This reversible inhibition of the GNP nanozyme activity can either be directly visualized in the form of color change of the peroxidase reaction product or can be quantified using UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy. This approach allowed detection of 0.1 ppm acetamiprid within an assay time of 10 min. This reversible nanozyme activation/inhibition strategy may in principle be universally applicable for the detection of a range of environmental or biomedical molecules of interest.
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- Pabudi Weerathunge
- Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Applied Science, RMIT University , GPO Box 2476 V, Melbourne Victoria 3001, Australia
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Giannoulis KM, Giokas DL, Tsogas GZ, Vlessidis AG. Ligand-free gold nanoparticles as colorimetric probes for the non-destructive determination of total dithiocarbamate pesticides after solid phase extraction. Talanta 2014; 119:276-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Negash N, Alemu H, Tessema M. Flow Injection Amperometric Determination of Phenol and Chlorophenols at Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/ajac.2014.53023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Llorent-Martínez E, Delgado-Blanca I, Ruiz-Medina A, Ortega-Barrales P. Separation of a binary mixture of pesticides in fruits using a flow-through optosensor. Talanta 2013; 115:462-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ahmed SR, Koh K, Park EY, Lee J. Toxic chemical monitoring of agricultural bioproducts using nanomaterials-based sensors. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-013-0156-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alonso GA, Muñoz R, Marty JL. Automatic Electronic Tongue for On-Line Detection and Quantification of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides Using Enzymatic Screen Printed Biosensors. ANAL LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2012.745087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li Z, Zhang H, GE X, Liang Y, An X, Yang C, Fang B, Xie H, Wei J. A nanocomposite of copper(ii) functionalized graphene and application for sensing sulfurated organophosphorus pesticides. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00528c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Chen D, Song Z, Lv H. Assay of picogram level isocarbophos residue on tangerines and oranges with luminol–albumin chemiluminescence system. Food Chem 2012; 135:2549-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 06/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kretschy D, Koellensperger G, Hann S. Elemental labelling combined with liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for quantification of biomolecules: a review. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 750:98-110. [PMID: 23062431 PMCID: PMC3475989 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Revised: 06/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This article reviews novel quantification concepts where elemental labelling is combined with flow injection inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (FI-ICP-MS) or liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-ICP-MS), and employed for quantification of biomolecules such as proteins, peptides and related molecules in challenging sample matrices. In the first sections an overview on general aspects of biomolecule quantification, as well as of labelling will be presented emphasizing the potential, which lies in such methodological approaches. In this context, ICP-MS as detector provides high sensitivity, selectivity and robustness in biological samples and offers the capability for multiplexing and isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS). Fundamental methodology of elemental labelling will be highlighted and analytical, as well as biomedical applications will be presented. A special focus will lie on established applications underlining benefits and bottlenecks of such approaches for the implementation in real life analysis. Key research made in this field will be summarized and a perspective for future developments including sophisticated and innovative applications will given.
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU Vienna, Department of Chemistry, Division of Analytical Chemistry, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Chen YF, Jiang L, Mancuso M, Jain A, Oncescu V, Erickson D. Optofluidic opportunities in global health, food, water and energy. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:4839-57. [PMID: 22763418 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30859b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Optofluidics is a rapidly advancing field that utilizes the integration of optics and microfluidics to provide a number of novel functionalities in microsystems. In this review, we discuss how this approach can potentially be applied to address some of the greatest challenges facing both the developing and developed world, including healthcare, food shortages, malnutrition, water purification, and energy. While medical diagnostics has received most of the attention to date, here we show that some other areas can also potentially benefit from optofluidic technology. Whenever possible we briefly describe how microsystems are currently used to address these problems and then explain why and how optofluidics can provide better solutions. The focus of the article is on the applications of optofluidic techniques in low-resource settings, but we also emphasize that some of these techniques, such as those related to food production, food safety assessment, nutrition monitoring, and energy production, could be very useful in well-developed areas as well.
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- Yih-Fan Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
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Aragay G, Pino F, Merkoçi A. Nanomaterials for Sensing and Destroying Pesticides. Chem Rev 2012; 112:5317-38. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300020c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 394] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Gemma Aragay
- Nanobioelectronics
and Biosensors
Group, Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, UAB Campus, 08193 Bellaterra,
Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioelectronics
and Biosensors
Group, Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, UAB Campus, 08193 Bellaterra,
Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioelectronics
and Biosensors
Group, Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, UAB Campus, 08193 Bellaterra,
Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA,
Barcelona, Spain
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Liu S, Zheng Z, Li X. Advances in pesticide biosensors: current status, challenges, and future perspectives. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 405:63-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6299-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Glassy carbon and boron doped glassy carbon electrodes for voltammetric determination of linuron herbicide in the selected samples. OPEN CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/s11532-012-0042-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractIn this study the application of home-made unmodified (GC) and bulk modified boron doped glassy carbon (GCB) electrodes for the voltammetric determination of the linuron was investigated. The electrodes were synthesized with a moderate temperature treatment (1000°C). Obtained results were compared with the electrochemical determination of the linuron using a commercial glassy carbon electrode (GC-Metrohm). The peak potential (E p ) of linuron oxidation in 0.1 mol dm−3 H2SO4 as electrolyte was similar for all applied electrodes: 1.31, 1.34 and 1.28 V for GCB, GC and GC-Metrohm electrodes, respectively. Potential of linuron oxidation and current density depend on the pH of supporting electrolyte. Applying GCB and GC-Metrohm electrodes the most intensive electrochemical response for linuron was obtained in strongly acidic solution (0.1 mol dm−3 H2SO4). Applying the boron doped glassy carbon electrode the broadest linear range (0.005–0.1 µmol cm−3) for the linuron determination was obtained. The results of voltammetric determination of the linuron in spiked water samples showed good correlation between added and found amounts of linuron and also are in good agreement with the results obtained by HPLC-UV method. This appears to be the first application of a boron doped glassy carbon electrode for voltammetric determination of the environmental important compounds.
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Feier B, Floner D, Cristea C, Bodoki E, Sandulescu R, Geneste F. Flow electrochemical analyses of zinc by stripping voltammetry on graphite felt electrode. Talanta 2012; 98:152-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2012.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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