Electron transfer of hemoglobin at electrodes modified with colloidal clay nanoparticles

Nanostructured sodium montmorillonite was prepared via a colloidal chemical approach and deposited onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCE). Subsequently, hemoglobin was spontaneously adsorbed onto the clay membrane-modified electrode. The colloidal clay nanoparticles and the adsorbed protein were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The electrochemical impedance behavior of the system was studied using a microlithographically fabricated interdigitated microsensor electrode (IME). The interaction of the clay nanoparticles with hemoglobin was investigated by UV-VIS spectroscopy and electrochemical methods. The heme protein adsorbed in this way displayed a well-defined electrode process and the electron transfer was confirmed to originate from its heme site. Furthermore, nitric oxide affects the hemoglobin electrochemistry.     

Adsorption and Electrooxidation of DNA at Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Glucose Oxidase

We are proposing for the first time the successful immobilization of DNA at glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with carbon nanotubes (CNT) dispersed in glucose oxidase (GOx) (GCE/CNT‐GOx) either by direct adsorption or by layer‐by‐layer self‐assembling using polydiallyldimethylamine (PDDA). The presence of GOx allows an efficient dispersion of CNT and gives a most favorable environment that promotes the adsorption and makes possible a more sensitive electrooxidation of DNA. The PDDA incorporated in the self‐assembled architecture largely facilitates the adsorption and electrooxidation of dsDNA and the adsorbed layer can be successfully used for evaluating the interaction of DNA with methylene blue.     

Cross-sensitive rare-earth metal sensors based on bidentate neutral organophosphorus compounds and chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide

A new carbon composite electrode material, based on dispersing glassy carbon (GC) microparticles into methyltrimethoxysilane-derived sol, is described in the present paper. The resulting glassy carbon ceramic composite electrodes (GCCEs) combine the electrochemical properties of GC with the advantages of composite electrodes, and thus offer high electrochemical reactivity, low background current and are easy to prepare, modify and renew. The new material has a low double-layer capacitance and a wide potential window. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicate significant difference in the structure of GCCE and carbon ceramic composite electrode (CCE). The electrochemical properties and advantages of GCCE should find broad utility in electroanalysis.     

基于DNA电化学发光传感器研究金纳米颗粒对量子点的电化学发光影响

纳米金颗粒具有高的消光系数和良好的表面等离子体共振特性, 其等离子体共振特性受纳米金颗粒的尺寸和周围环境等因素的影响. 本文基于半导体纳米晶电化学发光信号对金纳米颗粒的距离依赖性制备了DNA电化学发光传感器. 首先利用循环伏安法(CV)在玻碳电极(GCE)表面原位沉积金纳米颗粒(AuNPs), 巯基丙酸包裹的CdS量子点(QDs)与氨基修饰的双链DNA (dsDNA)通过酰胺键缩合, 形成量子点修饰的双链DNA(QDs-dsDNA). 最后将QDs-dsDNA 通过dsDNA 另一端的巯基组装到纳米金表面, 得到CdS QDs-DNA/AuNPs/GCE电化学发光传感器. 在优化电极表面QDs-dsDNA密度、金纳米颗粒沉积方法等实验条件的基础上, 对不同传感器的表面性质进行了表征, 如形貌和电化学阻抗等. 进一步通过控制纳米金和CdS QDs之间的DNA研究了纳米金对CdS QDs发光信号的影响作用. 结果显示DNA链的长度和类型对发光信号有着重要的影响. 最后将此传感器用于环境污染物的DNA损伤检测, 显示出很好的灵敏响应.     

In situ electrochemical and AFM study of thalidomide–DNA interaction

The interaction of thalidomide (TD) with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) was studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) at glassy carbon electrodes (GCE), UV–Vis and electrophoresis. After incubation of dsDNA with different concentrations of TD, the AFM images show the formation of thin and incomplete TD–DNA network films with a number of embedded molecular aggregates and regions of uncovered HOPG. Both the TD–dsDNA aggregates and network thickness directly depended on the TD concentration and incubation time. The voltammetric data also showed that the modifications caused by TD to the DNA double helical structure are time-dependent. In agreement with AFM, DPV, UV–Vis and electrophoresis results, a model is proposed for the TD–DNA interaction, considering that TD intercalates into the dsDNA, causing defects in the dsDNA secondary structure and DNA double helix unwinding. Moreover, both AFM and DPV show that condensation is caused to DNA by TD and occurs until 24 h of incubation, as well as DNA oxidative damage, detected electrochemically by the appearance of the 8-oxoGua and/or 2,8 oxoAde oxidation peak.     

