The unusual d-amino acids (d-AAs), as the counter enantiomer of usual l-amino acids (l-AAs), have evoked increasing attention because of their potential relevance with diseases. Accordingly, it is essential to establish sensitive and selective detection methods for d-AAs without the interferences from l-AAs. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique is efficacious for the detection of molecules but routinely ineffective in enantiomeric differentiation. d-Proline (d-Pro) and d-alanine (d-Ala) are regarded as biomarkers of gastric cancer. Herein, Raman-active boronate modified SERS chips are constructed to develop a d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO)-mediated cascade reaction-based SERS enantioselective assay for d-Pro and d-Ala. The principle is that DAAO selectively catalyzes the deamination of d-Pro and d-Ala, and the produced HO oxidizes boronate to present a new SERS peak at 883 cm for quantitative analysis in a ratiometric way. A linear range from 20 to 400 μmol/L and a limit of detection down to 14.8 μmol/L are reached. In addition, interferences from l-AAs and many other possible species coexisting in biofluids with the detection of d-Pro and d-Ala are ignorable. Enzyme-mediated cascade reaction-based SERS chips are further utilized for saliva sample analysis, and the total levels of d-Pro and d-Ala in salivary samples from gastric cancer patients are much higher than those of healthy persons. This work provides a solution for SERS enantioselective analysis and noninvasive screening chiral biomolecules for disease diagnosis.
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