采用纳米金和双链探针比色检测单碱基突变

将链置换的高度特异性与纳米金凝聚变色的光学特性相结合,设计了一种新型的单碱基突变比色检测方法。本方法直接采用纳米金作为比色报告基团,以两个末端均带有巯基的双链DNA为特异捕获探针,利用互补序列和单碱基突变序列对双链探针置换能力的差异,实现了对单碱基突变的检测。本检测方法直观、快速、简便、成本低,pmol级的样品无需仪器就可以观察到颜色的变化。     

Colorimetric Determination of Lead Using Gold Nanoparticles

A combined homogeneous assay and colorimetric determination method using gold nanoparticles was developed for rapid determination of lead(II) in contaminated natural waters. The presence of lead(II) in the colloidal gold suspension causes a change in the absorbance of the suspension. An increase in the absorption property at 595 nm is accompanied by a change in the size of the gold nanoparticles. High concentrations of lead cause aggregation of the gold colloids. Colloidal gold nanoparticles were synthesized using tannic acid as the reducing agent; this reagent allowed selective determination of lead in 10 µL of water, with a detection limit of 310 ng mL^?1 with an analysis time of 5 min. The coefficient of variation for lead(II) within the working range of the assay (520 ng mL^?1–13 µg mL^?1) varied from 1.3% to 9.2%. The limit of detection using this method with a sample volume of 50 µL was 60 ng mL^?1. The coefficient of variation for lead over the working range of the determined concentrations (80 ng mL^?1–25 µg mL^?1) varied from 0.2% to 9.3%, while the values for the inter-day assay (n = 8) were less than 10%. The method was employed for the analysis of river, lake, marsh, and spring water; the recovery of lead was determined to be 72.5%–130% for 10 µL of water and 93.6%–114.7% for 50 µL.     

Highly Selective Colorimetric Detection of Copper Ions Using Cysteamine Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

In this study, we designed a system of integrating gold nanoparticles and cysteamine to detect Cu2+ based on a colorimetric strategy. The quantified limit of detection towards Cu2+ is 0.4 µM, which is ～50 times lower than the maximum contamination level (～20 µM) in drinking water permitted by US environmental protection agency. The practicality of this system was further validated by detecting Cu2+ in different water samples.     

基于未修饰纳米金及无标记单链DNA的Pb~(2+)比色测定

根据纳米金对ss DNA和G-四联体结构的DNA的不同吸附能力,设计了一种简单的Pb2+比色传感器。富含G的无标记ss DNA可以通过静电作用吸附于Au NPs表面,保护Au NPs在高盐浓度溶液中仍呈分散态;当Pb2+存在时,DNA与Pb2+结合形成Pb2+-G-四联体结构,使得Au NPs失去DNA的保护而发生聚集,溶液颜色由红色变成蓝色,最大吸收峰发生红移。通过优化条件,得到溶液吸光度比值(A630/A520)与Pb2+浓度在0.1~10μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限可达50 nmol/L。其他金属离子对Pb2+的检测几乎无干扰。该方法灵敏度高,选择性好,且无需复杂的Au NPs表面修饰过程及DNA标记,制备和操作简便、成本低、响应快(1 min),非常适合于现场实时应用。     

功能化纳米金比色检测水中Cr~(3+)

采用柠檬酸钠还原法制备粒径13 nm的金纳米颗粒(AuNPs)作为比色信号报告分子,3-氨基-5-巯基-1,2,4-三唑(AMT)作为Cr~(3+)的识别分子,构建了一种水中Cr~(3+)的比色传感检测方法。将AMT修饰于AuNPs表面,形成稳定的AMT-AuNPs水溶复合物;根据AMT与Cr~(3+)之间的特异性结合,引起溶液中AMT-AuNPs聚集,进而导致溶液颜色由红色变为蓝紫色以及最大吸收峰红移的现象,实现了水中Cr~(3+)的比色检测。在优化实验条件(AMT修饰浓度为0.8μmol/L,pH 7.0)下,该方法的检测范围为6~14μmol/L,检出限可达100 nmol/L,其他重金属离子几乎不存在干扰。由于该方法具有响应快(5 min)、制备和操作简单、无需读取装置等优点,可望用于水体中Cr~(3+)的现场快速检测。     

