A New Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Pair and Its Application to Oligonucleotide Labeling and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Hybridization Studies

We describe two new fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) compatible labels, their covalent linkage to oligonucleotides, and their use as donor and acceptor, respectively, in FRET hybridization studies. The dyes belong to the cyanine dyes, and water solubility is imparted by a phosphonate which represents a new solubilizing group in DNA labels. They were linked to amino-modified synthetic oligonucleotides via oxysuccinimide (OSI) esters. The studies performed include binding assays, determinations of molecular distances, homogeneous competitive assays, and limits of detection, which are in the order of 5 pmol/L for a 15-mer.     

量子点尺寸对量子点和金纳米粒子之间的荧光共振能量转移的影响

量子点（QDs）所具有的一元激发多元发射的特点预示着QDs在高通量的多元量化生物信息处理领域具有应用前景。采用柠檬酸钠直接还原法制备了粒径为15 nm的Au纳米粒子,利用静电自组装的方法构建了Au与QDs的荧光共振能量转移（FRET）系统。采用该系统研究了QDs的尺寸变化对FRET效率的影响,获得了FRET效率和给体与受体之间交叠积分的关系。结果证明,QDs是构建多元均相免疫检测技术的一个有效给体。     

Photostability of Cy3 and Cy5-Labeled DNA in the Presence of Metallic Silver Particles

We examined the photostability of a double-stranded DNA oligomer, covalently labeled with Cy3 or Cy5 on one strand, in the presence of metallic silver island films. In our experimental configuration a minor fraction of the labeled DNA was close to the silver particles and the remainder was distant from the particles. Proximity of the fluorophores to silver island films resulted in increased intensity. Upon continuous illumination we found a fraction of the emission that was resistant to the photobleaching. The emission spectra of the residual fractions were identical to the initial spectra. The frequency-domain lifetime measurements of this fraction revealed greatly shortened decay times. These results are consistent with the photostable fraction being close to the silver particles. This results suggest that the number of photons detected per fluorophore, prior to photobleaching, can be increased 5-fold or more by proximity to silver particles. Localization at an optimal distance from the silver surface may result in larger enhancements.     

纳米银对表面吸附核黄素分子光谱性质的影响

采用氧化还原法制备了纳米尺寸的银溶胶,研究了纳米银粒子对核黄素(Riboflavin,Ri)水溶液吸收光谱和荧光光谱的影响.Ri溶液中加入纳米银粒子,随着纳米银浓度的增大,吸收强度不断增强,372 nm处吸收峰红移,而444 nm处吸收峰蓝移,同时发生荧光猝灭现象.从无辐射通道增强、纳米银表面局域场减弱及Ri分子第一激...     

基于无标记荧光共振能量转移的microRNA检测方法研究

利用以阳离子共轭聚合物为能量供体的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)策略和滚环扩增放大技术,建立了一种新型的microRNA(miRNA)检测方法。阳离子共轭聚合物采用聚[(9,9-双(6’-N,N,N-三乙基铵)己基)亚芴基亚苯基二溴化物](PFP)。PFP是一种由大量吸光单元共轭而成的阳离子聚合物,具有独特的光捕获和荧光增强性能,可以和带有负电荷的DNA通过静电作用相互结合。SG是一种能够结合于所有双链DNA双螺旋小沟区域的染料,其在游离状态下,荧光微弱,但一旦与双链DNA结合后,荧光会大大的增强。首先,设计了一条可与目标分子特异性杂交的锁式探针和与RCA产物序列互补的DNA链。当体系中存在miRNA时,在T4 DNA连接酶作用下,锁式探针连接成环;随后,在phi29 DNA聚合酶和dNTPs共同作用下,在miRNA的3’端滚环扩增出一条与锁式探针序列互补的长单链DNA,所得产物与互补DNA链杂交形成双链DNA(dsDNA)。此时SG作为FRET受体掺入其中,形成SG-dsDNA共同体。随后, SG-dsDNA与PFP因静电相互作用而紧密接近,由于PFP的发射光谱与SG的激发光谱有重叠,因此二者之间可以发生FRET现象。反之,当体系中不存在miRNA时,挂锁探针则无法连接成环,阻止了扩增反应的进行及其产物与互补DNA链的杂交反应。加入SG后,由于SG与单链DNA的结合能力很弱, SG则游离于溶液中,不会与PFP发生有效的FRET。因此目标分子的浓度与体系的FRET效率直接相关。以let 7a作为待测miRNA分子,在0.05~5 nmol·L-1的范围内, let 7a的浓度与从反应体系测得的FRET效率(I520/I423)成正比。同时以无PFP参加的检测方案作为对比实验,证明了PFP确实具有提高灵敏度的作用。另外,以四种同族miRNA分子及两种其他miRNA分子作为干扰物质对方法的特异性进行了考察,发现除了两种与目标分子序列高度相似的物质存在干扰外,其他物质几乎不产生信号。利用该方法对细胞总RNA提取液中let 7a的含量及其加标含量进行了检测,测量所得回收率基本令人满意。所建立的方案不需要荧光标记探针,有效降低了检测成本,简化了操作步骤,在与miRNA相关的疾病诊断领域具有一定的应用前景。     

