Real-Time Fluorescence Screening Platform for Meat Freshness

Anal Chem. 2022 Nov 8;94(44):15423-15432. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03326. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Abstract

Meat's freshness is closely related to food safety and human health and has received increasing attention nowadays. To on-site visually screen meat freshness in a fast and non-destructive manner, we rationally constructed a series of fluorescent probes (JDCN, JDNS, and JDPY) with distinct electron-withdrawing substitution groups based on julolidine-fused coumarin. These probes underwent an aza-Michael addition followed by an elimination reaction with cadaverine to generate a colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescence response, and their sensing performance was rationally enhanced by improving the electron-withdrawing strength of substitution groups. Particularly, JDCN with a dicyanovinyl group as the reaction site exhibited outstanding sensing performance including rapid response (∼60 s), high selectivity, and low detection limit (14 nM). Furthermore, JDCN was fabricated into test kits to detect cadaverine vapor with a high-contrast fluorescence change from red to green. Based on two-color visualization of cadaverine vapor, on-site non-contact and non-destructive monitoring of meat freshness was successfully achieved. The good sensing performance rendered JDCN test kits a promising real-time fluorescence screening platform for rapid, non-destructive, and accurate evaluation of meat freshness.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cadaverine
  • Colorimetry*
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Humans
  • Meat* / analysis

Substances

  • Cadaverine
  • Fluorescent Dyes