High-sensitivity Mercury Ion Detection System Using Unmodified Gold Nanorods

Hg²⁺ is one of the most universal and severe toxic metal pollutants. Here we reported a high-sensitivity and rapid method for detection of Hg²⁺. The technique was based on the localized surface plasmon resonance property of gold nanorods. Neither modification of gold nanorods nor separation of analyte was necessary. The longitudinal absorption peak of gold nanorods presented a linear blue shift as Hg²⁺ concentration increased. The blue shift of longitudinal absorption peak was due to the changes of both aspect ratio and medium dielectric constant. The sensor had a wide linear interval ranging from 285 nM to 8.00 μM, the detection limit was as low as 112 nM, and the sensitivity was 30.48 nm μM^μ1, which were comparable to the performance of the modified sensors.     

2-硫代巴比妥酸修饰金纳米探针高灵敏比色检测三聚氰胺

以2-硫代巴比妥酸(TBA)修饰金纳米粒子为探针,TBA与三聚氰胺通过氢键作用诱导金纳米探针团聚,进而使金纳米胶体颜色由酒红色变为蓝色。 实验优化得最佳反应条件为在乙酸缓冲溶液（pH=7.0）介质中,室温反应15 min。 对不同浓度三聚氰胺进行检测时发现,在0.062~0.18 μmol/L和0.18~6.0 μmol/L之间,A660/A520吸收比率与三聚氰胺浓度呈现良好的线性关系,检出限为0.043 μmol/L。 该方法用于检测牛奶样品中的三聚氰胺的加标回收率为102.8%～105.3%。     

未修饰的纳米金结合等位特异性扩增来检测K-ras基因点突变

将等位基因特异性扩增的特异性与纳米金特殊的光学性质相结合, 发展了一种新的基因点突变检测方法. 以肿瘤中常见的K-ras癌基因第12位密码子作为点突变检测对象, 采用突变型引物对待测序列进行等位特异性扩增. 突变型样品扩增产物中大部分是双链DNA; 而野生型样品由于不能被顺利扩增, 产物中大部分是单链DNA. 以纳米金颗粒作为报告基团, 向两种不同基因型扩增产物中依次加入纳米金胶和盐溶液, 野生型基因扩增产物中的单链引物被吸附到纳米金颗粒表面, 使得纳米金在适宜浓度的盐溶液中不发生聚集; 突变型样品扩增产物中的双链DNA由于与纳米金颗粒间存在静电斥力而不能被吸附到纳米金颗粒表面, 纳米金在该浓度的盐溶液中发生聚集, 导致两种基因型的混合液在吸收光谱和颜色方面均存在显著差异, 从而实现了检测基因点突变的目的. 该检测方法直观、快速、简便, 实验成本低, 能够检测到pmol量级的样品, 为点突变检测提供了一种实用的新方法.     

Gold Nanoparticles Based Colorimetric Detection of Target DNA After Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification

We have developed a rapid, simple and label-free colorimetric method for the identification of target DNA. It is based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP). Plain gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) are used to indicate the occurrence of LAMP. The amplified product is mixed with AuNPs in an optimized ratio, at which the deoxyribonucleotides(dNTPs) bind to the AuNPs via ligand-metal interactions and thus enhance AuNPs stability. If a target DNA is amplified, the dramatic reduction of the dNTPs leads to the aggregation of AuNPs and a color change from red to blue. The success of the method strongly depends on the ionic strength of the solution and the initial concentration of dNTPs. Unlike other methods for the identification of isothermal products, this method is simple and can be readily applied on site where instrumentation is inadequate or even lacking.     

