Developing sensitive practical sensors for monitoring
pesticide
residues in edible foods and environmental samples is vital for food
safety and environmental protection. Enzyme-inhibited biosensors offer
effective alternative sensing strategies by using the inherent characteristics
of pesticides. To further improve the degradation function of pesticide
sensors, here, a target-triggered porphyrin metal–organic framework
(MOF)-based nanosystem was designed with the synergetic bifunction
of sensitive detection and controllable degradation of the triazophos
pesticide. As a result of triazophos-inhibited glutathione consumption,
the MOF collapsed and released the ligand porphyrin, leading to the
recovery of fluorescence and photosensitization of the free porphyrin.
The fluorescence recovery resulted in a sensitive detection limit
of 0.6 ng mL–1 for triazophos, which was also applied
for the determination of contaminated samples and bioaccumulation
in rice. Furthermore, the target-activated photocatalytic ability
of porphyrin endowed the system with the ability to effectively generate
reactive oxygen species for degrading triazophos with a removal rate
of ∼85%, achieving eco-friendly synergetic detection and photodegradation
in a controllable way. Therefore, the intelligent multifunctional
MOF system demonstrated the potential of programmable systems for
jointly controllable tracking and elimination of pesticide residues
in the environment and opened a new avenue for designing a precise
mechanism for stimulus-triggered degradation of pesticide residues
accompanied by sensitive detection for environmental friendliness
and food safety.