Table 1 Examples of GSH biosensors with their sensitivity and linear range values as reported in the literature.

From: Integrating gold nanoclusters, folic acid and reduced graphene oxide for nanosensing of glutathione based on “turn-off” fluorescence

Schematic biosensor assembly

Signal

Linear range

Limit of detection

References

2D MnO2 nanosheets- BSA/AuNCs

Fluorescence

0–2 mM

20 µM

5

MnO2-induced synthesis of polydopamine NPs

Fluorescence

0–800 µM

1.5 µM

18

Bis-squaraine dye SQSS

Fluorescence

0–10 µM

0.15 µM

71

Carbon NPs@MnO2–AgNP nanocomposite

Fluorescence

0.8–80 µM

0.55 µM

73

Mesoporous silica nanoquenchers capped with anti-GSH antibody

Fluorescence

0–10 mM

52 pM

72

Carbon dot–MnO2 nanosheet

Fluorescence

0.2–600 µM

22 nM

74

AuNCs–Hg(II) system

Fluorescence

0.04–16.0 µM

7.0 nM

75

MoS2 quantum dot donor and Rhodamine 6G dye acceptor

Fluorescence

5–50 nM

2.7 nM

76

Self-quenched BSA/AuNCs

Fluorescence

0.1–1.5 mM

0.004 mM

77

BSA/AuNCs-MnO2 nanocomposite

Fluorescence

2–200 µM

2.2 µM

78

Arginine–glycine-aspartate (RGD)-modified BSA/AuNCs

Fluorescence

1–10 mM

Nil

79

Lucigenin-MnO2 nanosheets

Fluorescence

1–150 µM

180 nM

24

Poly (allylamine) hydrochloride-confined BSA/AuNCs

Fluorescence

0.3–20 mM

3 mM

80

Mixed-valence-state cobalt nanomaterials

Colorimetric

0.5–40 µM

0.03 µM

21

FA-rGO-BSA/AuNCs

Fluorescence

0–1.75 µM

0.1 µM

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