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Madhu M, Tseng WB, Chou YS, Krishna Kumar AS, Lu CY, Chang PL, Tseng WL. Peptide-Directed Synthesis of Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement-Active Gold Nanoclusters for Single- and Two-Photon Imaging of Lysosome and Expressed α vβ 3 Integrin Receptors. Anal Chem 2024; 96:9007-9015. [PMID: 38778775 PMCID: PMC11154667 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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This study explores the synthesis and characterization of aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE)-active gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), focusing on their near-infrared luminescence properties and potential applications in biological imaging. These AIEE-active AuNCs were synthesized via the NaBH4-mediated reduction of HAuCl4 in the presence of peptides. We systematically investigated the influence of the peptide sequence on the optical features of the AuNCs, highlighting the role of glutamic acid in enhancing their quantum yield (QY). Among the synthesized peptide-stabilized AuNCs, EECEE-stabilized AuNCs exhibited the maximum QY and a pronounced AIEE effect at pH 5.0, making them suitable for the luminescence imaging of intracellular lysosomes. The AIEE characteristic of the EECEE-stabilized AuNCs was demonstrated through examinations using transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential analysis, and single-particle imaging. The formation of the EECEE-stabilized AuNCs was confirmed by size-exclusion chromatography and mass spectrometry. Spectroscopic and electrochemical examinations uncover the formation process of EECEE-stabilized AuNCs, comprising EECEE-mediated reduction, NaBH4-induced nucleation, complex aggregation, and subsequent cluster growth. Furthermore, we demonstrated the utility of these AuNCs as luminescent probes for intracellular lysosomal imaging, leveraging their pH-responsive AIEE behavior. Additionally, cyclic arginylglycylaspartic acid (RGD)-modified AIEE dots, derived from cyclic RGD-linked peptide-induced aggregation of EECEE-stabilized AuNCs, were developed for single- and two-photon luminescence imaging of αvβ3 integrin receptor-positive cancer cells.
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- Manivannan Madhu
- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
- Department
of Environmental Engineering, Da-Yeh University. No. 168, University Road, Dacun, Changhua 515006, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
- Faculty
of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow City, Poland
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- School
of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shiquan first Road, Sanmin
District, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
- School
of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung
Medical University, No.
100, Shiquan first Rd., 80708 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Zhang L, Bi X, Wang H, Li L, You T. Loading of AuNCs with AIE effect onto cerium-based MOFs to boost fluorescence for sensitive detection of Hg 2. Talanta 2024; 273:125843. [PMID: 38492285 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Ligand-protected gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have become promising nanomaterials in fluorescence (FL) methods for mercury ions (Hg2+) monitoring, but low FL efficiency hinders their widespread application. Herein, AuNCs/cerium-based metal-organic frameworks (AuNCs/Ce-MOFs) were prepared by loading 6-aza-2-thiothymine-protected AuNCs (ATT-AuNCs) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect on the surface of Ce-MOFs by electrostatic attraction. This strategy improved the FL intensity of AuNCs through two aspects: (i) the AIE effect of ATT-AuNCs and (ii) the confinement effect of Ce-MOFs, which improved the restriction of intramolecular motion (RIM) of ATT-AuNCs. In addition, Ce-MOFs could adsorb and aggregate Hg2+ during detection, which might increase the local concentration. Therefore, based on the high FL signal of AuNCs/Ce-MOFs and enriched Hg2+, sensitive detection of Hg2+ could be achieved. More importantly, the strong specific recognition between AuNCs and Hg2+ could guarantee selectivity. The developed FL sensor exhibited superior detection performances with a wide linear range of 0.2-500 ng mL-1 and a low detection limit of 0.067 ng mL-1. Furthermore, the FL sensor used for sensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ in real samples, and the results agreed well with the standard method. In summary, this work proposed an effective and generalized strategy for improving the FL efficiency of AuNCs, which would greatly facilitate their application in pollutant monitoring.
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- Li Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China; Jiangsu Province and Education Ministry Co-sponsored Synergistic Innovation Center of Modern Agricultural Equipment, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China; College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China.
