The invention discloses a
lentinan-gold nanocluster fluorescent probe as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of biomedical materials and natural
polysaccharide functionalization. Aminated
lentinan and
glutathione modified gold
nanoclusters are used as raw materials, and covalent
coupling is performed under mild conditions to obtain the
lentinan-gold nanocluster fluorescent probe. Strong acid, strong alkali and high temperature conditions are avoided in the preparation process, and the natural
triple helix conformation of the lentinan can be effectively reserved, so that the inherent anti-tumor
biological activity of the lentinan is maintained. The prepared fluorescent probe is uniform in particle size, the
average size is about 150 nm, and
tumor site enrichment can be achieved through the enhanced
permeation and retention effect (EPR effect) of tumors. In a
tumor microenvironment, the inherent anti-tumor activity of the lentinan and the tumor
cell toxicity induced by
peroxidase-like activity shown by Au-GSH generate a synergistic effect, and the probe has a stable
fluorescence signal and can realize in-vivo tracing and imaging.