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ERDEM A, ŞENTÜRK H, YILDIZ E, MARAL M, YILDIRIM A, BOZOĞLU A, KIVRAK B, AY NC. Electrochemical DNA biosensors developed for the monitoring of biointeractions with drugs: a review. Turk J Chem 2023; 47:864-887. [PMID: 38173734 PMCID: PMC10760829 DOI: 10.55730/1300-0527.3584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The interaction of drugs with DNA is important for the discovery of novel drug molecules and for understanding the therapeutic effects of drugs as well as the monitoring of side effects. For this reason, many studies have been carried out to investigate the interactions of drugs with nucleic acids. In recent years, a large number of studies have been performed to electrochemically detect drug-DNA interactions. The fast, sensitive, and accurate results of electrochemical techniques have resulted in a leading role for their implementation in this field. By means of electrochemical techniques, it is possible not only to demonstrate drug-DNA interactions but also to quantitatively analyze drugs. In this context, electrochemical biosensors for drug-DNA interactions have been examined under different headings including anticancer, antiviral, antibiotic, and central nervous system drugs as well as DNA-targeted drugs. An overview of the studies related to electrochemical DNA biosensors developed for the detection of drug-DNA interactions that were reported in the last two decades in the literature is presented herein along with their applications and they are discussed together with their future perspectives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arzum ERDEM
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir,
Turkiye
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Brycht M, Poltorak L, Baluchová S, Sipa K, Borgul P, Rudnicki K, Skrzypek S. Electrochemistry as a Powerful Tool for Investigations of Antineoplastic Agents: A Comprehensive Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2022:1-92. [PMID: 35968923 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2106117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is most frequently treated with antineoplastic agents (ANAs) that are hazardous to patients undergoing chemotherapy and the healthcare workers who handle ANAs in the course of their duties. All aspects related to hazardous oncological drugs illustrate that the monitoring of ANAs is essential to minimize the risks associated with these drugs. Among all analytical techniques used to test ANAs, electrochemistry holds an important position. This review, for the first time, comprehensively describes the progress done in electrochemistry of ANAs by means of a variety of bare or modified (bio)sensors over the last four decades (in the period of 1982-2021). Attention is paid not only to the development of electrochemical sensing protocols of ANAs in various biological, environmental, and pharmaceutical matrices but also to achievements of electrochemical techniques in the examination of the interactions of ANAs with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), carcinogenic cells, biomimetic membranes, peptides, and enzymes. Other aspects, including the enantiopurity studies, differentiation between single-stranded and double-stranded DNA without using any label or tag, studies on ANAs degradation, and their pharmacokinetics, by means of electrochemical techniques are also commented. Finally, concluding remarks that underline the existence of a significant niche for the basic electrochemical research that should be filled in the future are presented.
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- Mariola Brycht
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry, Charles University, Prague 2, Czechia
- Department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Rodrigues ESB, de Macêdo IYL, Silva GNDME, de Carvalho e Silva A, Gil HPV, Neves BJ, Gil EDS. DNA-Based Electrodes and Computational Approaches on the Intercalation Study of Antitumoral Drugs. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26247623. [PMID: 34946705 PMCID: PMC8709249 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The binding between anticancer drugs and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) is a key issue to understand their mechanism of action, and many chemical methods have been explored on this task. Molecular docking techniques successfully predict the affinity of small molecules into the DNA binding sites. In turn, various DNA-targeted drugs are electroactive; in this regard, their electrochemical behavior may change according to the nature and strength of interaction with DNA. A carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified with calf thymus ds-DNA (CPDE) and computational methods were used to evaluate the drug–DNA intercalation of doxorubicin (DOX), daunorubicin (DAU), idarubicin (IDA), dacarbazine (DAR), mitoxantrone (MIT), and methotrexate (MTX), aiming to evaluate eventual correlations. CPE and CPDE were immersed in pH 7 0.1 mM solutions of each drug with different incubation times. As expected, the CPDE response for all DNA-targeted drugs was higher than that of CPE, evidencing the drug–DNA interaction. A peak current increase of up to 10-fold was observed; the lowest increase was seen for MTX, and the highest increase for MIT. Although this increase in the sensitivity is certainly tied to preconcentration effects of DNA, the data did not agree entirely with docking studies, evidencing the participation of other factors, such as viscosity, interfacial electrostatic interactions, and coefficient of diffusion.
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- Edson Silvio Batista Rodrigues
- Lafam—Laboratory for Pharmaceutical and Environmental Analysis, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (E.S.B.R.); (I.Y.L.d.M.); (G.N.d.M.e.S.)
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- Lafam—Laboratory for Pharmaceutical and Environmental Analysis, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (E.S.B.R.); (I.Y.L.d.M.); (G.N.d.M.e.S.)
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- Lafam—Laboratory for Pharmaceutical and Environmental Analysis, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (E.S.B.R.); (I.Y.L.d.M.); (G.N.d.M.e.S.)
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- LabMol—Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (A.d.C.e.S.); (H.P.V.G.); (B.J.N.)
