Label-free detection of adenosine based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer between fluorescent silica nanoparticles and unmodified gold nanoparticles

A sensitive and convenient strategy was developed for label-free assay of adenosine. The strategy adapted the fluorescence resonance energy transfer property between Rhodamine B doped fluorescent silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to generate signal. The different affinities of AuNPs toward the unfolded and folded aptamers were employed for the signal transfer in the system. In the presence of adenosine, the split aptamer fragments react with adenosine to form a structured complex. The folded aptamer cannot be adsorbed on the surface of AuNPs, which induces the aggregation of AuNPs under high ionic concentration conditions, and the aggregation of AuNPs leads to the decrease of the quenching ability. Therefore, the fluorescence intensity of Rhodamine B doped fluorescent SiNPs increased along with the concentration of adenosine. Because of the highly specific recognition ability of the aptamer toward adenosine and the strong quenching ability of AuNPs, the proposed strategy demonstrated good selectivity and high sensitivity for the detection of adenosine. Under the optimum conditions in the experiments, a linear range from 98 nM to 100 μM was obtained with a detection limit of 45 nM. As this strategy is convenient, practical and sensitive, it will provide a promising potential for label-free aptamer-based protein detection.     

A solid-state electrochemiluminescence sensing platform for detection of adenosine based on ferrocene-labeled structure-switching signaling aptamer

A solid-state electrochemiluminescence sensing platform based on ferrocene-labeled structure-switching signaling aptamer (Fc-aptamer) for highly sensitive detection of small molecules is developed successfully using adenosine as a model analyte. Such special sensing platform included two main parts, an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) substrate and an ECL intensity switch. The ECL substrate was made by modifying the complex of Au nanoparticle and Ruthenium (II) tris-(bipyridine) (Ru(bpy)₃²⁺-AuNPs) onto Au electrode. An anti-adenosine aptamer labeled by ferrocene acted as the ECL intensity switch. A short complementary ssDNA for the aptamer was applied to hybridizing with the aptamer, yielding a double-stranded complex of the aptamer and the ssDNA on the electrode surface. The introduction of adenosine triggered structure switching of the aptamer. As a result, the ssDNA was forced to dissociate from the sensing platform. Such structural change of the aptamer resulted in an obvious ECL intensity decrease due to the increased quenching effect of Fc to the ECL substrate. The analytic results were sensitive and specific.     

金纳米粒子富集-高效液相色谱同时测定人血浆中三种氨基硫醇

建立了金纳米粒子富集-高效液相色谱-紫外检测(HPLC-UVD)同时测定人血浆中3种氨基硫醇(半胱氨酸(Cys)、高半胱氨酸(Hcys)、谷胱甘肽(GSH))的新方法。以Tween 20修饰的金纳米粒子作为选择探针萃取富集氨基硫醇。经二硫苏糖醇脱附后,采用SpursilTM C18柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm)分离氨基硫醇,以60 mmol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 2.0)等度洗脱,检测波长为200 nm。3种氨基硫醇的浓度分别在0.025～350 μmol/L、0.02～60 μmol/L、0.01～50 μmol/L内与峰面积具有良好的线性关系,相关系数均高于0.99。方法检出限(信噪比为3)分别为5.0、6.0和2.5 nmol/L,回收率为92.8%～106.0%。该方法能显著降低血浆样品中内源性物质的干扰,提高HPLC-UVD的选择性和灵敏度。将该方法应用于心血管病人血浆中上述氨基硫醇的分离测定,结果显示: 与对照组相比,疾病组血浆中的Hcys和GSH水平存在显著性差异,Cys不存在显著性差异。     

Capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection for ATP quantification in spermatozoa and oocytes

We describe a new capillary electrophoresis laser-induced fluorescence (CE-LIF) method for the quantification of adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) in spermatozoa and oocytes. The optimization of the precapillary derivatization reaction between ATP and 4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4adiaza-s-indacene-3-propionyl ethylene diamine hydrochloride (BODIPY FL EDA) has been described. BODIPY-ATP conjugate was analysed in an uncoated fused silica capillary of 75 μm ID and 50 cm effective length using a 10 mmol/L tribasic sodium phosphate buffer, pH 11.5, at 22 kV in <5 min. A good reproducibility of intra- and inter-assay tests was obtained (CV?=?4.55% and 7.14%, respectively). With respect to our previous CE-UV assay, the new method showed an improvement in sensitivity that was about 120-fold (limit of quantification, 0.15 vs 18 μmol/L). Method applicability was proven on the reproductive cells of several animal species (roosters, horses, sheep and goats). Due to the elevated sensitivity, the new assay allows the measurement of adenosine 5′-triphosphate levels from just 20 oocytes. Considering that ATP concentration in reproductive cells is related to the mitochondrial integrity after cryopreservation, the proposed method could be a useful tool in assisted reproductive technologies.     