Plasmonic Enhancement of Single-Molecule Fluorescence Near a Silver Nanoparticle

In this short paper, we reported the enhanced fluorescence from a single fluorophore bound to a 50nm silver nanoparticle. We found that on average the Cy5 molecules bound to metal nanoparticles are approximately 15-fold brighter than that of free dyes, and that single molecule lifetimes are shorter as compared to free fluorophores. The increased emission rate is primarily the result of local plasmon enhancement. These results demonstrate that the use of fluorophore-metal interactions can increase the brightness and photostability of fluorophores for single molecule detection.     

CdSe和CdTe量子点荧光共振能量转移的荧光场三维数值分析

量子点虽然广泛应用于生物荧光标记,但仍停留在实验阶段,目前还不能通过实验的办法得到量子点的荧光分布特征。利用有限元的方法对量子点的荧光场分布特征进行了数值模拟计算,选取几种不同材料球形量子点进行电磁散射分析,论述了量子点的荧光场分布规律。通过对单个量子点进行荧光场分析,确定了CdSe量子点、CdTe量子点荧光共振能量转移模型,计算结果表明:量子点的荧光场的分布规律可以由量子点的电磁散射场给出,对量子点散射场的分析有助于我们更细致地了解量子点荧光共振能量转移的过程,对于探知一般实验无法得到的量子点荧光场分布规律是可行的。该结果对控制量子点的荧光分布,提高量子点荧光效率具有重要的实际意义。     

碳点与曙红B间的荧光共振能量转移效应测定培氟沙星

通过构建碳点（CDs,供体）和曙红B（EB,受体）间的荧光共振能量转移（FRET）体系,建立了一种灵敏且具有选择性的检测培氟沙星（PEFL）含量的新方法。以紫叶草为碳源,采用热解法制备了荧光碳点（CDs）,其在水中分散性较好、稳定性较高、量子产率为3.7%。利用高分辨电子显微镜（HRTEM）、X射线电子衍射仪（XRD）和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）等手段对碳点进行了形貌和结构表征,结果表明,所制得的碳点为无定形态,其表面含有羟基（-OH）和羧基（-COOH）等活性基团。利用能量转移Frster理论,确定CDs和EB之间发生了荧光共振能量转移,从而在CDs和EB之间构建了荧光共振能量转移体系。并考察了影响荧光共振能量转移效应测定培氟沙星的重要因素,如反应介质和酸度、反应时间、供体和受体的浓度和盐效应等。结果表明,在pH 3.0的磷酸盐（PBS）缓冲溶液中,以340 nm为激发波长,碳点将能量转移给曙红B,使得曙红B的荧光信号增强。加入培氟沙星之后,由于培氟沙星与碳点之间相互作用,从而使得碳点的荧光显著增强。并且在优化的实验条件下,培氟沙星的浓度在0.0168~6.71 μg·mL-1范围内与体系的荧光强度改变值（ΔF）之间有较好的线性关系,检出限为0.072 5 ng·mL-1（3s/k,n=11）。一些常见的阳离子（如Fe3+,Al3+,Ca2+,Zn2+,Cr3+,Co2+,Cu2+,Mn2+等）、阴离子（如Cl-,NO-₃,I-,S2-,SCN-,SO2-₄,Br-,NO-₂,IO-₃,F-,ClO-₃,SO2-₃等）和药物（异烟肼,抗坏血酸和肝素钠）及三聚氰胺均不影响培氟沙星含量的测定。将该方法用于甲磺酸培氟沙星胶囊和片剂中PEFL含量的测定,回收率为100.4%~105.1%,相对标准偏差（RSD,n=5）均不大于2.5%,表明该方法可用于甲磺酸培氟沙星药物中培氟沙星的实际检测。该方法具有灵敏度高、选择性好等优点。     

基于紫外光诱导血浆的三维同步荧光光谱共振能量转移及能量再吸收的分析

利用三维同步荧光光谱技术研究了不同浓度的血浆溶液在紫外光波段的同步荧光光谱.实验结果表明：血浆蛋白的主要的激发峰主要有三个,分别在257 nm、274 nm和280 nm附近,同步荧光光谱峰值大小随着血浆的浓度的变化而有所不同.通过改变Δλ值而获得的同步荧光光谱,表明血浆存在三个同步荧光峰,其Δλ值分别为90 nm、72 nm和44 nm,根据实验数据计算,表明血浆的各个内源荧光团之间存在着荧光共振能量转移以及二次光吸收现象.     

基于紫外光诱导血浆的三维同步荧光光谱共振能量转移及能量再吸收的分析

利用三维同步荧光光谱技术研究了不同浓度的血浆溶液在紫外光波段的同步荧光光谱.实验结果表明:血浆蛋白的主要的激发峰主要有三个,分别在257 nm、274 nm和280 nm附近,同步荧光光谱峰值大小随着血浆的浓度的变化而有所不同.通过改变△λ值而获得的同步荧光光谱,表明血浆存在三个同步荧光峰,其△λ值分别为90 nm、7...     