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Wang T, Tan HS, Wang AJ, Li SS, Feng JJ. Fluorescent metal nanoclusters: From luminescence mechanism to applications in enzyme activity assays. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 257:116323. [PMID: 38669842 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have outstanding fluorescence property and biocompatibility, which show widespread applications in biological analysis. Particularly, evaluation of enzyme activity with the fluorescent MNCs has been developed rapidly within the past several years. In this review, we first introduced the fluorescent mechanism of mono- and bi-metallic nanoclusters, respectively, whose interesting luminescence properties are mainly resulted from electron transfer between the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels. Meanwhile, the charge migration within the structure occurs through ligand-metal charge transfer (LMCT) or ligand-metal-metal charge transfer (LMMCT). On such foundation, diverse enzyme activities were rigorously evaluated, including three transferases and nine hydrolases, in turn harvesting rapid research progresses within past 5 years. Finally, we summarized the design strategies for evaluating enzyme activity with the MNCs, presented the major issues and challenges remained in the relevant research, coupled by showing some improvement measures. This review will attract researchers dedicated to the studies of the MNCs and provide some constructive insights for their further applications in enzyme analysis.
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- Tong Wang
- Institute for Chemical Biology & Biosensing, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute for Chemical Biology & Biosensing, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Institute for Chemical Biology & Biosensing, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Zhou X, Huang S, Liu W, Shang L. Metal Ion-Regulated Fluorescent Sensor Array Based on Gold Nanoclusters for Physiological Phosphate Sensing. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4224-4231. [PMID: 38421217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The detection of physiological phosphates (PPs) is of great importance due to their essential roles in numerous biological processes, but the efficient detection of different PPs simultaneously remains challenging. In this work, we propose a fluorescence sensor array for detecting PPs based on metal-ion-regulated gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) via an indicator-displacement assay. Zn2+ and Eu3+ are selected to assemble with two different AuNCs, resulting in quenching or enhancing their fluorescence. Based on the competitive interaction of metal ions with AuNCs and PPs, the fluorescence of AuNCs will be recovered owing to the disassembly of AuNC-metal ion ensembles. Depending on different PPs' distinct fluorescence responses, a four-channel sensor array was established. The array not only exhibits good discrimination capability for eight kinds of PPs (i.e., ATP, ADP, AMP, GTP, CTP, UTP, PPi, and Pi) via linear discriminant analysis but also enables quantitative detection of single phosphate (e.g., ATP) in the presence of interfering PPs mixtures. Moreover, potential application of the present sensor array for the discrimination of different PPs in real samples (e.g., cell lysates and serum) was successfully demonstrated with a good performance. This work illustrates the great potential of a metal ion-regulated sensor array as a new and efficient sensing platform for differential sensing of phosphates as well as other disease-related biomolecules.
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- Xiaomeng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Liu D, Guo X, Wu H, Chen X. Aggregation-induced emission enhancement of gold nanoclusters triggered by sodium heparin and its application in the detection of sodium heparin and alkaline amino acids. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 304:123255. [PMID: 37634330 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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This work first reported that sodium heparin could cause the aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) effect of GSH-AuNCs (Glutathione functionalized gold nanoclusters). While it was interestingly found that the addition of alkaline amino acids would greatly weaken this effect. Thus, fluorescent system was designed for the quantitative detection of sodium heparin and alkaline amino acids. Negatively charged sodium heparin would connect with GSH-AuNCs through electrostatic attraction, leading to a significant AIEE effect. Then alkaline amino acids would competitively bind with sodium heparin, causing this effect to almost disappear. The reasons were as follows: (I) The hydrogen bonding between sodium heparin and alkaline amino acids was much stronger than electrostatic force, causing GSH-AuNCs to be competitively replaced. (II) Alkaline amino acids and GSH-AuNCs were both positively charged and repelled each other. The presence of alkaline amino acids would hinder the AIEE effect. (III) AIEE effect was confirmed to have a close relationship with the pH value which could be greatly affected by alkaline amino acids. (Ⅳ) Not only the hydrogen bonding, the electrostatic force also existed between the alkaline amino acids and sodium heparin. All the above reasons worked together to weaken the AIEE effect of GSH-AuNCs triggered by sodium heparin. Finally, both sodium heparin and alkaline amino acids were accurately detected, showing good correlation coefficients of 0.99 with the LODs of 0.0100 mg/mL (sodium heparin), 1.05 μM (histidine), 3.38 μM (arginine) and 6.16 μM (lysine), respectively.