DNA Hydrolysis and Voltammetric Determination of Guanine and Adenine Using Different Electrodes

Abstract

This work reports the development of a biosensor method for the label‐free detection of specific DNA sequences. In the initial phase, square wave voltammetry (SWV) was used in a comparative investigation into the electrochemical oxidation of purines (guanine and adenine) and DNA fragments at various electrode surfaces: carbon paste (CPE), glassy carbon electrode (GCE), and gold (AuE). Relative to the carbon electrodes, an approximate 4.0‐fold, 6.0‐fold, and 3.25‐fold increase in the anodic response was observed when guanine, adenine, and hydrolyzed DNA, respectively, were measured on the AuE. It was shown that the guanine and adenine bases could be successfully determined by use of SWV for a deoxyribonucleic acid sample following acid hydrolysis. This label‐free detection of hydrolyzed DNA on gold electrodes has significant advantages over methods using existing carbon electrode materials because of its higher sensitivity and the potential applicability of microfabrication techniques for the production of the requisite gold electrodes.

In another phase of development, the times and conditions for DNA hydrolysis and purine release were investigated. It was shown that under optimal conditions, trace levels of the purine bases could be readily detected following 20 min of hydrolysis at room temperature. The proposed method can be used to estimate the guanine and adenine contents in DNA with in a linear range of 5–30 ng ml^?1.

Finally, when appropriate probe sequences were first adsorbed on the surface of the screen‐printed gold electrode (SPGE), this electrochemical biosensor could be used to specifically detect sequences from ss corona virus aviair following hybridization and hydrolysis reactions on the sensor surface. No enhancement of the voltammetric response was observed when the sensor was challenged with a non‐complementary DNA sequence.     

Demonstration of the advantages of using bamboo-like nanotubes for electrochemical biosensor applications compared with single walled carbon nanotubes

The modification of glassy carbon electrodes with random dispersions of nanotubes is currently the most popular approach to the preparation of carbon nanotube modified electrodes. The performance of glassy carbon electrodes modified with a random dispersion of bamboo type carbon nanotubes was compared with single walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrodes and bare glassy carbon electrodes. The electrochemical performance of all three types for electrode were compared by investigating the electrochemistry with solution species and the oxidation of guanine and adenine bases of surface adsorbed DNA. The presence of edge planes of graphene at regular intervals along the walls of the bamboo nanotubes resulted in superior electrochemical performance relative to SWNT modified electrodes from two aspects. Firstly, with solution species the peak separation of the oxidation and reduction waves were smaller indicating more rapid rates of electron transfer. Secondly, a greater number of electroactive sites along the walls of the bamboo-carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) resulted in larger current signals and a broader dynamic range for the oxidation of DNA bases.     

Modification of glassy carbon electrode by the electrochemical oxidation of 3‐aminophenylcalix[4]pyrrole in nonaqueous media

3‐Aminophenylcalix[4]pyrrole (3APCP) was grafted to a glassy carbon (GC) surface during the electrochemical oxidation process in 0.1 M tetrabutylammoniumtetra‐fluoroborate (TBATFB) containing acetonitrile solution. The presence of a surface film was confirmed electrochemically by comparing voltammograms of dopamine and ferricyanide redox probes at the bare and modified electrodes. Reflection‐absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS), XPS, atomic force microscopy (AFM), ellipsometry and the contact angle measurements were also employed to characterize 3APCP film on GC electrode. RAIRS analysis revealed that calix[4]pyrrole was bonded to the glassy carbon surface via the etheric linkage. The stability of the modified GC electrode was also studied. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lipoic acid-palladium complex interaction with DNA, voltammetric and AFM characterization

The mechanism of interaction of lipoic acid-palladium complex (LAPd) with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), as well as the adsorption process and the redox behaviour of LAPd, of its ligand lipoic acid (LA), and of the LAPd-containing dietary supplement, Poly-MVA™, were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and voltammetry at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and glassy carbon electrodes. In the presence of small concentrations of LAPd molecules, the dsDNA molecules appeared less knotted and bended, and more extended on the HOPG surface, when compared with the dsDNA molecules adsorbed from the same dsDNA solution concentration. The voltammetric results demonstrated the interaction of both LAPd and Poly-MVA™ with dsDNA, but no oxidative damage caused to dsDNA was detected. AFM images revealed different adsorption patterns and degree of surface coverage and correlation with the structure, the concentration of the solution, the applied potential, and the voltammetric behaviour of the LA, LAPd and Poly-MVA™ was observed. The application of a negative potential caused the dissociation of the LAPd complex and Pd(0) nanoparticle deposition, whereas the application of a positive potential induced the oxidation of the LAPd complex and the formation of a mixed layer of LA and palladium oxides.     

