A novel carbon dots derived from reduced <scp>l</scp>-glutathione as fluorescent probe for the detection of the <scp>l</scp>-/<scp>d</scp>-arginine

Abstract

Novel carbon dots (CDs) were fabricated by a hydro-thermal method, in which reduced <sc>l</sc>-glutathione was considered as the precursor and ethylenediamine as the passivating agent. Subsequently, the chemical structure and fluorescence stability of the CDs were thoroughly investigated.