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- LabMol—Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (A.d.C.e.S.); (H.P.V.G.); (B.J.N.)
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- LabMol—Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (A.d.C.e.S.); (H.P.V.G.); (B.J.N.)
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- Lafam—Laboratory for Pharmaceutical and Environmental Analysis, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, Brazil; (E.S.B.R.); (I.Y.L.d.M.); (G.N.d.M.e.S.)
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Bunea MC, Diculescu VC, Enculescu M, Iovu H, Enache TA. Redox Mechanism of Azathioprine and Its Interaction with DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22136805. [PMID: 34202734 PMCID: PMC8268956 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The electrochemical behavior and the interaction of the immunosuppressive drug azathioprine (AZA) with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) were investigated using voltammetric techniques, mass spectrometry (MS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The redox mechanism of AZA on glassy carbon (GC) was investigated using cyclic and differential pulse (DP) voltammetry. It was proven that the electroactive center of AZA is the nitro group and its reduction mechanism is a diffusion-controlled process, which occurs in consecutive steps with formation of electroactive products and involves the transfer of electrons and protons. A redox mechanism was proposed and the interaction of AZA with DNA was also investigated. Morphological characterization of the DNA film on the electrode surface before and after interaction with AZA was performed using scanning electron microscopy. An electrochemical DNA biosensor was employed to study the interactions between AZA and DNA with different concentrations, incubation times, and applied potential values. It was shown that the reduction of AZA molecules bound to the DNA layer induces structural changes of the DNA double strands and oxidative damage, which were recognized through the occurrence of the 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine oxidation peak. Mass spectrometry investigation of the DNA film before and after interaction with AZA also demonstrated the formation of AZA adducts with purine bases.
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- Mihaela-Cristina Bunea
- Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Structures, National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.-C.B.); (V.-C.D.); (M.E.)
- Advanced Polymer Materials Group, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu, 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Structures, National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.-C.B.); (V.-C.D.); (M.E.)
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- Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Structures, National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.-C.B.); (V.-C.D.); (M.E.)
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- Advanced Polymer Materials Group, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu, 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Structures, National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (M.-C.B.); (V.-C.D.); (M.E.)
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Ramotowska S, Ciesielska A, Makowski M. What Can Electrochemical Methods Offer in Determining DNA-Drug Interactions? Molecules 2021; 26:3478. [PMID: 34200473 PMCID: PMC8201389 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The interactions of compounds with DNA have been studied since the recognition of the role of nucleic acid in organisms. The design of molecules which specifically interact with DNA sequences allows for the control of the gene expression. Determining the type and strength of such interaction is an indispensable element of pharmaceutical studies. Cognition of the therapeutic action mechanisms is particularly important for designing new drugs. Owing to their sensitivity, simplicity, and low costs, electrochemical methods are increasingly used for this type of research. Compared to other techniques, they require a small number of samples and are characterized by a high reliability. These methods can provide information about the type of interaction and the binding strength, as well as the damage caused by biologically active molecules targeting the cellular DNA. This review paper summarizes the various electrochemical approaches used for the study of the interactions between pharmaceuticals and DNA. The main focus is on the papers from the last decade, with particular attention on the voltammetric techniques. The most preferred experimental approaches, the electrode materials and the new methods of modification are presented. The data on the detection ranges, the binding modes and the binding constant values of pharmaceuticals are summarized. Both the importance of the presented research and the importance of future prospects are discussed.
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- Department of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland; (S.R.); (A.C.)
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DNA Electrochemical Biosensors for In Situ Probing of Pharmaceutical Drug Oxidative DNA Damage. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21041125. [PMID: 33562790 PMCID: PMC7915242 DOI: 10.3390/s21041125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) electrochemical biosensors are devices that incorporate immobilized DNA as a molecular recognition element on the electrode surface, and enable probing in situ the oxidative DNA damage. A wide range of DNA electrochemical biosensor analytical and biotechnological applications in pharmacology are foreseen, due to their ability to determine in situ and in real-time the DNA interaction mechanisms with pharmaceutical drugs, as well as with their degradation products, redox reaction products, and metabolites, and due to their capacity to achieve quantitative electroanalytical evaluation of the drugs, with high sensitivity, short time of analysis, and low cost. This review presents the design and applications of label-free DNA electrochemical biosensors that use DNA direct electrochemical oxidation to detect oxidative DNA damage. The DNA electrochemical biosensor development, from the viewpoint of electrochemical and atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization, and the bottom-up immobilization of DNA nanostructures at the electrode surface, are described. Applications of DNA electrochemical biosensors that enable the label-free detection of DNA interactions with pharmaceutical compounds, such as acridine derivatives, alkaloids, alkylating agents, alkylphosphocholines, antibiotics, antimetabolites, kinase inhibitors, immunomodulatory agents, metal complexes, nucleoside analogs, and phenolic compounds, which can be used in drug analysis and drug discovery, and may lead to future screening systems, are reviewed.
