N-Doped Carbon Dots as a Fluorescent Nanosensor for Determination of Colchicine Based on Inner Filter Effect

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In this study, a novel and simple fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) based nano-sensor for colchicine determination has been prepared. The nitrogen doped CQDs probe was prepared using uric acid as a carbon/nitrogen source via a one-step pyrolysis. The sensor is based on inner filter effect (IFE) where colchicine acts as a powerful absorber that affects the excitation of the fluorescer (CQDs). This overlap results in a quantitative attenuation of the fluorescence of CQDs with increasing colchicine concentration in the range of 2–25 μM. The developed sensor has the advantages of simplicity, less time-consuming, convenience and satisfactory selectivity for colchicine determination in pharmaceutical dosage forms.

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Conceptualization: [Samah F. El-Malla], [Eman A. Elshenawy], [Sherin F. Hammad], [Fotouh R. Mansour]; Formal analysis [Samah F. El-Malla], [Eman A. Elshenawy], [Sherin F. Hammad], [Fotouh R. Mansour]; Investigation: [Eman A. Elshenawy]; Writing - original draft: [Eman A. Elshenawy]; Writing - review and editing: [Samah F. El-Malla], [Sherin F. Hammad], [Fotouh R. Mansour]. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript.

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El-Malla, S.F., Elshenawy, E.A., Hammad, S.F. et al. N-Doped Carbon Dots as a Fluorescent Nanosensor for Determination of Colchicine Based on Inner Filter Effect. J Fluoresc (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02698-0

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Keywords

  • Carbon quantum dots
  • Uric acid
  • Colchicine
  • Inner filter effect
  • Fluorescent nano-sensor
  • Pharmaceutical analysis