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- Dan Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
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Uematsu K, Ueno T, Katano H. Determination of protamine and heparin based on their effects on a glucose oxidase enzymatic reaction. ANAL SCI 2023; 39:1561-1566. [PMID: 37243969 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-023-00373-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This paper describes a sensitive method for determining protamine and heparin by utilizing a glucose oxidase enzymatic reaction. Polycationic protamine significantly promoted the enzymatic reaction rate with [Fe(CN)6]3-, so that the increase could be used to determine protamine. The promotion effect was stoichiometrically decreased by the addition of polyanionic heparin through the polyion complex formation with protamine, so that the enzymatic reaction also allowed for the determination of heparin. We thus applied the proposed method to blood plasma containing heparin and found that heparin did not stoichiometrically form a polyion complex with protamine, likely due to strong interactions between heparin and some components of the plasma. The proposed method allowed for the detection of free protamine (and/or weakly binding protamine with heparin) existing in the condition that protamine did not neutralize all of the heparin in the plasma. The method also permitted for the estimation of heparin concentrations using calibration curves. Thus, the proposed method would help reduce the risks of protamine overdose in heparin neutralization and would be a helpful tool in clinical practices that use heparin and protamine.
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- Kohei Uematsu
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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Alhazzani K, A.Z. A, Alaseem AM, Al Awadh SA, Alanazi SA, AlSayyari AA, Alanazi MM, El-Wekil MM. A reliable ratiometric fluorescence sensing of heparin and its antidote based on cationic carbon quantum dots and acid red 87. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Wu NN, Chen LG, Xiao MZ, Yuan RY, Wang HB. Determination of trypsin using protamine mediated fluorescent enhancement of DNA templated Au nanoclusters. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:158. [PMID: 36971858 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05754-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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A fluorescent method is described for trypsin determination through the strong electrostatic interactions between cationic polyelectrolytes and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) templated Au nanoclusters (AuNCs). The ssDNA-AuNCs display improved fluorescence emission with excitation/emission maxima at 280/475 nm after being incorporated with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA). Fluorescent enhancement is mainly attributed to the electrostatic interactions occurring between PDDA and ssDNA templates. This can make the conformation of the ssDNA templates to change. Thus, it offers a better microenvironment for stabilizing and protecting ssDNA-AuNCs, and results in fluorescence emission enhancement. By using protamine as a model, the method is employed for the determination of trypsin. The assay enables trypsin to be determined with good sensitivity and a linear response ranging from 5 ng⋅mL-1 to 60 ng⋅mL-1 with a 1.5 ng⋅mL-1 limit of detection. It is also extended to determine the trypsin contents in human's serum samples with recoveries between 98.7% and 103.5% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) between 3.5% and 4.8%. A novel fluorescent strategy has been developed for of trypsin determination by using protamine mediated fluorescent enhancement of DNA templated Au nanoclusters.
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- Ning-Ning Wu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials for Bioanalysis, Institute for Conservation and Utilization of Agro-bioresources in Dabie Mountains, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials for Bioanalysis, Institute for Conservation and Utilization of Agro-bioresources in Dabie Mountains, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials for Bioanalysis, Institute for Conservation and Utilization of Agro-bioresources in Dabie Mountains, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, People's Republic of China.
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Uehara N, Takita M, Sato K, Ito S, Inagawa A. Ionic thermoresponsive fluorescent polymers for detecting countercharged surfactants without phase separation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Gao F, Liu G, Qiao M, Li Y, Yi X. Biosensors for the Detection of Enzymes Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12110953. [PMID: 36354464 PMCID: PMC9688369 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Enzymes play a critical role in most complex biochemical processes. Some of them can be regarded as biomarkers for disease diagnosis. Taking advantage of aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based biosensors, a series of fluorogens with AIE characteristics (AIEgens) have been designed and synthesized for the detection and imaging of enzymes. In this work, we summarized the advances in AIEgens-based probes and sensing platforms for the fluorescent detection of enzymes, including proteases, phosphatases, glycosidases, cholinesterases, telomerase and others. The AIEgens involve organic dyes and metal nanoclusters. This work provides valuable references for the design of novel AIE-based sensing platforms.
