Novel Fluorescent Nano Carbon Quantum Dots Derived From Lactarius Hatsudake for High Selective Vitamin B12 Detection

Abstract

Background: VB12 is involved in the production of bone marrow red blood cells, preventing pernicious anemia and brain nerve damage.

Objective: A large edible fungus Lactarius hatsudake (Lh) was used as a carbon source to produce fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) with high quantum yield and high photostability by a one-step hydrothermal method.

Method: The structure and optical properties of Lh-CDs were characterized by XRD, XPS, FTIR, and UV-Vis, and the stability of Lh-CDs was studied. The maximum excitation wavelength and emission wavelength of Lh-CDs were 324 and 408 nm, respectively, and the average fluorescence lifetime was 2.29 ns.

Results: The linear range is 0∼20 μM (R2 = 0.9972) with a detection limit of 36.9 nM. At the same time, the mechanism of fluorescence quenching was internal filtration effect.

Conclusions: It showed that Lh-CDS had good selectivity, high sensitivity, and good anti-interference ability to VB12, which provided a new detection method for VB12.Highlights The fluorescence intensity of the LH-CDs could be effectively quenched by VB12.

Highlights: The fluorescence intensity of the LH-CDs could be effectively quenched by VB12.