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Dioxygen on the Surface of Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Cobalt Porphyrin Complexes

The preparation and electrocatalytic behavior of glassy carbon electrodes modified with three different cobalt porphyrin complexes were investigated. The electrocatalytic ability of the modified electrodes for the reduction of dioxygen to hydrogen peroxide and water in air‐saturated aqueous solutions was examined by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques. The porphyrin‐adsorbed glassy carbon electrodes possess excellent electrocatalytic abilities for dioxygen reduction with overpotential about 0.5 V lower than that at a plain glassy carbon electrode. The experimental parameters were optimized and the mechanism of the catalytic process was discussed. The possible effects of the electron‐donating properties of groups in the meso‐position of the porphyrin ring were investigated.     

A Novel DNA Probe Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Modified Electrode for the Electrochemical Monitoring of DNA

A DNA probe that was based on methylene blue (MB) imprinted polyvinyl pyridine polymer (MIP) modified carbon paste electrodes were developed for the first time for electrochemical monitoring of DNA. Probes were built up by adsorbing MB onto modified electrodes prior to DNA immobilization. It was shown that DNA strongly immobilizes on MIP modified electrodes when MB was adsorbed in advance of DNA immobilization. The performance of the MB imprinted polymer modified carbon paste electrodes (MIP‐CPE) to rebind the template molecule (MB) were compared to those of control polymer modified (non‐imprinted polymer NIP‐CPE) and bare (CPE) electrodes. Electrochemical signal resulting from the oxidation of guanine moiety of the immobilized probe DNA was high enough on the constructed platform, implicating that probes of this kind could be favorably used for DNA analysis. These probes exhibited high selectivity for its complementary DNA sequences (target). HBV‐DNA hybridization was studied to evaluate the selectivity of the probes for complementary, non‐complementary and mismatch sequences. The detection limit of the probe for the target DNA was 8.72 µg/mL (1.38 µM), which was better than those attained by some earlier DNA sensor studies.     

巯基化改性壳聚糖在电化学生物传感器制备中的应用

以壳聚糖、N-乙酰-L-半胱氨酸(NAC)为原料,以1-羟基苯并三唑(HOBt)和1-乙基-3-(3-二甲基胺丙基)碳化二亚胺盐酸盐(EDAC)为缩合剂,合成功能化壳聚糖衍生物巯基壳聚糖(CHS-NAC).用红外光谱(FTIR)、核磁共振(1H-NMR)及X射线衍射(XRD)对其结构进行表征,用Ellman’s试剂通过标准曲线法测得巯基含量.利用CHS-NAC的黏附性,通过层层吸附的方法将CHS-NAC、纳米金及细胞色素c分别修饰到玻碳电极(GC)上,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对修饰电极表面的形貌进行了观察,采用循环伏安和电化学阻抗研究了不同修饰膜电极的电化学行为,及扫描速率对细胞色素c修饰电极的影响,并开展了对过氧化氢的电催化分析.实验结果表明,CHS-NAC能高效地将纳米金及细胞色素c固定在电极表面,并能有效发挥纳米金辅助转移电子及细胞色素c对过氧化氢催化的能力.     

Use of Mercury Film Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Electrochemical Analysis of DNA

Mercury film plated on a glassy carbon electrode modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MF/MWNTs/GCE) was used for the analysis of single (ss) and double stranded (ds) DNA, as well as for Jurkat genomic DNAs methylated to different degrees. The results indicated that the DNA molecules adsorbed quite strongly on the MF/MWNTs/GCE surface allowing ex situ adsorption and produce well developed peaks (due to cytosine and adenine) by using adsorptive stripping (Ads, ex situ) square wave voltammetry (SWV). Also, SWV of Jurkat DNA mixtures methylated to different degrees revealed a linear decrease of the peak height with increasing methylation indicating an increase of structural rigidity.     

An electrochemical study of safranin O binding to DNA at the surface

The interaction of safranin O (SO) with double-stranded calf thymus DNA was investigated electrochemically, using a DNA-modified glassy carbon (GC-DNA) electrode. The results were compared with those obtained using a bare GC electrode. The formal potential of SO was more negative when using the GC-DNA electrode, although the rate of heterogeneous electron transfer was not altered. The GC-DNA electrode enabled preconcentration of the SO on the electrode surface, despite the fact that the mass transfer effects in the thin DNA layer adsorbed on the surface were still observed. The diffusion coefficient of SO and the binding ratio for the oxidized and reduced forms of the bound species were obtained. A binding isotherm for SO at the GC-DNA electrode was plotted from coulometric titrations, giving a binding constant of 5.8×10⁴ L mol⁻¹.     

