Abstract:A metal-cobalt organic framework-derived fibrous rod-like carbon material (Co-DM) with peroxidase-like properties was prepared by a room-temperature synthesis-pyrolysis method in order to achieve a simple, rapid, low-cost and visual detection of L-cysteine (L-Cys). Its morphology, structure and elemental composition were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD and XPS. The catalytic mechanism of reactive oxygen species was investigated, and Co-DM catalyzed H2O2 to release superoxide anions (O2·?) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH), thereby oxidizing the colorless chromogenic substrate 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to blue oxTMB, performing UV-vis spectrophotometer detection at 652 nm, and recording the colorimetric signal. L-Cys has antioxidant properties and can reduce oxTMB to fade the blue color of the solution. Based on this principle, a colorimetric detection method for the detection of L-Cys was established. Under the optimal conditions, the concentration of L-Cys has a linear relationship with the absorbance in the range of 0.1~15.0 μmol/L, and the detection limit (LOD) is 0.35 μmol/L. In addition, the quantitative relationship between the relative activity of L-Cys and the color characteristic values was established by recording the characteristic values R (red), G (green), and B (blue) values of color change in the range of white (0,0,0) to black (255,255,255) for solutions at different concentrations of L-Cys with the aid of a homemade smartphone optical device and Color Garb software. The detection range was 0.1~70.0 μmol/L and the LOD was 0.27 μmol/L. This method was successfully applied to the detection of L-Cys in clinical human serum, and the recovery rate exceeded 96%. The results show that colorimetric sensing based on Co-DM catalyzed TMB-H2O2 system has broad prospects for the determination of L-Cys, which is sensitive, fast and does not require expensive equipment.