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Exploring two-dimensional graphene and boron-nitride as potential nanocarriers for cytarabine and clofarabine anti-cancer drugs. Comput Biol Chem 2020; 88:107334. [PMID: 32759050 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Development in two-dimensional (2D) drug-delivery materials have quickly translated into biological and pharmacological fields. In this present work, pristine graphene (PG) and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) sheets are explored as a drug carrier for cytarabine (CYT) and clofarabine (CLF) anti-cancer drugs using density functional theory (DFT). The obtained geometrical, energetic and electronic properties revealed that the PG sheet is more reactive and it adsorbs CYT and CLF anti-cancer drugs better than the h-BN sheet. The adsorption energies of CYT and CLF on PG sheet is -24.293 and -23.308 kcal/mol respectively, this is due to the delocalized electrons present in the PG sheet. The flow of electron direction between anti-cancer drugs and 2D sheet are calculated by ΔN, ΔEA(B), and ΔEB(A) parameters and Natural bond orbital analysis (NBO). The electronic and optical properties are calculated to understand the chemical reactivity and stability of the complex systems. The obtained results exhibit that the PG sheet retains significant therapeutic potential as a drug delivery vehicle for a drug molecule to treat cancer therapy.
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Electrochemical behaviour of anticancer drug lomustine and in situ evaluation of its interaction with DNA. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 176:112786. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.112786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Machini WBS, Fernandes IPG, Oliveira‐Brett AM. Antidiabetic Drug Metformin Oxidation and
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Interaction with dsDNA Using a dsDNA‐electrochemical Biosensor. ELECTROANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- W. B. S. Machini
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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Shahzad S, Dogan-Topal B, Karadurmus L, Caglayan MG, Taskin Tok T, Uslu B, Shah A, Ozkan SA. Electrochemical, spectroscopic and molecular docking studies on the interaction of calcium channel blockers with dsDNA. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 127:12-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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To assess the potential cytostatic properties of the thulium(III)-arsenazo III complex as a probe of rare earth complex antitumor drugs, the interaction information of the thulium(III)-arsenazo III complex with DNA was obtained by using spectroscopy, viscosity measurements, and voltammetric methods. The thermodynamic functions demonstrated that the binding constants of the thulium(III)-arsenazo III complex with DNA were Kθ298.15K = 4.84 × 106 L·mol−1 and Kθ308.15K = 4.48 × 106 L·mol−1, and the binding process was enthalpy driven. The increase in relative viscosity of DNA with the addition of the thulium(III)-arsenazo III complex and the results from Scatchard and voltammetric methods showed that the interaction mode between the thulium(III)-arsenazo III complex and DNA was groove binding along with weak intercalative binding.
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Machini WBS, Oliveira-Brett AM. Antileishmanial Drug Miltefosine-dsDNA Interaction in situ
Evaluation with a DNA-Electrochemical Biosensor. ELECTROANAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- W. B. S. Machini
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology; University of Coimbra; 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology; University of Coimbra; 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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Chiorcea-Paquim AM, Oliveira SCB, Diculescu VC, Oliveira-Brett AM. Applications of DNA-Electrochemical Biosensors in Cancer Research. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES OF BIOSENSORS AND BIOANALYTICAL TOOLS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY: A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR MARCO MASCINI 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.coac.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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Kurbanoglu S, Dogan-Topal B, Rodriguez EP, Bozal-Palabiyik B, Ozkan SA, Uslu B. Advances in electrochemical DNA biosensors and their interaction mechanism with pharmaceuticals. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Kurbanoglu S, Dogan-Topal B, Hlavata L, Labuda J, Ozkan SA, Uslu B. Electrochemical investigation of an interaction of the antidepressant drug aripiprazole with original and damaged calf thymus dsDNA. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Buoro RM, Lopes IC, Diculescu VC, Serrano SHP, Lemos L, Oliveira-Brett AM. In situ evaluation of gemcitabine-DNA interaction using a DNA-electrochemical biosensor. Bioelectrochemistry 2014; 99:40-5. [PMID: 24984198 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The electrochemical behaviour of the cytosine nucleoside analogue and anti-cancer drug gemcitabine (GEM) was investigated at glassy carbon electrode, using cyclic, differential pulse and square wave voltammetry, in different pH supporting electrolytes, and no electrochemical redox process was observed. The evaluation of the interaction between GEM and DNA in incubated solutions and using the DNA-electrochemical biosensor was studied. The DNA structural modifications and damage were electrochemically detected following the changes in the oxidation peaks of guanosine and adenosine residues and the occurrence of the free guanine residues electrochemical signal. The DNA-GEM interaction mechanism occurred in two sequential steps. The initial process was independent of the DNA sequence and led to the condensation/aggregation of the DNA strands, producing rigid structures, which favoured a second step, in which the guanine hydrogen atoms, participating in the C-G base pair, interacted with the GEM ribose moiety fluorine atoms.
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- Rafael M Buoro
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Serviços Farmacêuticos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Xu X, Weng X, Liu A, Lin Q, Wang C, Chen W, Lin X. Electrochemical genosensor for detection of human mammaglobin in polymerase chain reaction amplification products of breast cancer patients. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:3097-103. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6715-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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