Glutathione (GSH) plays a crucial role in various physiological processes. Therefore, efficient detection of GSH is of great importance. In this study, we present a new and highly efficient ratiometric fluorescent biosensor through one-pot synthesis of coupling the self-assembly of polysaccharide (alginate dialdehyde, ADA)-dipeptide (diphenylalanine, FF) and in situ reduction of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) simultaneously encapsulating a dye (5-aminofluorescein, FI-NH 2 ) inside to form ADA-Au-FF-dye nanospheres. Because the fluorescence of the dye can be quenched by Au NPs and linearly recovered following the introduction of different GSH concentrations owing to nanometal surface energy transfer on and off, this new ADA-Au-FF-dye hybrid nanosphere-based sensor allows label-free and ratiometric detection of intracellular GSH and other biothiols in a wide linear range, which is of great significance for cancer diagnostics and therapy.

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A refreshed view of chemical bonds in solids unveils unusual bonding in fivefold coordinated bulk crystals of octet compounds: out-of-plane cation–anion chain bonding via overlapping pz orbitals replaces in-plane π bonding of the isolated monolayer.

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