Selective enrichment of aminothiols using polysorbate 20-capped gold nanoparticles followed by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence

In this article, we report a simple method for selective enrichment of aminothiols using Tween 20-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) prior to capillary electrophoresis coupled with laser-induced fluorescence (CE-LIF). Compared to citrate-capped AuNPs, Tween 20-capped AuNPs exhibit the ability to disperse in a highly saline solution and selectively extract aminothiols through the formation of Au–S bonds. After extraction and centrifugation, 1 mM thioglycollic acid (TGA) was utilized to remove aminothiols that attached to the NP surfaces. After a solution of 8.0 mL aminothiols were extracted using 2× AuNPs (200 μL), the extracted aminothiols derivatized with o-phthalaldehyde at pH 12.0 were detected by CE-LIF. As a result, the limits of detection at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 for homocysteine (HCys), glutathione (GSH), and γ-glutamycysteine (Glu-cys) are 4013.2, 79.8, and 382.8 pM, respectively. The use of this probe provided approximately 11-, 282-, and 21-fold sensitivity improvements for HCys, GSH, and Glu-cys, respectively. A practical analysis of HCys, GSH, and Glu-cys in human urine sample has been accomplished by this present method.     

Spectroscopic Study on the Interaction between Bovine Serum Albumin and Tween‐20

The interaction between nonionic surfactant Tween-20 and bovine serum albumin (BSA) is studied in Tris‐HCl buffer solution by spectroscopic methods. The intrinsic fluorescence of BSA is quenched by the addition of Tween‐20. The UV‐visible absorption spectra and the synchronous fluorescence spectra show that the addition of Tween‐20 changes the polarity of the environment around tryptophan (trp) residues of BSA. The fraction of trp residues on the surface of BSA with and without Tween- 20 is calculated via I^? quenching experiments.     

基于碳酸钙-金纳米粒子无机杂化复合物固定硫堇的新方法及其在过氧化氢传感器中的应用

通过静电作用,经碳酸钙-金纳米粒子(CaCO3-AuNPs)无机杂化复合物实现了电活性物质硫堇(Th)在金电极表面的有效固定.AuNPs静电吸附到CaCO3微球表面形成CaCO3-AuNPs无机杂化复合物,该杂化复合物具有微孔结构、大的表面积和好的生物相容性,使得Th的固定量和稳定性大大提高.探讨了Th修饰电极在过氧化...     

Association Constants in the Bovine Serum Albumin/Human Serum Albumin–Tween 20 System in Aqueous Solutions

The association constants in the bovine serum albumin/human serum albumin–Tween 20 system are determined in aqueous solutions at pH 3.5–8.0 by means of nonpolarized fluorescence and protein fluorescence quenching. It is found that the most efficient association of serum albumin molecules with Tween 20 micelles occurs at pH 5.0 near the isoelectric points of proteins.     

A novel strategy for immobilization of thionine based on calcium carbonate-gold nanoparticles inorganic hybrid composite and its application in hydrogen peroxide sensor

A novel strategy for efficient immobilization of electroactive Thionine(Th)on the gold(Au)electrode surface based on calcium carbonate-gold nanoparticles(CaCO3-AuNPs)inorganic hybrid composite was proposed and conducted by the strong electrostatic interaction between positively charged Th and negatively charged CaCO3-AuNPs composite.The hybrid composite was obtained by the adsorption of AuNPs onto the surface of CaCO3 microspheres through electrostatic interaction.Due to the microporous architecture,large s...     

Probing the B-to-Z-DNA duplex transition using terminally stacking ethynyl pyrene-modified adenosine and uridine bases

Pyrene-modified adenosine and uridine bases located in the dangling positions of G,C-alternating oligodeoxynucleotides undergo pi-stacking in their B-DNA duplexes, but not in their Z-DNA duplexes; fluorescence quenching in the former, through photoinduced electron transfer, but not in the latter, allows the state of the B-to-Z-DNA transition to be characterized visually.     

生物荧光氧化硅纳米颗粒的研制与应用

运用OP-10(壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚)/环己烷/氨水微乳液自组装体系合成了罗丹明B嵌入的荧光氧化硅纳米颗粒.通过电镜检测、光谱分析以及荧光猝灭试验研究了荧光颗粒的特性.将荧光纳米颗粒与培养细胞共培育后,通过激光扫描共聚焦显微镜和流式细胞仪研究了不同时间点细胞内荧光信号和荧光强度.结果表明,合成的荧光氧化硅纳米颗粒粒径小（约20 nm）,分布均匀,形态规则,表面光滑圆润,发光性质稳定.它可被体外培养细胞有效摄入,并可在培养细胞中检测到较强的荧光信号和较高的荧光强度.这提示生物荧光氧化硅纳米颗粒在细胞生物学、超微化学与免疫检测等领域将具有重要应用前景.     

Determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals in environmental solid matrices by extraction with a non-ionic surfactant (Tween 80)

A readily applicable method based on extraction by aqueous non-ionic surfactant solutions (Tween 80) and RP-HPLC coupled to fluorescence detection, has been developed for the simultaneous determination of the phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) nonylphenol (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate (NP1EO) and nonylphenol diethoxylate (NP2EO) and bisphenol A (BPA) in environmental solid matrices. Clean up of sample extracts was performed on Si-C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges. The overall Tween 80 extraction-SPE-RP-HPLC procedure was validated for accuracy and precision by analyzing sediment samples spiked with known amounts of EDCs. Recoveries for NP, NP1EO, NP2EO and BPA and limits of detection are in agreement with conventional extraction methods. The developed methodology was successfully applied to the analysis of target compounds in Italian river sediments, river suspended matter and benthonic macroinvertebrate organisms (oligochaetes Lumbriculus variegatus). Results confirmed that this relatively simple procedure performed satisfactorily in the determination of phenolic EDCs in environmental solid matrices of different complexity and that it can be a suitable alternative method to conventional systems even for routine analyses.     

荧光光谱法研究除草醚与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

运用荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱研究水溶液中除草醚(NP)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.结果表明,NP与BSA形成基态复合物导致BSA内源荧光猝灭,猝灭机理主要为静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移.运用位点模型计算298 K、308 K、318 K时结合常数K_A分别为6.97×10~4、5.25×10~4 、4.96×10~4 L·mol~(-1),结合位点数n分别为0.98、0.92、0.96.根据热力学参数确定其作用力以疏水作用和静电作用为主;运用F(o)rster偶极-偶极非辐射能量转移原理,测定了NP与BSA的结合距离r为2.19 nm;用同步荧光技术初步考察了NP对BSA构象的影响.     

β-Cyclodextrin polymer based fluorescence enhancement method for sensitive adenosine triphosphate detection

A sensitive and facile method for adenosine triphosphate detection has been developed that based on the prominent fluorescence enhancement capability of β-cyclodextrin polymer to pyrene through host-gest interaction.     

Homogeneous, competitive fluorescence quenching immunoassay based on gold nanoparticle/polyelectrolyte coated latex particles

This study reports a homogeneous and competitive fluorescence quenching immunoassay based on gold nanoparticle/polyelectrolyte (Au(NP)/PE) coated latex particles prepared by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. First, the resonant energy transfer from a layer of fluorescent PEs to Au(NP) in LbL assembled films on planar substrates was investigated. The quenching efficiency (QE) for the planar films depended on the cube of the distance between the two layers. A QE of 50% was achieved at a distance of ca. 15 nm, indicating that the Au(NP)/PE system is suitable for detecting binding/release events for antibodies. A homogeneous, competitive binding immunoassay for biotin was designed based on Au(NP)/PE-coated polystyrene particles of 488 nm diameter as quenching agents for a fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled anti-biotin immunoglobulin (FITC-anti-biotin IgG). Biotin molecules were localized on the Au(NP)/PE-coated latexes by depositing a layer of biotinylated poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (B-PAH), and FITC-anti-biotin IgGs were subsequently bound to the particles through interaction with the biotin on B-PAH. Transmission electron microscopy and quartz crystal microgravimetry confirmed the multilayer formation on latex particles and planar gold surfaces, respectively. The biotin-functionalized Au(NP)/PE-coated latexes terminated by FITC-anti-biotin IgG exhibited a dynamic sensing range of 1-50 nmol. These results indicate that Au(NP)/PE-coated latexes can be readily used as dynamic range tunable sensors.     

牛血红蛋白与银纳米粒子相互作用的光谱研究

运用紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱、同步荧光光谱、圆二色光谱(CD)及傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)等手段, 研究牛血红蛋白(Bovine Hemoglobin, 简称BHb)与银纳米粒子的相互作用. 结果表明, BHb能吸附在银纳米粒子的表面, 使其415 nm处的特征等离子体共振吸收峰强度下降, 峰位红移. 随银纳米粒子的浓度增大, BHb分子中Soret带的吸收持续降低, 说明银纳米粒子可能使部分血红素辅基从它们的键腔中脱离出来. Stern-Volmer方程分析表明, 银纳米粒子静态猝灭BHb的内源荧光. 由UV-Vis和荧光光谱的变化, 计算BHb与银纳米粒子的结合常数, 其数量级达到10⁹～10¹⁰. 同步荧光光谱的蓝移说明, 银纳米粒子扰动BHb分子内部的酪氨酸、色氨酸残基所处的微环境, 使之包埋于疏水腔中. 拟合计算远紫外CD数据发现, 银纳米粒子诱导BHb产生轻微的二级结构改变, α-螺旋含量降低. FTIR光谱结果提示, BHb中半胱氨酸残基的硫、羧基氧、酰胺及氨基酸残基中的氮原子与银纳米粒子可能有表面键合作用.     

