Electrochemical Sex Determination of Dioecious Plants Using Polydopamine-Functionalized Graphene Sheets

Li Fu; Qiao Wang; Mingjun Zhang; Yuhong Zheng; Yuhong Zheng; Mengyao Wu; Ziyi Lan; Jiansong Pu; Huaiwei Zhang; Fei Chen; Weitao Su; Jinhong Yu; Cheng-Te Lin

doi:10.3389/fchem.2020.00092

Frontiers in Chemistry (Mar 2020)

Electrochemical Sex Determination of Dioecious Plants Using Polydopamine-Functionalized Graphene Sheets

Li Fu,
Qiao Wang,
Mingjun Zhang,
Yuhong Zheng,
Yuhong Zheng,
Mengyao Wu,
Ziyi Lan,
Jiansong Pu,
Huaiwei Zhang,
Fei Chen,
Weitao Su,
Jinhong Yu,
Cheng-Te Lin

Affiliations

Li Fu: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Qiao Wang: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Mingjun Zhang: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Yuhong Zheng: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Yuhong Zheng: Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing, China
Mengyao Wu: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Ziyi Lan: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Jiansong Pu: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Huaiwei Zhang: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Fei Chen: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Weitao Su: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
Jinhong Yu: Key Laboratory of Marine New Materials and Related Technology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protection Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
Cheng-Te Lin: Key Laboratory of Marine New Materials and Related Technology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protection Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00092
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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The rapid identification of sex has potential uses involving dioecious commercial plants. In this work, we first propose a rapid electrochemical analysis method for plant sex determination using the signal difference generated by the electrochemically active substances in plant tissue. Polydopamine-functionalized graphene was wrapped around plant tissue. The introduction of polydopamine-functionalized graphene could solve the problem of the instability of plant tissue immobilization and enhance the electrochemical signals from plant tissue. Taxus × media, Dioscorea zingiberensis, and Dioscorea bulbifera were deliberately selected as dioecious plant models due to their pharmaceutical applications. The sex of the plant was not obvious after simply comparing the electrochemical voltammograms. Scatter patterns and 3D surface patterns were generated based on the voltammograms recorded after different solvent extractions. Sex determination was successfully achieved by pattern recognition.

Published in Frontiers in Chemistry

ISSN: 2296-2646 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/chemistry

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