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- Fengli Gao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Mei H, Wang J, Zhu X, Sun J, Shi W, Wang H, Qu S, Wang X. Ce 3+ and Fe 2+ co-enhanced ratiometric fluorescence probe utilizing copper nanoclusters and coumarin for sensitive assay of hydrogen peroxide and glucose. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 245:114117. [PMID: 36174322 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A novel ratiometric fluorescent probe was constructed for sensitive assay of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and glucose, which utilized the synergistically enhanced effects of Ce3+ and Fe2+ on copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) and coumarin. In the CuNCs-Ce3+/Fe2+-coumarin system, Ce3+ triggered the aggregation-induced emission phenomenon of CuNCs, and Fe2+ catalyzed the Fenton reaction to efficiently yield hydroxyl radical (•OH). In the presence of H2O2, the 625-nm red fluorescence of CuNCs was sharply quenched owing to the oxidation of CuNCs to Cu(II) by •OH, but the 460-nm blue fluorescence of 7-hydroxycoumarin from the oxidation of coumarin by •OH dramatically increased. Based on the reversible changes in two fluorescence signals, a satisfactorily ratiometric probe was constructed for H2O2 assay with a detection limit (LOD) of 0.6 μM accompanied by a visual color variation from red to blue. For glucose assay, this ratiometric probe gave a linear range of 3.2-160 μM and LOD of 0.96 μM owing to the oxidization of glucose to yield H2O2 in the presence of glucose oxidase and O2. Overall, the newly developed ratiometric probe shows a great prospect in real applications for visual assay of H2O2 and glucose by our naked eyes.
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- He Mei
- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; South Zhejiang Institute of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Technology, Wenzhou 325809, China
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; South Zhejiang Institute of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Technology, Wenzhou 325809, China.
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- Center for Health Assessment, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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Luminescent Sensors Based on the Assembly of Coinage Metal Nanoclusters. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10070253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coinage metals, such as Cu, Ag and Au, can form nanoclusters, which, when functionalized with ligands, have unique electronic and optical properties and are widely used in biomedical imaging, remote sensing, labeling, catalytic, etc. The mechanisms, structures and properties of nanocluster assemblies have been well reviewed. However, the collections and analyses of nanocluster assemblies for sensor application are few. This review examines different nanocluster sensor platforms with a focus on the assembly and analysis of the assembly processes and examples of applications.
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Fan Y, Yu W, Liao Y, Jiang X, Wang Z, Cheng Z. Ratiometric detection of doxycycline in pharmaceutical based on dual ligands-enhanced copper nanoclusters. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 267:120509. [PMID: 34688060 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A water-soluble, stable, simple and dual ligands (bovine serum albumin and L-histidine)-enhanced copper nanoclusters (BSA-CuNCs@L-His) was synthesized by one-step wet chemical method. Interestingly, the introduction of L-His ligand could improve evidently the quantum yields (QYs, 3.47%) and stability of BSA-CuNCs due to forming the stronger interaction of L-His and Cu and producing bigger diameter CuNCs by coordination-induced aggregation. Thus, a new ratiometric fluorescent probe (RF-probe) was successfully exploited for sensitively and selectively mensurating doxycycline (DOX) because DOX could simultaneously regulate the fluorescence (FL) intensities of BSA-CuNCs@L-His at 410 and 520 nm. The FL quenching of BSA-CuNCs@L-His at 410 nm by DOX was mainly originated from the static quenching process, while DOX could bind to Trp-212 in BSA from the skeleton of BSA-CuNCs@L-His by electrostatic interaction causing the appearance of new emission peak at 520 nm. The content of DOX was monitored by the RF-probe with a linear range of 0.05-14.0 μM and a LOD (limit of detection) and LOQ (limit of quantification) of 6.4 and 21.3 nM (at 3σ/slope and 10σ/slope). Moreover, compared to the standard HPLC method, the proposed RF-probe was extended to the detection of DOX in doxycycline hydrochloride (DOXH) tablets, DOXH injections and DOXH capsules with satisfactory results.
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- Yucong Fan
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China; Institute of Applied Chemistry, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China; Institute of Applied Chemistry, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China.
