A novel fluorescent method based on competitive host–guest interaction for aconitine sensing was proposed.
SCX8-RGO receptor exhibited high quenching performance and excellent supramolecular recognition capability.
This method showed high selectivity towards aconitine beyond competitive binding analytes.
The SCX8/aconitine complex was studied by molecular dynamics simulation.
The binding mode and the driving force between SCX8 and aconitine was clarified.