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Forte G, La Mendola D, Satriano C. The Hybrid Nano-Biointerface between Proteins/Peptides and Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials. Molecules 2023; 28:7064. [PMID: 37894543 PMCID: PMC10609159 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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In typical protein-nanoparticle surface interactions, the biomolecule surface binding and consequent conformational changes are intermingled with each other and are pivotal to the multiple functional properties of the resulting hybrid bioengineered nanomaterial. In this review, we focus on the peculiar properties of the layer formed when biomolecules, especially proteins and peptides, face two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge and the current challenges concerning the biomolecule coronas and, in general, the 2D nano-biointerface established when peptides and proteins interact with the nanosheet surface. Specifically, this review includes both experimental and simulation studies, including some recent machine learning results of a wide range of nanomaterial and peptide/protein systems.
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- Giuseppe Forte
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
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- NanoHybrid Biointerfaces Laboratory (NHBIL), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Thwala LN, Ndlovu SC, Mpofu KT, Lugongolo MY, Mthunzi-Kufa P. Nanotechnology-Based Diagnostics for Diseases Prevalent in Developing Countries: Current Advances in Point-of-Care Tests. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1247. [PMID: 37049340 PMCID: PMC10096522 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The introduction of point-of-care testing (POCT) has revolutionized medical testing by allowing for simple tests to be conducted near the patient's care point, rather than being confined to a medical laboratory. This has been especially beneficial for developing countries with limited infrastructure, where testing often involves sending specimens off-site and waiting for hours or days for results. However, the development of POCT devices has been challenging, with simplicity, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness being key factors in making these tests feasible. Nanotechnology has played a crucial role in achieving this goal, by not only making the tests possible but also masking their complexity. In this article, recent developments in POCT devices that benefit from nanotechnology are discussed. Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies are highlighted as major drivers of point-of-care testing, particularly in infectious disease diagnosis. These technologies enable various bioassays to be used at the point of care. The article also addresses the challenges faced by these technological advances and interesting future trends. The benefits of point-of-care testing are significant, especially in developing countries where medical care is shifting towards prevention, early detection, and managing chronic conditions. Infectious disease tests at the point of care in low-income countries can lead to prompt treatment, preventing infections from spreading.
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- Lungile Nomcebo Thwala
- National Laser Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- National Laser Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- National Laser Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- National Laser Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- National Laser Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
- College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, University Road, Westville, Durban 3630, South Africa
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Munteanu IG, Grădinaru VR, Apetrei C. Development of a Chemically Modified Sensor Based on a Pentapeptide and Its Application for Sensitive Detection of Verbascoside in Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415704. [PMID: 36555346 PMCID: PMC9778896 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In addition to their antioxidant and antimicrobial action in functional foods, beverages, and in some dermato-cosmetic products, olive phenolic compounds are also recognized for their role in the prevention of diabetes and inflammation, treatment of heart disease and, consequently, of the numerous chronic diseases mediated by the free radicals. In recent years, attention has increased, in particular, regarding one of the most important compound in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) having glycosidic structure, namely verbocoside, due to the existence in the literature of numerous studies demonstrating its remarkable contribution to the prophylaxis and treatment of various disorders of the human body. The purpose of this study was the qualitative and quantitative determination of verbascoside in commercial EVOOs from different regions by means of a newly developed sensor based on a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) modified with graphene oxide (GPHOX), on the surface of which a pentapeptide was immobilized by means of glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent. The modified electrode surface was investigated using both Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) methods. This newly developed sensor has shown a high sensibility compared to the unmodified electrode, a low detection limit (LOD) of up to 9.38 × 10-8 M, and a wide linearity range between 0.1 µM and 10.55 µM. The applicability of the modified sensor was confirmed by detecting verbascoside in ten different EVOOs samples using the cyclic voltammetry (CV) method, with very good results. The validation of the electroanalytical method was performed by using the standard addition method with very good recoveries in the range of 97.48-103.77%.
