DNA-templated silver nanoparticles as a platform for highly sensitive and selective fluorescence turn-on detection of dopamine.
DNA-templated silver nanoparticles as a platform for highly sensitive and selective fluorescence turn-on detection of dopamine.
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10.1002/smll.201002351
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2011-06
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影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Youhui Lin;Meili Yin;Fang Pu;Jinsong Ren;Xiaogang Qu
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作者:
Youhui Lin;Meili Yin;Fang Pu;Jinsong Ren;Xiaogang Qu
Youhui Lin, Meili Yin, Fang Pu, Jinsong Ren,* and Xiaogang Qu* complete depletion of DA in this region.[7a] Given the wide range of physiological and pathophysiological effects of DA, precise DA determination is of great clinical importance. DA is electrochemically active and its determination by electrochemical methods has attracted special attention during the past few decades.[9] However, coexisting species such as ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA), which are oxidized at potentials close to that of DA, can interfere with the detection of DA. Other approaches, such as capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced native fluorescence [10] and high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, have also been used to address the sensitivity.[11] However, these protocols share the drawbacks of being time-intensive, expensive, and usually requiring specialized equipment. With the developments in nanotechnology, new methods have been used for the detection of DA.[9, 12] For instance, Lin et al.[12b] reported a strategy for the selective detection of DA by exploiting molecular recognition inside mesoporous silica materials. However, they were limited by the sensitivity, and only micromolar concentrations of DA were detectable.Herein, for the first time, we describe the use of a DNA-mediated silver nanostructure as a platform for simple, reliable, highly sensitive and selective fluorescence turn-on detection of DA. DNA has a high affinity for silver ions, and these localized cations could be reduced to form silver nanostructures that follow the contour of the DNA template.[2a, 4] Therefore, the formation of silver nanoparticles in the DNA scaffold would block the binding of ligands that bind to DNA intercalatively, and may also work as a fluorescence quencher when some of the ligands intercalate in the silver-adsorbed DNA. On the other hand, DA was recently found to exhibit intriguing reactivity with silver nanoparticles by forming Ag–catechol bonds.[13] Our strategy was inspired by these phenomena and the approach is depicted in Scheme 1. Initially, the chemisorbed DA on the silver nanostructures would release the DNA from the silver surface, which is attributable to the stronger Ag–catechol interaction. In the presence of certain intercalating dyes, a dramatic increase in fluorescence would be observed upon binding to the DNA, which could serve as a reporter to quantitate the released DNA.[14] Since the fluorescence intensity of intercalating dyes is significantly enhanced after DNA is released from the silver surface by DA, a turn-on fluorescence sensor for DA could be realized by taking advantage of the observed fluorescence change.