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Chen ZJ, Wu HL, Shen YD, Wang H, Zhang YF, Hammock B, Li ZF, Luo L, Lei HT, Xu ZL. Phosphate-triggered ratiometric fluoroimmunoassay based on nanobody-alkaline phosphatase fusion for sensitive detection of 1-naphthol for the exposure assessment of pesticide carbaryl. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127411. [PMID: 34629198 PMCID: PMC8877597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The excessive use of carbaryl has resulted in the risk of its exposure. In this study, we isolated six nanobodies (Nbs) from a camelid phage display library against the biomarker of carbaryl, 1-naphthol (1-NAP). Owing to its characteristics of easy genetic modifications, we produced a nanobody-alkaline phosphatase (Nb-CC4-ALP) fusion protein with good stability. A dual-emission system based ratiometric fluoroimmunoassay (RFIA) for quick and highly sensitive determination of 1-NAP was developed. Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) was used as an internal reference and for aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), while AuNCs could be quenched by MnO2 via oxidation. In the presence of ALP, ascorbic acid phosphate (AAP) can be transformed into ascorbic acid (AA), the later can etch MnO2 to recover the fluorescence of the AuNCs. Based on optimal conditions, the proposed assay showed 220-fold sensitivity improvement in comparison with conventional monoclonal antibody-based ELISA. The recovery test of urine samples and the validation by standard HPLC-FLD demonstrated the proposed assay was an ideal tool for screening 1-NAP and provided technical support for the monitoring of carbaryl exposure.
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- Zi-Jian Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States; Guangdong Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510799, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety/Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Bao Q, Lin D, Gao Y, Wu L, Fu J, Galaa K, Lin X, Lin L. Ultrasensitive off-on-off fluorescent nanosensor for protamine and trypsin detection based on inner-filter effect between N,S-CDs and gold nanoparticles. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A novel ratiometric fluorescence nanoprobe for sensitive determination of uric acid based on CD@ZIF-CuNC nanocomposites. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:259. [PMID: 34268632 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04914-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A novel ratiometric fluorescence nanoprobe based on carbon dots (CDs) and Cu nanoclusters (CuNCs) was designed for the label-free determination of uric acid (UA). The metal-organic framework (MOF) encapsulated CuNCs (ZIF-CuNC), and nitrogen-doped CDs can self-assemble into well-defined spherical nanocomposites (CD@ZIF-CuNC) due to physical adsorption. Under the excitation wavelength of 360 nm, the CD@ZIF-CuNC nanocomposites exhibit two evident intrinsic emissions peaked at 460 nm (CDs) and 620 nm (ZIF-CuNC), respectively. In the presence of H2O2, the fluorescence of CD@ZIF-CuNC at 620 nm is quenched remarkably within 1 min, while little effect on the emission at 460 nm is observed. Therefore, taking the fluorescence at 620 nm as the report signal and 460 nm as the reference signal, ratiometric quantitative determination of H2O2 was achieved with a linear range of 1-100 μM and a detection limit of 0.30 μM. The CD@ZIF-CuNC nanoprobe was successfully applied to the determination of UA that is catalyzed by uricase to produce H2O2, obtaining the linear range of 1-30 μM and the detection limit of 0.33 μM. Eventually, this strategy has been successfully applied to the determination of UA in human urine samples. A novel and convenient CDs@ZIF-CuNCs-based nanoplatform was constructed for sensitive ratiometric fluorescence determination of UA.
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Rival JV, Mymoona P, Lakshmi KM, Pradeep T, Shibu ES. Self-Assembly of Precision Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Hierarchical Structural Complexity, Colloidal Superstructures, and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2005718. [PMID: 33491918 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ligand protected noble metal nanoparticles are excellent building blocks for colloidal self-assembly. Metal nanoparticle self-assembly offers routes for a wide range of multifunctional nanomaterials with enhanced optoelectronic properties. The emergence of atomically precise monolayer thiol-protected noble metal nanoclusters has overcome numerous challenges such as uncontrolled aggregation, polydispersity, and directionalities faced in plasmonic nanoparticle self-assemblies. Because of their well-defined molecular compositions, enhanced stability, and diverse surface functionalities, nanoclusters offer an excellent platform for developing colloidal superstructures via the self-assembly driven by surface ligands and metal cores. More importantly, recent reports have also revealed the hierarchical structural complexity of several nanoclusters. In this review, the formulation and periodic self-assembly of different noble metal nanoclusters are focused upon. Further, self-assembly induced amplification of physicochemical properties, and their potential applications in molecular recognition, sensing, gas storage, device fabrication, bioimaging, therapeutics, and catalysis are discussed. The topics covered in this review are extensively associated with state-of-the-art achievements in the field of precision noble metal nanoclusters.
