研究金纳米粒子和牛血清白蛋白以及羊抗兔免疫球蛋白G的相互作用

通过检测蛋白质与金纳米粒子结合前后的zeta电位和荧光淬灭的变化，研究金纳米粒子和蛋白质，如牛血清白蛋白以及免疫球蛋白G之间在不同pH条件下的相互作用。当加入蛋白质后，金胶体溶液在透射电镜和紫外－可见分光光度计检测时有聚集的现象。实验结果表明，当pH值增大时，zeta电位变化很明显，而结合常数K_b和化学计量数n增加的趋势比较平缓。总之，有两个因子能明显地影响金纳米粒子和蛋白质之间的相互作用，那就是表面电荷以及金纳米粒子和蛋白质上面的色氨酸的吲哚环之间的共价作用。     

酸碱度对金纳米结构形貌的调控及其机理研究

本文通过调节环境pH酸碱度改变聚电解质膜中氨基基团的键合状态,以控制聚电解质膜表面金纳米粒子的原位还原与自组装过程中的聚集行为,发现当聚电解质膜经pH为5.40的去离子水处理后可在其表面制备出片状金纳米结构;经pH为0.65的强酸溶液处理后,可在膜表面制备出树枝状的金纳米结构,且尺寸比pH为5.40条件下增大一倍;经pH为12.77的强碱溶液处理后,金纳米粒子的聚集状态发生改变,形成了球形纳米结构;对金纳米粒子形貌的调控机理进行了初步探讨.     

基于发光金纳米粒子荧光增强法测定溶菌酶

参照文献方法合成了BSA修饰的水溶性发光金纳米粒子,并考察了其与溶菌酶之间的相互作用.依据溶菌酶对金纳米粒子的发光增强现象,建立了测定溶菌酶的荧光新方法.考察了发光金纳米粒子的浓度、pH值、反应时间及共存物质对测定的影响.优化条件为:发光金纳米粒子浓度4.0×10(-6)mol/L,pH 7.0、反应时间10 min....     

金纳米粒子组装体的连续离散型纳米结构控制

采用柠檬酸钠还原氯金酸的方法,制备出粒径均一的金纳米粒子(AuNPs),通过加入二水合双(对-磺酰苯基)苯基膦化二钾盐(BSPP),增强了AuNPs体系的分散性与稳定性.选用直径为15和40nm的AuNPs,用不同序列巯基修饰的单链DNA连接到其表面,通过DNA链的杂交,形成不同结构的金纳米粒子组装体.通过改变加入DNA延长连接单元的比例,可以控制金纳米粒子组装体具有连续离散型的1∶1,2∶1和3∶1纳米结构.     

纳米金粒子与R-藻红蛋白的相互作用

以NaBH4为还原剂, 采用化学还原法制备了纳米金溶胶, 发现以pH=7的金前驱液还原得到的纳米金粒子具有最强的紫外吸收(525 nm), 当以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)为稳定剂时, 此吸收紫移到510 nm. TEM观察金粒子大小为5~8 nm. PVP、聚乙烯醇(PVA)和吐温-80等能较好地稳定纳米金粒子, 而十二烷基苯磺酸钠、PEG-1000和OP乳化剂等则没有稳定作用. 以紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)、X光荧光光谱(XRF)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)等研究了纳米金粒子与R-藻红蛋白的相互作用, 发现R-藻红蛋白本身对纳米金粒子具有良好的稳定作用. 当R-藻红蛋白与纳米金粒子共存时, R-藻红蛋白所具有的538 nm吸收带强度有所增强, 并发生紫移, 同时578 nm的荧光强度也明显减弱, 这表明R-藻红蛋白与纳米金粒子的相互作用对R-藻红蛋白的空间结构产生了影响, 导致位于R-藻红蛋白外缘藻红素发色团(PEB)的微环境发生了改变. 凝胶柱层析及分光光度分析结果进一步证实了金纳米粒子与藻红蛋白存在明显的相互作用, 这种相互作用可能与藻红蛋白分子中所包含的氨基基团有关.     

聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护金纳米粒子的制备及pH响应性聚集

通过可逆断裂链转移加成聚合,制备了单分散的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯,并一步水解获得了具有硫醇端基的聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA).在还原氯金酸为金纳米粒子的同时,利用硫醇端基与金纳米粒子(GNPs)的耦合作用,一步获得了聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护的金纳米粒子.通过紫外光谱和透射电镜表征证实,金纳米粒子为单分散的球型颗粒,在水溶液中具有长期稳定性.聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护的金纳米粒子的光学性质和聚集状态,具有明显的pH响应性.在酸性条件下,由于PMAA被质子化发生疏水性转变,聚合物链收缩聚集,促使金纳米粒子之间互相靠近并聚集,其表面等离子共振吸收峰发生红移.从酸性调节为碱性后,(PMAA-@-GNPs)能重新分散,吸收峰发生蓝移.在多次循环后,溶液的光学信号能可逆互变且变化不大.     

