三种不同元素掺杂的碳点与DNA相互作用及其机制研究

碳点(carbon dots,CDs)在材料学及生物医学相关领域的研究已引起科研人员的广泛关注.本文采用一步水热法,制备了三种具有不同元素掺杂的CDs、N-CDs、N,S-CDs,并结合多种光谱法、熔链温度法和黏度法,系统地研究了三种不同元素掺杂的碳点与ctDNA结合模式以及结合能力的差异.荧光实验证明三种不同性质的碳...     

荧光可逆调控研究CdTe量子点-吖啶橙-小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用及分析应用

水相合成了谷胱甘肽(GSH)修饰的CdTe 量子点(QDs). 在PH＝7.4的Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中, 吖啶橙(AO)通过静电引力吸附到GSH-CdTe QDs 的表面, 与GSH-CdTe QDs形成了基态复合物, 导致GSH-CdTe QDs的荧光猝灭. 在GSH-CdTe QDs-AO体系中加入小牛胸腺DNA (ctDNA), ctDNA诱导AO从GSH-CdTe QDs表面脱落嵌入其双螺旋结构中, 导致GSH-CdTe QDs的荧光恢复. 根据GSH-CdTe QDs荧光的猝灭和恢复, 实现了量子点荧光的可逆调控. ctDNA引起GSH-CdTe QDs-AO体系荧光恢复强度与ctDNA浓度成良好的线性关系, 检出限为0.13 ng•mL^－1, 据此提出了简便快捷、准确、高灵敏测定ctDNA的新方法. 还结合共振瑞利散射(RRS)光谱、吸收光谱和原子力显微镜照片研究了GSH-CdTe QDs-AO-ctDNA三者之间的相互作用, 对相互作用机理进行了讨论并提出了相应的作用模型.     

光谱法研究硫酸奎宁与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用

本文采用紫外吸收光谱、荧光光谱、荧光偏振等方法研究了硫酸奎宁(QN)与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用,考察了影响其相互作用的各种因素,探讨了作用机理和作用方式。DNA存在时,QN的荧光被显著猝灭,吸收光谱出现减色现象。荧光偏振和阴离子猝灭等实验证实QN通过嵌插方式与ctDNA作用。测得QN与DNA的本征键合常数为1.51(±0.13)×104 L/mol,结合位点数为0.997,一分子的QN可以和大约1个碱基对作用。     

白藜芦醇与DNA相互作用的研究

在pH=7.4的Tris-HCI缓冲溶液中,采用紫外光谱、荧光光谱及粘度法研究了白藜芦醇与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用。在生理条件下,白藜芦醇可以与ctDNA相互作用形成复合物,运用双倒数法求出了白藜芦醇与ctDNA相互作用的热力学参数。白藜芦醇能有效猝灭吖啶橙(AO)-DNA体系的荧光,猝灭方式为生成复合物的静态猝灭。粘度法实验证明ctDNA溶液的粘度随着白藜芦醇浓度的增加而增大。结果表明,白藜芦醇与DNA发生了较强的相互作用,其键合模式为经典的插入方式。     

光谱法研究[Ce（NO3）3（Phen）2]配合物晶体结构及其与DNA之间的相互作用

采用共沉淀法制备了掺杂过渡金属元素(Fe，Mn，Cu)的铈锆复合氧化物。利用XRD研究了不同掺杂量的高温稳定性，用BET法测定了样品的比表面积，用TPR研究了掺杂后复合氧化物的还原性能。结果表明，Mn12％的掺杂即使在1000℃也能稳定存在，而Fe和Cu在该温度下均容易析出。同时掺杂Fe，Mn或Fe，Cu两种元素起始还原温度分别为140和100℃，而在宽泛的温度范围内显示了还原活性，这是两种元素还原峰重叠的结果。     

光谱法研究盐酸小檗碱与DNA的相互作用

采用荧光和紫外(UV)光谱等手段,研究了中药有效成分小檗碱(Ber)与脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)的键合作用。结果发现,小檗碱能插入到DNA双螺旋碱基对之间的空腔中,使小檗碱在eλm=530 nm处较弱的荧光强度显著提高;酸度显著影响其相互之间的作用;随着DNA浓度的增大,Ber的荧光强度增大,显示了很好的光敏性能。偏振、荧光猝灭实验等也进一步表明:Ber与DNA的作用方式主要是嵌插结合;离子强度的大小会影响Ber与DNA之间的作用。在pH=3.0适宜酸度条件下,建立了以Ber为探针定量测定DNA的分析方法。方法线性范围为0~5.2×10-5mol/L,精密度(RSD)为2.7%(n=7),检出限为1.43×10-7mol/L。     

三氯杀螨醇与小牛胸腺DNA作用模式研究

在生理酸度pH=7.4条件下,运用荧光光谱、圆二色谱(CD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)等多种光谱技术,并结合熔点和粘度测量,研究了三氯杀螨醇与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用模式。实验发现,三氯杀螨醇使DNA的熔点和粘度增大,DNA-溴化乙锭(DNA-EB)复合物的荧光显著猝灭,表明三氯杀螨醇与DNA发生嵌插结合。FT-IR和CD分析推测三氯杀螨醇主要与鸟嘌呤和胞嘧啶碱基结合,并诱导DNA的双螺旋结构和碱基堆积发生一定程度的变化。     