Luminescent silver nanoclusters for efficient detection of adenosine triphosphate in a wide range of pH values

In this work, polymethacrylic acid (PMAA)-templated silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs) were developed as the fluorescent probe for the efficient and sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in a wide range of pH values. The fluorescence intensity of the Ag NCs could keep stable with pH values ranging from 2.5 to 9.3. The detection of ATP was based on the quenching of the fluorescent Ag NCs in the presence of ATP. The fluorescence quenching of the Ag NCs with increasing ATP concentration was studied at pH 2.5, 4.5, 7.0 and 8.5 which involved a wide pH environment in body fluids. The limit of detection (LOD) for ATP was as low as 0.1 mmol/L in an acidic environment with pH of 2.5 and all the linear correlation coefficients were satisfactory under wide-span pH values from 2.5 to 8.5. In addition, the sensitive determination of ATP was also achieved by adding copper ions (Cu²⁺). The high selectivity and rapid detection process proved that the fluorescent probe had great potential to detect ATP in biological samples under different pH conditions.     

Determination of polyphenol components in herbal medicines by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with Tween 20

A simple and convenient method of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) using polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (Tween 20) to form single micelle and methanol as a buffer additive was introduced for the simultaneous determination of five polyphenols, including scopoletin, rutin, esculetin, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid. A running buffer solution of pH 9.3, 20 mmol/L sodium tetraborate containing 64 mmol/L Tween 20 and 9% (v/v) methanol was adopted in the separation. Because rutin and esculetin were difficult to be separated by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and SDS-based MEKC, Tween 20-based MEKC was adopted and the polyphenols were separated satisfactorily. The proposed method was used to determine the polyphenol components in the herbal medicine of Cortex fraxini. The separation mechanism of Tween 20-based MEKC for the polyphenols was discussed preliminarily.     

Antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of riboflavin in PEG/BSA systems

The work aims to simulate in vitro, the antioxidant activity of riboflavin (RF) (Vitamin B₂) in Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) (Tween20 and Myrj52)/Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) systems, using the chemiluminescent system luminol-hydrogen peroxide, in alkaline solution, Tris–HCl buffer, pH 8.5. The tested concentrations were 2–20 μM for RF and 0.06 to 0.6% for PEGs. It was found that 0.12% PEGs enhance the antioxidant activity of RF to higher and lower values, according to their molecular structure, Tween20 > Myrj52. RF has a pro-oxidant effect in the presence of BSA, while in the PEG/BSA systems, its antioxidant activity increases up to ~20%; a cross-linking of PEG to RF in the presence of BSA is considered. Additionally, studies by fluorescence spectroscopy on RF embedded in Tween20/BSA system-enhanced Tyrosine fluorescence contribution. In vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of RF in PEG/BSA systems was performed by Neutral Red assay and by monitoring lactate dehydrogenase release. PEG/BSA system offers great promise for enhancement of the RF antioxidant activity and biocompatibility, maintaining the integrity of the BSA, facts which are useful in the oxidative stress and drug delivery processes.     

Plant-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles for photocatalytic,anticancer, and antioxidant applications

The current study is the first to disclose a quick, cost-effective, and environmentally safe phytofabrication of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that remained stable for three months utilizing the aqueous extract of T. capensis leaves to uphold the principles of green chemistry such as less hazardous chemical syntheses, safer solvents and auxiliaries, design for energy efficiency, and use of renewable feedstocks. Several approaches were used to describe T. capensis-AuNPs, with the findings revealing the successful phytoformation of crystalline AuNPs with a dark brown color, spherical nanoparticles with a size range of 10–35 nm, a surface plasmon peak at 515 nm, and a surface charge of ? 24.5 mV. T. capensis-AuNPs showed 72% photodegradation efficacy against malachite green. The MTT experiment revealed that T. capensis-AuNPs and T. capensis extract had excellent potency in preventing the development and proliferation of human breast cancer cells (MCF7 cell line), with IC50 values of 9.6 g/mL and 23.3 g/mL, respectively. Both T. capensis-AuNPs and T. capensis extract had significant antioxidant efficacies, with DPPH scavenging percentages of 70.73% for T. capensis-AuNPs and 85.62% for T. capensis extract. Consequently, these findings suggest a new and sustainable route for the green synthesis of AuNPs using the aqueous extract of T. capensis.