DNA Immobilization on Nano-Gold Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

IntroductionTheimmobilizationofDNAonanelectronicallyconductivesurfaceisofinterestbothinthestudyofDNAitselfandinvariousapplications.Forexample,immobilizationofDNAonanelectrodeisusedtoproduceDNAbiosensors.VariousDNAelectrochemicalblosensorshavebeenpreparedbyimmobilizingDNAonthesurfaceofglassycarbon,carbonpasteandgoldelectrodes'-'.Thepropertiesofnano-scalegoldandbulkgoldexhibitseveraldifferences.Morenoteworthyarethesurfacecharge,highsurfaceareaandbiocompatibilityofnano-scalegold'.Thestrat…     

Investigation of the Antifouling Properties of Phenyl Phosphorylcholine‐Based Modified Gold Surfaces

Low impedance, antifouling coatings on gold electrodes based on three new zwitterionic phenyl phosphorylcholine (PPC)‐based layers namely 1) reductively adsorbed PPC diazonium salt, 2) dithiocarbamate PPC SAM and 3) lipoamide PPC SAM (PPC coupled to α‐lipoic acid) were evaluated. The layers were assessed for their ability to limit nonspecific adsorption of proteins to electrode surface with some significant differences observed compared with previously studied PPC diazonium salts reductively adsorbed on glassy carbon. Fluorescence microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results suggest that protein adsorption is sensitive to the difference in the structure of the PPC molecules and the charge neutrality of the layers. The lipoamide PPC SAM was shown to be the most effective at resisting nonspecific protein adsorption and this layer was as effective as the ‘gold standard’ of oligo(ethylene oxide) SAMs on gold and PPC diazonium salts reductively adsorbed on glassy carbon.     

DNA hybridization electrochemical biosensor using a functionalized polythiophene

A simple and label-free electrochemical sensor for recognition of the DNA sensor event was prepared by electrochemical polymerization of 4-hydroxyphenyl thiophene-3-carboxylate. Poly(4-hydroxyphenyl thiophene-3-carboxylate) (PHPT) was synthesized electrochemically onto glassy carbon electrode and characterized by cyclic voltammetry, FTIR and AFM measurements. An ODN-probe was physisorbed onto PHPT film and tested on hybridization with complementary ODN segments. A biological recognition can be monitored by comparison with electrochemical signal (cyclic voltammogram) of single and double strand state oligonucleotide. The oxidation current of double strand state oligonucleotide is lower than that of single strand, that is corresponding to the decrease of electroactivity of PHPT with the increase of stiffness of polymer structure. Physisorbed ODN-probe and its hybridization were observed morphologically onto ITO electrodes using AFM. The sensitivity of the electrochemical sensor is 0.02 μA/nmol, detection limit is 1.49 nmol and it has good selectivity.     

The Interaction of Iodide Film with Platinum Microparticles on Different Electrode Materials for Various Electrocatalytic Reactions

The electrochemical depositions of Pt microparticles and KI film were successfully carried out on glassy carbon electrodes (GCE), gold electrodes (GE), and indium tin oxide electrodes (ITO). The electrochemical studies of Pt micro/KI film on GCE show that the film was stable, active at pH 1.5 electrolyte solutions. The Pt microparticle/KI film modified ITO electrodes were examined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. The SEM and AFM results show that the Pt particle sizes were in the range of 120 nm–1.4 μm, respectively. The proposed film on GCE shows efficient electrocatalysis for oxygen, Cr₂O reduction by using cyclic voltammetry. Further the electrochemical oxidation of sodium meta‐arsenite (As(III)), H₂O₂ were successfully carried out and the detection of H₂O₂ in real samples has been validated.     

Polymyxin-coated Au and carbon nanotube electrodes for stable [NiFe]-hydrogenase film voltammetry

We report on the use of polymyxin (PM), a cyclic cationic lipodecapeptide, as an electrode modifier for studying protein film voltammetry (PFV) on Au and single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) electrodes. Pretreating the electrodes with PM allows for the subsequent immobilization of an active submonolayer of [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Allochromatium vinosum ( Av H2ase). Probed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), the adsorbed enzyme exhibits characteristic electrocatalytic behavior that is stable for several hours under continuous potential cycling. An unexpected feature of the immobilization procedure is that the presence of chloride ions is a prerequisite for obtaining electrocatalytic activity. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) relates the observed catalytic activity to enzymatic adsorption at the PM/Au(111) surface, and a combination of concentration-dependent CV and AFM is used to investigate the interaction between the enzyme and the PM layer.