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- Irina Georgiana Munteanu
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galaţi, Romania
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- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galaţi, Romania
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-727-580-914
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Sharma R, Borah SJ, Bhawna, Kumar S, Gupta A, Singh P, Goel VK, Kumar R, Kumar V. Functionalized Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Nanotherapeutics: A State-of-the-Art Review. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:36092-36107. [PMID: 36278104 PMCID: PMC9583493 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Cancer mortality is increasing at an alarming rate across the globe. Albeit, many therapeutics are available commercially, they are not effective and have no cure up to today. Moreover, the knowledge gap in cancer therapy persists, representing a potential blind spot for the innovation of effective anticancer therapeutics. This review presents an update on current advancements in nanopeptide therapeutics. Herein, a detailed exploration of peptide-functionalized nanoparticles for the development of nanotherapeutics was carried out. Different approaches that include self-assembly nanostructures, solid phase peptide synthesis, ligand exchange, chemical reduction, and conjugation methods for assembling peptides for functionalizing nanodrugs are also highlighted. An outlook on biomedical applications is also reviewed. Additionally, a comprehensive discussion on targeted cancer cell therapy and mechanism of action are provided. The present review reflects the functional novelty of nanodrugs to improve stability, accessibility, bioavailability, and specificity toward cancerous cells. Finally, it summarizes the current challenges and future perspectives on the formulation of these nanodrugs.
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- Ritika Sharma
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
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- Special Centre for Nano Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 110067, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
- Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India
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- School of Physical Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 110067, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar 249404, Uttarakhand, India
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- Special Centre for Nano Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 110067, India
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On the interface between biomaterials and two-dimensional materials for biomedical applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 186:114314. [PMID: 35568105 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials have garnered significant attention due to their ultrathin 2D structures with a high degree of anisotropy and functionality. Reliable manipulation of interfaces between 2D materials and biomaterials is a new frontier for biomedical nanoscience and combining biomaterials with 2D materials offers a promising way to fabricate innovative 2D biomaterials composites with distinct functionality for biomedical applications. Here, we focus exclusively on a summary of the current work in the interface investigation of 2D biomaterials. Specifically, we highlight extraordinary features that make 2D materials so desirable, as well as the molecular level interactions between 2D materials and biomaterials that have been studied thus far. Furthermore, the approaches for investigating the interface characteristics of 2D biomaterials are presented and described in depth. To capture the emerging trend in mass manufacturing of 2D materials, we review the research progress on biomaterial-assisted exfoliation. Finally, we present a critical assessment of newly developed 2D biomaterials in biomedical applications.
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Menaa F, Fatemeh Y, Vashist SK, Iqbal H, Sharts ON, Menaa B. Graphene, an Interesting Nanocarbon Allotrope for Biosensing Applications: Advances, Insights, and Prospects. Biomed Eng Comput Biol 2021; 12:1179597220983821. [PMID: 33716517 PMCID: PMC7917420 DOI: 10.1177/1179597220983821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Graphene, a relatively new two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, possesses unique structure (e.g. lighter, harder, and more flexible than steel) and tunable physicochemical (e.g. electronical, optical) properties with potentially wide eco-friendly and cost-effective usage in biosensing. Furthermore, graphene-related nanomaterials (e.g. graphene oxide, doped graphene, carbon nanotubes) have inculcated tremendous interest among scientists and industrials for the development of innovative biosensing platforms, such as arrays, sequencers and other nanooptical/biophotonic sensing systems (e.g. FET, FRET, CRET, GERS). Indeed, combinatorial functionalization approaches are constantly improving the overall properties of graphene, such as its sensitivity, stability, specificity, selectivity, and response for potential bioanalytical applications. These include real-time multiplex detection, tracking, qualitative, and quantitative characterization of molecules (i.e. analytes [H2O2, urea, nitrite, ATP or NADH]; ions [Hg2+, Pb2+, or Cu2+]; biomolecules (DNA, iRNA, peptides, proteins, vitamins or glucose; disease biomarkers such as genetic alterations in BRCA1, p53) and cells (cancer cells, stem cells, bacteria, or viruses). However, there is still a paucity of comparative reports that critically evaluate the relative toxicity of carbon nanoallotropes in humans. This manuscript comprehensively reviews the biosensing applications of graphene and its derivatives (i.e. GO and rGO). Prospects and challenges are also introduced.