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- Jose V Rival
- Smart Materials Lab, Electrochemical Power Sources (ECPS) Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)-CSIR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Smart Materials Lab, Electrochemical Power Sources (ECPS) Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)-CSIR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Smart Materials Lab, Electrochemical Power Sources (ECPS) Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)-CSIR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600036, India
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- Smart Materials Lab, Electrochemical Power Sources (ECPS) Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)-CSIR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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Kaur J, Malegaonkar JN, Bhosale SV, Singh PK. An anionic tetraphenyl ethylene based simple and rapid fluorescent probe for detection of trypsin and paraoxon methyl. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fluorometry detection for trypsin via inner filter effect between cytochrome C and in-situ formed fluorescent thiochrome. Talanta 2021; 234:122614. [PMID: 34364423 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fluorometry assay for trypsin sensitive determination has been presented. The fluorescence of the system at 370/445 nm is derived from thiochrome obtained by in-situ oxidation of thiamine. Based on the inner filter effect, cytochrome C (Cyt C) can quench the fluorescence at 445 nm effectively. Cyt C is specifically hydrolyzed by trypsin through an enzymatic reaction, giving rise to the enhancement of the fluorescence intensity. The change value of fluorescence intensity is proportional to trypsin concentration, which is successfully used for trypsin quantitative detection. This method exhibits good repeatability and selectivity with a detection limit of 0.15 μg mL-1 and a quantification limit of 0.50 μg mL-1 for trypsin sensing. Moreover, it is applied to detect trypsin in practical serum and urine samples with accurate results. The proposed assay is not only a promising candidate for trypsin determination in practical application but also a potentially valuable tool in urine comprehensive analysis and disease diagnosis.
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Uehara N, Masubuchi Y, Inagawa A. Manipulation of aggregation-induced emission of thermoresponsive fluorescent polymers having Au(I)–S groups for a fluorescent chemosensor. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fluorescent and visual assay of H 2O 2 and glucose based on a highly sensitive copper nanoclusters-Ce(III) fluoroprobe. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:2135-2146. [PMID: 33511458 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Herein, we synthesized and characterized glutathione-capped copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) using a convenient one-pot chemical reduction approach based on glutathione as capping and reducing agents. The Ce(III) induced aggregation-induced emission of CuNCs to form a CuNCs-Ce3+ fluoroprobe due to electrostatic and coordination interactions between Ce3+ and CuNCs. In contrast to CuNCs, the fluorescent intensities (FLs) of CuNCs-Ce3+ were enhanced by ~ 40-fold concomitant with 20-nm blue-shift of the maximum emission, and a 3.45-fold lengthening of the average fluorescent lifetime. The FLs of CuNCs-Ce3+ were selectively quenched at 650 nm by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) via the redox reaction. Based on this phenomenon, the sensitive assay of H2O2 was realized, and the linear range spanned over the range of 14-140 μM. Notably, the visualization of the fluorescence quenched effect of H2O2 could be easily attained. Additionally, glucose could be specifically oxidized by glucose oxidase to produce H2O2, and thus the detection of glucose was achieved according to changes in the concentrations of H2O2. Under optimized conditions, the fluorescent assay of glucose based on the CuNCs-Ce3+ system offered the linear range of 8-48 μM with detection limit of 2.4 μM. Meanwhile, high selectivity of the as-constructed fluorescent assay allows the sensitive detection of H2O2 and glucose in real-world care products and human serum samples, showing a great application potential in their conventional monitoring.
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Miao W, Wang L, Liu Q, Guo S, Zhao L, Peng J. Rare earth ions‐enhanced gold nanoclusters as fluorescent sensor array for the detection and discrimination of phosphate anions. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:247-251. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Wenjing Miao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines School of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 211198 P. R. China
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Gold nanoclusters fluorescence probe for monitoring chloramphenicol and study of two-dimensional correlation fluorescence spectroscopy. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Jasvir Kaur
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Xue JH, Xiao KP, Wang YS, Liu L, Li JQ, Li M, Qu YN, Xiao XL. Aggregation-induced photoluminescence enhancement of protamine-templated gold nanoclusters for 1-hydroxypyrene detection using 9-hydroxyphenanthrene as a sensitizer. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 189:110873. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.110873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ratiometric Detection of Rifampin by Using Self‐Assembled Nanocomposites with Dual Fluorescence Emissions and Analysis of Two‐Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Huang Q, Zhang J, Li W, Fu Y. A heparin-modified palladium nanozyme for photometric determination of protamine. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:226. [PMID: 32170394 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-4208-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Heparin was employed as the stabilizing agent in the synthesis of peroxidase-mimicking Pd nanoparticles. The heparin-capped Pd nanozyme can act as both the signal amplifier and the selective binder of protamine. The most efficient nanozyme with the mean size of 3.5 nm consists of 70.8% metallic Pd0 and 29.2% Pd2+ species. Enzyme kinetic studies show that the Km values are 0.036 mM for 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine and 78 mM for H2O2. Protamine shows strong affinity to the heparin-capped Pd nanozyme, and induces an apparent aggregation of the nanoparticles. This results in a significant inhibition of the peroxidase-mimicking activities. Hence, the oxidation of TMB by H2O2 to a blue product with a maximum absorption at 652 nm is suppressed. Based on this finding, a photometric assay is developed for the determination of protamine. The linear response is in the concentration range 0.02 ~ 0.8 μg mL-1, and the limit of detection is 0.014 μg mL-1. This assay presents high selectivity toward other biological substances. Graphical abstract Highly active and selective Pd nanozyme was synthesized through adopting heparin as the capping agent for quantitative determination of protamine.
