Research Article

Rapid SERS Detection of Thiol-Containing Natural Products in Culturing Complex

Table 2

Detection limit of target chemicals in DI water with SERS analysis.

Chemical nameDetection limit (mol/L)

Cysteine (Cys)1.0 × 10−8
Homocysteine (Hcys)1.0 × 10−8
γ-Glu-Cys1.0 × 10−6
Glutathione (GSH)1.0 × 10−6
Thiosalicylic acid (TSA)1.0 × 10−12
2-Naphthalenethiol (2-NT)1.0 × 10−15
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)1.0 × 10−10
D-penicillamine (DPA)1.0 × 10−9
4-Mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA)1.0 × 10−12