India, April 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
A tiny fluorescent "turn-on" sensor for rapidly detecting nicotine and its major metabolite, cotinine, in aqueous media and living cells, could enable early and rapid detection of nicotine exposure and biomarkers levels of cotinine its long-lasting footprint in the body.
Smoking and second-hand smoke exposure remain major global health issues. Nicotine is highly addictive and harmful, while cotinine is a stable biomarker present in blood, saliva, and urine. Therefore, developing a selective and biocompatible probe for nicotine/cotinine detection is important for public health screening, monitoring smoking exposure and biological and cellular research related to n...