聚丙烯酸功能化量子点荧光探针测定ct-DNA

以聚丙烯酸功能化的Cd S:Mn量子点为荧光探针,基于核酸对量子点强度的荧光猝灭,实现了对DNA的定量测定.在p H=6.6条件下,功能化量子点的荧光强度和小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的浓度(0.20~1.50 mg/L)成线性关系,线性方程为ΔF=173.99-62.02c,检出限为0.037 mg/L,相关系数R=0.999 4,RSD为1.28%(n=5).此方法快速、选择性好.     

多种光谱方法研究除草剂利谷隆与DNA的相互作用

在生理条件下(pH 7.4),采用紫外-可见光谱法、荧光光谱法、圆二色谱法(CD)和傅里叶红外光谱法(FT-IR)并结合粘度实验和熔点测量技术,研究了利谷隆与小牛胸腺DNA(DNA)的相互作用。实验发现,利谷隆可以置换出嵌入DNA中的亚甲基蓝,并使DNA的熔点和粘度升高,表明二者发生了嵌插作用。利谷隆的存在引起DNA的CD光谱收缩,表明DNA发生了B构象向C构象的转变;红外光谱分析表明嵌入DNA双链的利谷隆芳环主要作用于G、A碱基。     

手性碳量子点的制备及其应用

手性碳量子点(CQDs)因兼具优异的荧光性质、良好的生物相容性、较低的毒性、易于功能化以及手性特征等,在催化、检测和生物医学等领域具有广阔的应用潜力。目前,通过一步法或两步法制备的手性CQDs,已应用于手性催化、手性检测、高尔基体靶向成像、选择性调控酶和蛋白活性、选择性调控细胞能量代谢和促进植物生长等领域。然而,手性CQDs的发展初露头角,需进一步完善可控合成工艺,制备高荧光量子产率的长波长手性CQDs,使其在生物医学等领域绽放异彩。     

磁性纳米氧化铁与CdTe量子点相互作用的光谱学研究

采用荧光光谱及紫外-可见吸收光谱研究了不同条件下磁性纳米氧化铁(MION)与CdTe量子点的相互作用, 发现MION对CdTe量子点荧光有猝灭作用. 由Stern-Volmer方程分析得到MION与CdTe量子点结合反应的荧光猝灭速率常数K_q值为7.68×10¹⁵ mol•L^－1•s^－1, 结合紫外-可见吸收光谱进一步证实此过程为静态猝灭过程. 并由Lineweaver-Burk方程得到MION与CdTe量子点结合的热力学焓变(?H^?)值为21.6 kJ•mol^－1、熵变(?S^?)值为210.3 J• mol^－1•K^－1和自由能变(?G^?)值为－41.1 kJ•mol^－1 (298 K). 对其相互作用机理进行探讨, 结果表明MION对CdTe量子点作用为自发过程, 主要存在静电作用.     

炭-/石墨烯量子点在超级电容器中的应用

炭-/石墨烯量子点作为新兴的炭纳米材料,因具有独特的小尺寸效应和丰富的边缘活性位点而在高性能超级电容器电极材料的研发方面展现出巨大潜力。针对目前炭-/石墨烯量子点在超级电容器电极材料方面的应用优势和存在的关键问题,本文以炭-/石墨烯量子点、量子点/导电炭复合材料、量子点/金属氧化物复合材料、量子点/导电聚合物复合材料以及量子点衍生炭这些电极材料为脉络,梳理了近年来该领域的发展状况,尝试阐释炭-/石墨烯量子点在电极材料、复合材料和衍生炭电极材料中所起到的关键作用,最后对炭-/石墨烯量子点电极材料的发展进行了展望。本综述以期为炭-/石墨烯量子点基电极材料的研究提供一定参考和依据。     

ZnO Quantum Dots Coupled with Graphene toward Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction: Experimental and DFT Investigations

Electrochemical reduction of N₂ to NH₃ is a promising method for artificial N₂ fixation, but it requires efficient and robust electrocatalysts to boost the N₂ reduction reaction (NRR). Herein, a combination of experimental measurements and theoretical calculations revealed that a hybrid material in which ZnO quantum dots (QDs) are supported on reduced graphene oxide (ZnO/RGO) is a highly active and stable catalyst for NRR under ambient conditions. Experimentally, ZnO/RGO was confirmed to favor N₂ adsorption due to the largely exposed active sites of ultrafine ZnO QDs. DFT calculations disclosed that the electronic coupling of ZnO with RGO resulted in a considerably reduced activation-energy barrier for stabilization of *N₂H, which is the rate-limiting step of the NRR. Consequently, ZnO/RGO delivered an NH₃ yield of 17.7 μg h⁻¹ mg⁻¹ and a Faradaic efficiency of 6.4 % in 0.1 m Na₂SO₄ at −0.65 V (vs. RHE), which compare favorably to those of most of the reported NRR catalysts and thus demonstrate the feasibility of ZnO/RGO for electrocatalytic N₂ fixation.     