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- Qingwei Huang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China.
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Remote biosensor for the determination of trypsin by using nanoporous anodic alumina as a three-dimensional nanostructured material. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2356. [PMID: 32047212 PMCID: PMC7012875 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59287-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The determination of trypsin in the human real sample is a routine medical investigation to assess the pancreatic disease. Herein, we fabricated an interferometric reflectance spectroscopy based biosensor for the determination trypsin. For this purpose, urease and fluorescein 5(6)-isothiocyanate (FLITC) were immobilized on the nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA). The operation principle of the proposed biosensor is based on the change in the pH of the solution during the reaction of urease and urea and therefore change in the light-absorbing ability of FLITC in the presence of trypsin. The reaction of the urease enzyme with urea increased the pH of the solution because of producing ammonia. This increase in the pH of solution increased the light-absorbing ability of the immobilized FLITC on NAA and therefore the intensity of the reflected light from the NAA to the charge-coupled device detector decreased. In the presence of trypsin, the catalytic activity of immobilized urease on NAA decreased. This decrease in the activity of urease enzyme consequent on the decrease in the amount of the generated ammonia. Therefore, the immobilized FLITC on the NAA did not absorb more light and consciously, the intensity of the light reflected light into the detector increased. The proposed biosensor exhibited a good response to the concentration of trypsin in the range of 0.25–20 μg.mL−1 with the limit of detection of 0.06 μg.mL−1.
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Liu H, Yin H, Dong Y, Ding H, Chu X. Electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer between luminol and black phosphorus nanosheets for the detection of trypsin via the “off–on–off” switch mode. Analyst 2020; 145:2204-2211. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an00156b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this work, the electrochemiluminescence behavior of a luminol–H2O2 system was studied on a black phosphorus nanosheet modified electrode.
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- Hui Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization
- Hexian Development Institute of Chemical Industry
- Anhui University of Technology
- Maanshan 243002
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization
- Hexian Development Institute of Chemical Industry
- Anhui University of Technology
- Maanshan 243002
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization
- Hexian Development Institute of Chemical Industry
- Anhui University of Technology
- Maanshan 243002
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization
- Hexian Development Institute of Chemical Industry
- Anhui University of Technology
- Maanshan 243002
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization
- Hexian Development Institute of Chemical Industry
- Anhui University of Technology
- Maanshan 243002
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Qu F, Meng L, Zi Y, You J. Ratiometric detection of alkaline phosphatase based on aggregation-induced emission enhancement. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:7431-7440. [PMID: 31655858 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02098-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an important enzyme that is associated with many human diseases, so the quantitative detection of ALP is vital from a clinical perspective. Nevertheless, most fluorescent assays for monitoring ALP depend on aggregation-induced quenching (ACQ), single-signal modulation, or a "signal off" mode, which suffer from poor sensitivity, a "false positive" problem, and low signal output. In this work, we utilized the electrostatically driven self-assembly of glutathione-capped gold nanoclusters (GSH-AuNCs, which show aggregation-induced emission, AIE) and amino-modified silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) to create a hybrid probe (SiNPs@GSH-AuNCs). This nanohybrid probe showed emission from the SiNPs at around 470 nm as well as aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) of the GSH-AuNCs at 580 nm. The AIEE of the GSH-AuNCs was quenched in the presence of KMnO4, but the AIEE was recovered by adding ascorbic acid as an oxidation-reduction reaction occurred between KMnO4 and the ascorbic acid. The fluorescence of the SiNPs remained constant whether the AIEE was quenched or not, meaning that the fluorescence of the SiNPs could be used as an internal reference. In a typical enzymatic reaction, ascorbic acid 2-phosphate is hydrolyzed by ALP to produce ascorbic acid. Therefore, the hybrid probe was shown to allow the ratiometric detection of ALP, with a linear range of 0.5-10 U L-1 and a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.23 U L-1. Finally, the proposed analytical strategy was successfully applied to detect ALP in human serum samples and to determine the concentration of an ALP inhibitor. Graphical Abstract.