均聚物调节的金纳米粒子光及催化活性

在均聚物甲基丙烯酸N,N-2甲氨基乙酯（PDMAEMA）存在下通过硼氢化钠原位还原制备金纳米粒子,其尺寸通过金与DMAEMA的摩尔比调节．PDMAEMA水溶液在pH10和14分别在25℃和50℃发生相转变,而由于金纳米粒子具有疏水性,PDMAEMA稳定的金纳米粒子胶体水溶液在pH10时在47℃发生相变．PDMAEMA具有pH和温度敏感特性,其稳定的金纳米粒子胶体水溶液在光和催化性能方面表现出pH可调节的温度敏感特性．在pH2的酸性条件下,胶体水溶液从20℃到65℃升温过程中在518nm处发生表面等离子吸收;在pH10碱性条件下,胶体水溶液在20℃-40℃温度范围内在518nm处出现表面等离子吸收,而在40℃-65℃温度范围内吸收从518nm红移到545nm．当用金纳米粒子做催化剂催化对硝基苯酚的还原反应时,其催化活性可根据PDMAEMA在较高和较低温度对反应物分子的渗透性改变进行调节．     

基于银纳米粒子构建荧光传感平台用于核酸检测

报道了基于银纳米粒子构建的荧光传感平台,并用于核酸检测.此荧光传感平台对核酸检测基于以下策略:首先,荧光团标记的单链DNA探针被吸附到银纳米粒子的表面,荧光团与银纳米粒子近距离接触,发生荧光猝灭;加入与探针DNA序列互补的目标DNA,两者杂交形成双链DNA,并从银纳米粒子的表面脱离,荧光得到恢复.这种银纳米粒子构建的荧...     

藤茶干粉提取液还原制备金纳米粒子

用藤茶干粉提取液生物还原氯金酸溶液实现了金纳米粒子绿色制备,通过紫外-可见分光光度计、透射电子显微镜和粒度分布等技术手段对金纳米粒子形态等物性进行了表征,运用控制变量法探究了金纳米粒子生物合成的规律。研究发现,金纳米粒子的粒径、粒径分布、形状和稳定性受反应体系pH值、温度以及氯金酸的用量影响。pH6.47或藤茶干粉提取液过量时会引起纳米金的团聚;温度升高,金纳米粒子平均粒径会减小。通过变量控制,可以实现金纳米粒子绿色合成的有效控制。     

镊子型dsDNA稳定的纳米金光度法快速检测Hg2+的研究

利用Hg2+对胸腺嘧啶(T)T -T错配的特异性结合,建立了一种利用盐诱导金纳米粒子聚集的比色定量检测Hg2+离子的方法.设计了一种镊子型dsDNA,其一半为互补碱基形成的双螺旋结构,另一半为T-T错配.错配部分保持单链状态吸附在纳米金表面,使纳米金的稳定性增强,抑制盐诱导的纳米金团聚.当存在Hg2时,“T- Hg2+...     

Study on Interaction of G-rich Oligonucleotides Modified Gold Nanoparticles with Cells

Herein, two kinds of ssDNA-GNPs (termed as PolyG₁-GNPs and PolyG₂-GNPs, respectively) were synthesized by modification of two different G-rich single-strand oligonucleotides (PolyG₁ and PolyG₂) onto 13-nm citrate-protected gold nanoparticles (GNPs) surface through formation of the sulfur-gold covalent bond, respectively. The as-prepared PolyG₁-GNPs and PolyG₂-GNPs had reasonable colloidal stability in complex dispersing matrixes. The effect of ssDNA sequence on the interaction between ssDNA-GNPs and cells was systematically investigated by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, cellular transmission electronic microscopy and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The experimental results showed that both of the as-prepared PolyG₁-GNPs and PolyG₂-GNPs had low cytotoxicity and exhibited energy related endocytosis. In addition, the cellular internalization amount and dispersibility of ssDNA-GNPs were strongly affected by the sequences of immobilized ssDNAs. PolyG₂ with G-quadruplex (G4) secondary structure could significantly increase the cellular internalization amount and intracellular stability of PolyG₂-GNPs.     