Colorimetric Sensing of Nitroaromatic Energetic Materials Using Surfactant-Stabilized and Dithiocarbamate-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Abstract

There is an increasing need for sensitive/selective determination of explosive traces in soil and post-blast debris for environmental and criminal investigations. A colorimetric sensor was developed to detect and quantify trinitrotoluene (TNT) and tetryl by the use of surfactant-stabilized and dithiocarbamate-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The sensor was manufactured by modifying the nanoparticles with the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide and incorporating diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) in the AuNPs synthesis. DDTC firmly bound to AuNPs may show charge-transfer interactions with the —NO₂ groups of the analytes, and a color change proportional to analyte concentration accompanied the agglomeration of nanoparticles, at which the absorbances were recorded at 534?nm and 458?nm for TNT and tetryl, respectively. Although the limit of detection was 8?mgL^?1 (3.52?×?10^?5?molL^?1) for TNT and 0.8?mgL^?1 (2.78?×?10^?6?molL^?1) for tetryl, providing moderate sensitivity, the cost was greatly reduced compared to those of other thiol-functionalized AuNPs sensors. Possible interferences of other energetic substances in synthetic mixtures, of camouflage materials used in passenger belongings (e.g., detergent, sugar, caffeine, and paracetamol) and common soil ions were also examined. The method was statistically validated against a reference gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method. This sensor may pave the way for the manufacture of novel low-cost nitroaromatic explosive sensors made of DDTC-based pesticides.     

Heparin Gold Nanoparticles as a Colorimetric Probe for Cardiac Troponin I Detection

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - We report a simple, visual detection strategy for cardiac biomarker, troponin I (cTnI), a promising indicator of cardiac disease based on heparin gold...     

The Prognostic Value of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein RNA in Breast Tissue Using Unmodified Gold Nanoparticles Assay

The aim of is this study is to explore the role of tissue histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) RNA as a promising clinically useful biomarker for breast cancer patients prognosis using nanogold assay. Expression of the HRG RNA was assessed by gold nanoparticles and conventional RT-PCR after purification by magnetic nanoparticles in breast tissue samples. The study included 120 patients, 60 of which were histologically proven breast carcinoma cases, 30 had benign breast lesions and 30 were healthy individuals who had undergone reductive plastic surgery. ER, PR and HER2 status were also investigated. The prognostic significance of tissue HRG RNA expression in breast cancer was explored. The magnetic nanoparticles coated with specific thiol modified oligonucleotide probe were used successfully in purification of HRG RNA from breast tissue total RNAs with satisfactory yield. The developed HRG AuNPs assay had a sensitivity and a specificity of 90 %, and a detection limit of 1.5 nmol/l. The concordance rate between the HRG AuNPs assay with RT-PCR after RNA purification using magnetic nanoparticles was 93.3 %. The median follow-up period was 60 months. Among traditional prognostic biomarkers, HRG was a significant independent prognostic marker in relapse-free survival (RFS). HRG RNA is an independent prognostic marker for breast cancer and can be detected using gold NPs assay, which is rapid, sensitive, specific, inexpensive to extend the value for breast cancer prognosis.     

Bioinspired Colorimetric Detection of Calcium(II) Ions in Serum Using Calsequestrin‐Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Seeing is sensing : Calsequestrin (CSQ) functionalized gold nanoparticles undergo calcium‐dependent CSQ polymerization, which results in a clear color change (see picture) together with precipitation. The sensing system is specific for Ca²⁺ ions and the differences between normal and disease‐associated abnormal (hypercalcemia) Ca²⁺ ion levels in serum can be distinguished with the naked eye.

