A reversible and dual responsive sensing approach for determination of ascorbate ion in fruit juice, biological, and pharmaceutical samples by use of available triaryl methane dye and its application to constructing a molecular logic gate and a set/reset memorized device

Fluorescence-Based Multimodal DNA Logic Gates

The use of DNA structures in creating multimodal logic gates bears high potential for building molecular devices and computation systems. However, due to the complex designs or complicated working principles, the implementation of DNA logic gates within molecular devices and circuits is still quite limited. Here, we designed simple four-way DNA logic gates that can serve as multimodal platforms for simple to complex operations. Using the proximity quenching of the fluorophore-quencher pair in combination with the toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) strategy, we have successfully demonstrated that the fluorescence output, which is a result of gate opening, solely relies on the oligonucleotide(s) input. We further demonstrated that this strategy can be used to create multimodal (tunable displacement initiation sites on the four-way platform) logic gates including YES, AND, OR, and the combinations thereof. The four-way DNA logic gates developed here bear high promise for building biological computers and next-generation smart molecular circuits with biosensing capabilities.

A spectroscopic probe for hypochlorous acid detection

A spectroscopic probe CMBT was synthesized and characterized. CMBT showed the specific recognition for HClO based on the turn-on blue fluorescence and naked-eye change from pink to colorless. NMR, IR, HRMS-ESI, and spectral analysis suggested that colorimetric and fluorescent change of CMBT to HClO originated from the conversion of CMBT to starting material coumarin-aldehyde 1 caused by the oxidization of HClO, which was responsible for the fluorescence recovery. The detection limit was calculated to be 1.61 μM and 6.58 μM for fluorescence and UV-vis analysis with a range up to 1 mM. HClO's fluorescence detection was successfully achieved in tap and river water samples. The prepared convenient paper test strips showed a distinct color change in varying concentrations of HClO. A multi-input molecular logic circuit was constructed.

A novel design of multiple ligands for ultrasensitive colorimetric chemosensor of glutathione in plasma sample

In this study, we developed a novel colorimetric chemosensor for selective and sensitive recognition of Glutathione (GSH) using a simple binary mixture of commercially accessible and inexpensive metal receptors with names, Bromo Pyrogallol Red (BPR) and Xylenol Orange (XO). This procedure is based on the synergistic coordination of BPR and XO with cerium ion (Ce3+) for the recognition of GSH over other available competitive amino acids (AAs) especially thiol species in aqueous media. Generally, cysteine (Cys) and homocysteine (hCys) can seriously interfere with the detection of GSH among common biological species because they possess similar chemical behavior. Using all the information from 1HNMR and FT-IR studies, the proposed interaction is presented in which GSH acts as a tri-dentate ligand with three N donor atoms in conjunction with BPR and XO as mono and bi-dentate ligands respectively. This approach opens a path for selective detection of other AAs by argumentatively selecting the ensemble of mixed organic ligands from commercially available reagents, thereby eliminating the need for developing synthetic receptors, sample preparation, organic solvent mixtures, and expensive equipment. Evaluating the feasibility of the existing method was led to the determination of GSH in human plasma samples.

Advances in Applications of Molecular Logic Gates

Logic gates are devices that can perform Boolean logic operations and are the basic components of integrated circuits for information processing and storage. In recent years, molecular logic gates are gradually replacing traditional silicon-based electronic computers with their significant advantages and are used in research in water quality monitoring, heavy metal ion detection, disease diagnosis and treatment, food safety detection, and biological sensors. Logic gates at the molecular level have broad development prospects and huge development potential. In this review, the development and application of logic gates in various fields are used as the entry point to discuss the research progress of logic gates and logic circuits. At the same time, the application of logic gates in quite a few emerging fields is briefly summarized and predicted.