烟酰胺与DNA相互作用的电化学研究

利用示差脉冲伏安法研究了烟酰胺(NA)与小牛胸腺DNA在pH 8.0条件下相互作用的电化学行为.双链DNA(dsDNA)或单链DNA(ssDNA)的存在导致NA的峰电流明显降低且峰电位负移,表明NA与DNA发生相互作用,生成了复合物,且其作用模式主要是静电模式,但NA与dsDNA的相互作用强于与ssDNA的相互作用,可用于识别dsDNA和ssDNA.通过dsDNA加入前后峰电流的变化,计算得出NA与dsDNA结合常数β=4.946×10(11),结合位点数m=3.此外,NA的峰电流Ip与DNA质量浓度在1～14mg/L的范围内呈线性关系,线性回归方程为Ip(10-5A)=-0.03451cDNA(mg/L)+1.7408,相关系数R为0.9998.该法具有良好的回收率和选择性,可用于样品中DNA的测定.     

MALDI‐MS detection of noncovalent interactions of single stranded DNA with Escherichia coli single‐stranded DNA‐binding protein

The Escherichia coli single‐stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) selectively binds single‐stranded (ss) DNA and participates in the process of DNA replication, recombination and repair. Different binding modes have previously been observed in SSB?ssDNA complexes, due to the four potential binding sites of SSB. Here, chemical cross‐linking, combined with high‐mass matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS), is used to determine the stoichiometry of the SSB?ssDNA complex. SSB forms a stable homotetramer in solution, but only the monomeric species (m/z 19 100) can be detected with standard MALDI‐MS. With chemical cross‐linking, the quaternary structure of SSB is conserved, and the tetramer (m/z 79 500) was observed. We found that ssDNA also functions as a stabilizer to conserve the quaternary structure of SSB, as evidenced by the detection of a SSB?ssDNA complex at m/z 94 200 even in the absence of chemical cross‐linking. The stability of the SSB?ssDNA complex with MALDI strongly depends on the length and strand of oligonucleotides and the stoichiometry of the SSB?ssDNA complex, which could be attributed to electrostatic interactions that are enhanced in the gas phase. The key factor affecting the stoichiometry of the SSB?ssDNA complex is how ssDNA binds to SSB, rather than the protein‐to‐DNA ratio. This further suggests that detection of the complex by MALDI is a result of specific binding, and not due to non‐specific aggregation in the MALDI plume. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of the interaction between beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid N-methylamide and polynucleotides on singlet oxygen quantum yield and DNA oxidative damage

The complexation of beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid N-methylamide (betaCMAM) with the sodium salts of the nucleotides polyadenylic (Poly A), polycytidylic (Poly C), polyguanylic (Poly G), polythymidylic (Poly T) and polyuridylic (Poly U) acids, and with double stranded (dsDNA) and single stranded deoxyribonucleic acids (ssDNA) was studied at pH 4, 6 and 9. Predominant 1:1 complex formation is indicated from Job plots. Association constants were determined using the Benesi-Hildebrand equation. BetaCMAM-sensitized singlet oxygen quantum yields were determined at pH 4, 6 and 9, and the effects on this of adding oligonucleotides, dsDNA and ssDNA were studied at the three pH values. With dsDNA, the effect on betaCMAM triplet state formation was also determined through triplet-triplet transient absorption spectra. To evaluate possible oxidative damage of DNA following singlet oxygen betaCMAM photosensitization, we used thiobarbituric acid-reactivity assays and electrophoretic separation of DNA assays. The results showed no oxidative damage at the level of DNA degradation or strand break.     

A simple visual method for DNA detection based on the formation of gold nanoparticles

A simple visual method for DNA detection during the formation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed based on different electrostatic properties of single strand DNA (ssDNA) and double strand DNA (dsDNA). It could identify target DNA in 10 min.     

A simple visual method for DNA detection based on the formation of gold nanoparticles

A simple visual method for DNA detection during the formation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed based on different electrostatic properties of single strand DNA (ssDNA) and double strand DNA (dsDNA). Since the ssDNA is easy to bind to AuNPs due to its exposed bases which could prevent salt-induced aggregation of AuNPs. The dsDNA always present negative charge because its negatively charged phosphate backbone is exposed. In this case, the dsDNA could disturb the adsorption between dsDNA and AuNPs and result in non-aggregation of AuNPs. After hybridization, chloroauric acid and ascorbic acid were added to the mixture solution, and the solution changed to red immediately and turned to purple in 10 min in the present of target DNA. TEM results confirmed that the change of color stemed from aggregation of AuNPs. In order to obtain accurate results by naked eye, the DNA detection assay should be conducted under pH 7.0.     