     

采用纳米金和荧光标记的适配体检测凝血酶

将荧光染料分子标记的含29个碱基的可识别凝血酶的DNA适配体非特异吸附到纳米金表面,荧光发生猝灭,加入凝血酶后,凝血酶与适配体特异性结合,使适配体空间结构发生改变,荧光染料分子远离纳米金表面,荧光恢复,因此可以实现对凝血酶的检测。实验结果表明,这种检测方法简便、快速、特异性强,检出限为0.54 nmol/L(对应样品体积为200μL)。     

“两面神”型金纳米粒子比色检测铁离子的新方法

制备了一种聚乙二醇(PEG)和柠檬酸根不对称修饰的"两面神"型金纳米粒子(Janus AuNPs)比色传感器,并基于此建立了铁离子(Fe~(3+))比色检测的新方法。首先,利用柠檬酸钠还原法制备了粒径相对较大的金纳米粒子,随后,以玻片为基底,将大粒径金纳米粒子修饰在玻片上,利用玻片掩蔽部分柠檬酸根位点,并进一步在金纳米粒子非接触区域上修饰大量PEG链,得到柠檬酸根和PEG不对称修饰的Janus AuNPs。引入Fe~(3+)后,有限区域内的柠檬酸根诱导Janus AuNPs发生定向聚集,形成金纳米粒子寡聚体并在水溶液中保持稳定。Janus AuNPs溶液吸光度比值与Fe~(3+)浓度在1μmol/L～10 mmol/L范围内呈线性变化(y=0.129x+0.317),检出限为715 nmol/L。与同类方法相比,该方法操作简便、灵敏度高,且可极大拓宽检测的线性范围。     

Comparative Studies on the Quick Recognition of Melamine Using Unmodified Gold Nanoparticles and p‐Nitrobenzenesulfonic Grafted Silver Nanoparticles

Both unmodified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and p‐nitrobenzenesulfonic (p‐NBS) grafted silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared by chemical synthesis, respectively. They could be used for visual detection via the interaction with the twelve amide compounds including melamine. These color changes could be seen with the naked eye directly and monitored by ultraviolet visible (UV‐Vis) absorbance spectra. The recognition mechanism for both nanoparticles was comparatively investigated by the addition of glutathione (GSH) in the presence of melamine, respectively. The triple hydrogen bonding recognition and the attractive van der Waals interactions between melamine (0.5 mg/L) and AuNPs were responsible for the color change during its aggregation (red‐to‐purple or blue), whilst the electron donor‐acceptor interaction between melamine (0.2 mg/L) and p‐NBS modified on the surface of AgNPs resulted in the color changes (yellow‐to‐grey or dark green).     

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for Sensitive Colorimetric Detection of Chromium(III)

A cost‐effective and sensitive colorimetric method was described for the determination of chromium(III) ion (Cr³⁺) by using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid functionalized gold nanoparticles (EDTA‐AuNPs) as a probe. The stable and dispersed EDTA‐AuNPs were prepared by reducing HAuCl4 with sodium borohydride in presence of EDTA as a capping agent. Upon the addition of Cr³⁺, the colour of EDTA‐AuNPs solution changed from red to violet, which was in response to the surface plasmon absorption of dispersed and aggregated EDTA‐AuNPs. The procedure allowed the determination of Cr³⁺ in the range of 0.1–1.0 mol/L. The limit of detection for Cr³⁺ was 0.08 mol/L. The relative standard deviation was 2.5 % for eight repeated measurements of 0.6 mol/L Cr³⁺ solution. The method was applied to the determination of Cr³⁺ in water samples.     

Selective Colorimetric Sensing of Geometrical Isomers of Dicarboxylates in Water by Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

A colorimetric sensing system based on gold nanoparticles functionalized with a water‐soluble anion‐recognition motif, an o‐(carboxamido)trifluoroacetophenone analogue, has been developed. The nanoparticle system selectively senses specific isomers of dicarboxylates that are geometrically favorable for the binding‐induced aggregation process; thus, it discriminates a trans‐dicarboxylate fumarate from its cis‐isomer maleate, and benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate from its isomeric benzene‐1,2‐and benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylates in water, exhibiting a color change from red to blue.