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- Fei Qu
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China. .,The Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China.,The Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China.,The Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China.,The Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, Shandong, China.,Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research & Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China
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Chan CWT, Cheng HK, Hau FKW, Chan AKW, Yam VWW. Protamine-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Red-Emissive Alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-Bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine Complex for Selective Label-Free Sensing of Heparin and Real-Time Monitoring of Trypsin Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31585-31593. [PMID: 31436404 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A label-free detection assay is developed based on the design and synthesis of a new anionic alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine complex with water-soluble pendants. With the aid of electrostatic interaction and noncovalent metal-metal and π-π stacking interactions, protamine is shown to induce supramolecular self-assembly of platinum(II) complexes with drastic UV-vis absorption and red emission changes. On the basis of the strong binding affinity of protamine and heparin, the ensemble has been further employed to probe heparin by monitoring the spectroscopic changes. Other than heparin, this ensemble can also detect the activity of trypsin, which can hydrolyze protamine into fragments, leading to the deaggregation of platinum(II) complexes. By modulation of the self-assembly properties of platinum(II) complexes via real-time UV-vis absorption and emission studies, the reported assay has been demonstrated to be a sensitive and selective detection method for trypsin, as well as trypsin inhibitor screening, which is essential for drug discovery.
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- Calford Wai-Ting Chan
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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He Z, Shu T, Su L, Zhang X. Strategies of Luminescent Gold Nanoclusters for Chemo-/Bio-Sensing. Molecules 2019; 24:E3045. [PMID: 31443398 PMCID: PMC6749366 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Recent booming advances in luminescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), have prompted the development of novel fluorescent sensors. The luminescent AuNCs possess unique and intriguing physical and chemical properties including responsive photoluminescence and peroxide-like activity, providing abundant potentials for sensing strategy design. As of now, a wide variety of chem-/bio-sensors based on AuNCs have been developed and reviewed according to varied analytes. In this review, from a different point of view, we follow the route of how those sensors realize their functions and focus on the actual roles AuNCs play, in order to hierarchically and logically display the recent progress in the sensing applications of AuNCs. This review not only opens new windows to understand the development of sensors based on AuNCs but can also inspire broader and deeper utilization of luminescent nanomaterials.
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- Zhi He
- Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China.
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China.
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, China.
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Wang M, Kong D, Su D, Liu Y, Su X. Ratio fluorescence analysis of T4 polynucleotide kinase activity based on the formation of a graphene quantum dot-copper nanocluster nanohybrid. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:13903-13908. [PMID: 31304938 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02901j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In this work, a ratio fluorescence method was developed for T4 polynucleotide kinase (PNK) activity analysis based on the formation of a dual-emitting graphene quantum dot-copper nanocluster (GQD-CuNC) nanohybrid. An amino capped single-strand DNA (ssDNA) was firstly used to modify GQDs (GQD-ssDNA) and then hybridize with its complementary DNA strand to form double-stranded DNA functionalized GQDs (GQD-dsDNA). The dsDNA of GQD-dsDNA can act as an effective template for the preparation of CuNCs with fluorescence emission at 594 nm. When the dsDNA of GQD-dsDNA was phosphorylated through T4 PNK and subsequently degraded via λ exonuclease (λ exo) to produce mononucleotides and GQD-ssDNA, the formation of fluorescence CuNCs in GQD-CuNCs was blocked due to the lack of an effective dsDNA substrate, during which the fluorescence of GQDs at 446 nm in the nanohybrid was mostly not influenced. Thus, with the CuNCs serving as the reporter and GQDs as the reference signal, T4 PNK activity can be monitored through the change in the fluorescence intensity ratio (F594/F446) in the range of 0.01-10 U mL-1 with a detection limit (LOD) of 0.0037 U mL-1. Furthermore, the practicality of this T4 PNK activity analysis strategy in a complex sample was tested in cell lysates.
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- Mengke Wang
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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