A Supramolecular Polymer Network of Graphene Quantum Dots

Graphene quantum dot (GQD)–organic hybrid compounds (GQD‐ 2 b – e ) were prepared by introducing 3,4,5‐tri(hexadecyloxy)benzyl groups (C16) and linear chains terminated with a 2‐ureido‐4‐[1H]‐pyrimidinone (UPy) moiety onto the periphery of GQD‐ 1 . GQD‐ 2 b – e formed supramolecular assemblies through hydrogen bonding between the UPy units. GPC analysis showed that GQDs with high loadings of the UPy group formed larger assemblies, and this trend was confirmed by DOSY and viscosity measurements. AFM images showed the polymeric network structures of GQD‐ 2 e on mica with flat structures (ca. 1.1 nm in height), but no such structures were observed in GQD‐ 2 a , which only carries the C16 group. GQD‐ 2 c and GQD‐ 2 d formed organogels in n‐decanol, and the gelation properties can be altered by replacing the alkyl chains in the UPy group with ethylene glycol chains (GQD‐ 3 ). GQD can thus be used as a platform for supramolecular polymers and organogelators by suitable chemical functionalization.     

Size Effect of Graphene Quantum Dots on Photoluminescence

High-photoluminescence (PL) graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were synthesized by a simple one-pot hydrothermal process, then separated by dialysis bags of different molecular weights. Four separated GQDs of varying sizes were obtained and displayed different PL intensities. With the decreasing size of separated GQDs, the intensity of the emission peak becomes much stronger. Finally, the GQDs of the smallest size revealed the most energetic PL intensity in four separated GQDs. The PL energy of all the separated GQDs shifted slightly, supported by density functional theory calculations.     

Chemical Functionalisation and Photoluminescence of Graphene Quantum Dots

Chemical modification of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) can influence their physical and chemical properties; hence, the investigation of the effect of organic functional groups on GQDs is of importance for developing GQD–organic hybrid materials. Three peripherally functionalised GQDs having a third‐generation dendritic wedge (GQD‐ 2 ), long alkyl chains (GQD‐ 3 ) and a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane group (GQD‐ 4 ) were prepared by the Cu^I‐catalysed Huisgen cycloaddition reaction of GQD‐ 1 with organic azides. Cyclic voltammetry indicated that reduction occurred on the surfaces of GQD‐ 1 – 4 and on the five‐membered imide rings at the periphery, and this suggested that the functional groups distort the periphery by steric interactions between neighbouring functional groups. The HOMO–LUMO bandgaps of GQD‐ 1 – 4 were estimated to be approximately 2 eV, and their low‐lying LUMO levels (<?3.9 eV) were lower than that of phenyl‐C₆₁‐butyric acid methyl ester, an n‐type organic semiconductor. The solubility of GQD‐ 1 – 4 in organic solvents depends on the functional groups present. The functional groups likely cover the surfaces and periphery of the GQDs, and thus increase their affinity for solvent and avoid precipitation. Similar to GQD‐ 2 , both GQD‐ 3 and GQD‐ 4 emitted white light upon excitation at 360 nm. Size‐exclusion chromatography demonstrated that white‐light emission originates from the coexistence of differently sized GQDs that have different photoluminescence emission wavelengths.     

Nanozyme Based on Dispersion of Hemin by Graphene Quantum Dots for Colorimetric Detection of Glutathione

Compared with natural enzymes, nanozymes have the advantages of good catalytic performance, high stability, low cost, and can be used under extreme conditions. Preparation of highly active nanozymes through simple methods and their application in bioanalysis is highly desirable. In this work, a nanozyme based on dispersion of hemin by graphene quantum dot (GQD) is demonstrated, which enables colorimetric detection of glutathione (GSH). GQD was prepared by a one-step hydrothermal synthesis method. Hemin, the catalytic center of heme protein but with low solubility and easy aggregation that limits its catalytic activity, can be dispersed with GQD by simple sonication. The as-prepared Hemin/GQD nanocomplex had excellent peroxidase-like activity and can be applied as a nanozyme. In comparison with natural horseradish peroxidase (HRP), Hemin/GQD nanozyme exhibited a clearly reduced Michaelis–Menten constant (K_m) when tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) was used as the substrate. With H₂O₂ being the substrate, Hemin/GQD nanozyme exhibited a higher maximum reaction rate (V_max) than HRP. The mechanisms underlying the nanozyme activity were investigated through a free radical trapping experiment. A colorimetric platform capable of sensitive detection of GSH was developed as the proof-of-concept demonstration. The linear detection range was from 1 μM to 50 μM with a low limit of detection of 200 nM (S/N = 3). Determination of GSH in serum samples was also achieved.