基于银纳米三角片与罗丹明6G的荧光共振能量转移法检测钴离子

以罗丹明6G和牛血清白蛋白的复合物为荧光探针,银纳米三角片为猝灭剂,研究了银纳米三角片与荧光复合物的荧光共振能量转移现象,建立了测定钴离子的荧光分析法。研究发现,一定浓度的荧光复合物与银纳米三角片混合后,由于荧光复合物在银纳米三角片上吸附而发生荧光共振能量转移,荧光猝灭达到80%左右。当钴离子存在时,银纳米三角片与罗丹明6G荧光共振能量转移被破坏,荧光逐渐恢复。随着钴离子浓度的增加,体系荧光值的恢复率(I/I₀)与钴离子的浓度(c_Co2+)有良好的线性关系,线性回归方程为I/I₀=1.054+21.72 c_Co2+,相关系数r2为0.996 2。通过对自然水样进行加标回收检测,实现了钴离子的定量检测,回收率在90.4%～115.1%之间。建立了一种可靠的选择性检测钴离子的荧光分析方法。     

Homogeneous Detection of Specific DNA Sequences by Fluorescence Quenching and Energy Transfer

The use of fluorescence quenching and energy transfer in DNA hybridization assays is reviewed. Placement of DNA probe labels within interacting distances by hybridization of DNA probes to target DNA or to one another allows rapid homogeneous analysis of specific DNA sequences. Due to the inherently lower sensitivity relative to heterogeneous assays, the fluorescence assays have been coupled with DNA amplification methods such as PCR to provide highly sensitive, clinically relevant homogeneous assays which can be performed in closed systems.     

Enhanced Ratiometric pH Sensing Using SNAFL-2 on Silver Island Films: Metal-enhanced Fluorescence Sensing

We have explored the opportunities for enhanced ratiometric pH sensing using the well-known carboxy seminaphthofluorescein (SNAFL-2) and silver island films (SiFs). Our results show that the metallic surfaces can provide up to a 40-fold increase in probe fluorescence intensity as compared to nonmetallic surfaces with the same probe coverage. However, while the S/N is significantly better for pH sensing, the emission wavelength ratiometric values are similar to that obtained in solution, due to the fact that the emission of both the acidic and basic forms of the probe are enhanced to similar extents. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of enhanced ratiometric fluorescence sensing on metallic surfaces.     

基于荧光共振能量转移的核酸适体传感器研究

基于荧光共振能量转移的原理,以修饰于核酸适体上的FAM作为能量供体,以氧化石墨烯作为能量受体,构建了荧光适体传感器,分别对不同浓度的胰岛素和多巴胺进行检测.结果表明,胰岛素的线性检测范围为0.05~10μmol/L,多巴胺的线性检测范围为1~500μmol/L,当胰岛素和多巴胺检测浓度相同时,胰岛素检测信号远强于多巴胺.对胰岛素和多巴胺分别进行特异性实验,发现该传感器对胰岛素和多巴胺有较强的特异性.说明基于荧光共振能量转移的核酸适体传感器不仅可实现多种物质的微量检测,还具有较强的选择性,在生物和医药检测领域应用前景广阔.     

银纳米颗粒对掺铒铋酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

采用传统熔融淬火技术制备了一系列Er3+离子掺杂复合银纳米颗粒的铋酸盐玻璃样品.研究了纳米银含量的改变对Er3+离子荧光发射特性的影响.研究发现,铒在1.53 μm处的荧光强度在银纳米颗粒质量分数为0.2%处取得最大值,为未掺杂银纳米颗粒时的4.6倍.其荧光增强的原因归结于银纳米颗粒表面等离子体共振导致局域场增强和Ag...     

牛血清蛋白纳米金团簇基于荧光共振能量转移法灵敏检测尿酸

基于纳米金团簇(AuNCs)良好的光学稳定性、生物相容性和简单无毒的制备方法,开发了一种具有高度选择性、高灵敏度且可视化的尿酸(UA)传感器.使用牛血清白蛋白(BSA)作为模板合成了BSA-AuNCs.在尿酸氧化酶的催化下,UA产生化学计量的过氧化氢(H2 O2),导致AuNCs的荧光猝灭.此外,发现BSA-AuNCs...     

Competition Between Energy Transfer and Deactivation During Quenching of Tryptophan Fluorescence of Albumin by Dye Molecules

Using quenching of Trp fluorescence by different dyes, bound to bovine serum albumin, it is shown that the spectral overlap between emission and absorption spectra does not necessarily lead to energy transfer as the sole quenching mechanism. A correlation of the limiting quenching value with the Förster overlap integral was not observed. The energy transfer efficiency was less than the quenching efficiency because of competitive radiationless deactivation processes induced by dye binding.