Substrate hydrolysis triggered formation of fluorescent gold nanoclusters – a new platform for the sensing of enzyme activity†
Huipeng Zhou,Jian Chen,Quan Lin
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 08/28/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3CC45494K
Abstract
Substrate hydrolysis was utilized to trigger a “top-down” etching process for the generation of fluorescent gold nanoclusters, and the changes in emission intensity of the assay solution provide a facile way for the sensing of enzyme activity.