Single probe nucleic acid immobilization on chemically modified single protein by controlling ionic strength and pH

In an effort toward determining the feasibility of single molecule analysis, we describe a case whereby the binding of one biotinylated DNA to one streptavidin molecule via electrostatic interactions was controlled by altering in pH 4.0-9.0 and 0.16 of the ion strength. The quantitative analysis of immobilized probe ssDNA was realized in real-time via a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and electrochemical (EC) measurement in the range 100 pM to 50 μM of probe oligonucleotide concentration. The variation amount of biotinylated ssDNA immobilized on the streptavidin-modified surface at pH 7.5 was about 0.16 pmol, giving a ratio of streptavidin to biotinylated ssDNA of about 1:1.1. On the other hand, at pH 4.9, it was immobilized about 0.29 pmol. From the shape of the Langmuir plot and QCM, the immobilization efficiency of biotinylated DNA via streptavidin at pH 4.9 was approximately twofold that at pH 7.5. In view points of the reaction velocity, it was increased with decreasing buffer solution pH, indicating a strong interaction of negatively charged probe DNA with the positively charged streptavidin. And also the EC response value of ΔI/I_streptavidin for the immobilized biotinylated ssDNA in pH 4.9 was about 49%, while the corresponding value for the pH 7.5 was approximately 34%. As DNA molecules possess negative charges, electrostatic repulsion occurred between streptavidin and biotinylated ssDNA at pH 7.5. At pH 4.9, the attraction between the biotinylated ssDNA and streptavidin resulted in increased adsorption which has an isoelectric point of about 5.9. It was deduced that the binding of biotinylated ssDNA to one or two of the four binding sites of streptavidin can be controlled by adjusting the pH-controlled electrostatic interaction.     

Interaction of the mutagen ethidium bromide with DNA, using a carbon paste electrode and a hanging mercury drop electrode

The interaction of ethidium bromide (2,7-diamino-10-ethyl-9-phenylphenanthridinium bromide; EB) with double stranded (ds) calf thymus DNA and thermally denatured single stranded (ss) DNA was studied in solution and at the electrode surface by means of transfer voltammetry using a carbon paste electrode (CPE) as working electrode in 0.2 M acetate buffer, pH 5.0. As a result of intercalation of this dye between the base pairs of dsDNA, the characteristic peak of dsDNA, due to the oxidation of guanine residues, decreased and after a particular concentration of EB a new peak at +0.81 V appeared, probably due to the formation of a complex between dsDNA and EB. The non-intercalated EB gives another peak, but at an increased concentration of the dye. A similar behaviour was observed during the interaction of the dye with ssDNA.Furthermore, the interaction of EB with ds, ss and supercoiled (sc) DNA was studied at the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) surface by means of alternating current voltammetry in 0.3 M NaCl and 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.5) as supporting electrolyte. dsDNA yields a smaller peak at −1.42 V (peak III) compared to the one yielded by ssDNA, since the latter is a relaxed and more accessible form. By addition of EB into the buffer solution an increase of peak III was observed in the dsDNA form as well as in ssDNA resulting from their interaction with EB. Furthermore, the appearance of peak III in covalently closed circular scDNA after exposure to increasing concentrations of EB is a result of the introduction of ‘free ends’ in DNA affecting its structural integrity.     

A DNA biosensor based on resonance light scattering using unmodified gold bipyramids

We report on a novel biosensor for determining sequence-specific DNA. It is based on resonance light scattering (RLS) caused by the aggregation of gold bipyramids. These display localized surface plasmon resonance and can be used as a bioprobe. The absorption spectra and the transmission electron micrographs provide visual evidence of the aggregation of the gold bipyramids in the presence of DNA. The RLS intensity of the gold bipyramids increases with the concentration of the target DNA. The method was successfully applied to the determination of a 30-mer single-stranded oligonucleotide and works over the 0.1–10?nM concentration range.

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of polynucleotide adsorption

The dependence of the impedance of the electrode double layer of mercury electrode on frequency around the potentials of the tensammetric peaks of single-stranded and double-helical polynucleotides and DNA was studied. From the frequency dependence of the impedance of the electrode double layer represented in a complex plane impedance plot, the electric equivalent circuit of the electrode covered with adsorbed DNA layer was determined. It was concluded that the desorption of denatured ssDNA is accompanied by higher dielectric losses than the desorption of native dsDNA. This can be explained by the higher flexibility of ssDNA compared to the dsDNA. The capacitance peak of single-stranded polyadenylic acid (poly A) observed at pH 8 around -1.3 V splits at low frequencies in two peaks.