TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.48, sa.2, ss.218-228, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Sunset Yellow (SY), which is an artificial azo dye, is preferable for its high stability and low cost. The determination of SY in
foods is extremely important for human health because excessive consumption of SY has harmful effects, such as hyperactivity disorder
and cancer. In this method, L-cysteine coated copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) were used as a fluorescence probe. L-cysteine has been
used as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. One-step green hydrothermal synthesis of CuNCs was made. L-cysteine-coated CuNCs
have been characterized using several of methods. CuNCs quenching mechanism is static and inner filter effect (IFE). The linear range
is 0.65–14 μg.ml–1 at optimum conditions. LOD and LOQ values were calculated as 0.1 and 0.35 μg.ml–1, respectively. The proposed
method was used for the determination of SY in different type of powder drinks. The developed nanosensor is environmentally friendly,
easy, fast, reproducible, and low cost.