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- Farid Menaa
- Department of Nanomedicine and Fluoro-Carbon Spectroscopy, Fluorotronics, Inc and California Innovations Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e.V. (HSG-IMIT), Freiburg, Germany.,College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Nanomedicine and Fluoro-Carbon Spectroscopy, Fluorotronics, Inc and California Innovations Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine and Fluoro-Carbon Spectroscopy, Fluorotronics, Inc and California Innovations Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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Zhang G, Wang J, Wang Y, Qi W, Su R, He Z. Self-Assembly of Ferrocene-Phenylalanine@Graphene Oxide Hybrid Hydrogels for Dopamine Detection. Chempluschem 2020; 85:2341-2348. [PMID: 33094928 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The effect of graphene oxide (GO) is explored on the self-assembly behavior of ferrocene-L-phenylalanine (Fc-F) in solution. The assembly behavior of Fc-F in GO dispersions at different concentrations and pH values was systematically investigated. At pH 8, a stable hybrid material could be formed by facile and elaborate supramolecular assembly. Moreover, the concentration of GO could also be used to adjust the mechanical strength of the hybrid hydrogel. Increasing the concentration of GO in the assembly process, a hydrogel with better mechanical strength could be obtained. The storage modulus could be up to 6.3 kPa by increasing the GO concentration to 1 mg/mL. Finally, the dopamine concentration in the solution could be detected in a high accuracy by loading the hybrid hydrogel onto the electrode surface. The R2 of linear fitting equation could reach 0.9915 in the range of 10-200 μmol/L, indicating that it has the potential as biosensing electrode material.
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- Gong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science, and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science, and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science, and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Hou S, Feng T, Zhao N, Zhang J, Wang H, Liang N, Zhao L. A carbon nanoparticle-peptide fluorescent sensor custom-made for simple and sensitive detection of trypsin. J Pharm Anal 2020; 10:482-489. [PMID: 33133732 PMCID: PMC7591810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Herein, we report a novel sensor to detect trypsin using a purpose-designed fluorescein-labelled peptide with negatively charged carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) modified by acid oxidation. The fluorescence of the fluorescein-labelled peptide was quenched by CNPs. The sensor reacted with trypsin to cleave the peptide, resulting in the release of the dye moiety and a substantial increase in fluorescence intensity, which was dose- and time-dependent, and trypsin could be quantified accordingly. Correspondingly, the biosensor has led to the development of a convenient and efficient fluorescent method to measure trypsin activity, with a detection limit of 0.7 μg/mL. The method allows rapid determination of trypsin activity in the normal and acute pancreatitis range, suitable for point-of-care testing. Furthermore, the applicability of the method has been demonstrated by detecting trypsin in spiked urine samples.
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- Shanshan Hou
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Food Engineering, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, 030619, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China
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Negahdary M, Sattarahmady N, Heli H. Advances in prostate specific antigen biosensors-impact of nanotechnology. Clin Chim Acta 2020; 504:43-55. [PMID: 32004532 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Prostate cancer is one of the most dangerous and deadly cancers in elderly men. Early diagnosis using prostate-specific antigen (PSA) facilitates disease detection, management and treatment. Biosensors have recently been used as sensitive, selective, inexpensive and rapid diagnostic tools for PSA detection. In this review, a variety of PSA biosensors such as aptasensors, peptisensors and immunesensors are highlighted. These use aptamers, peptides and antibodies in the biorecognition element, respectively, and can detect PSA with very high sensitivity via electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence, fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. To improve the sensitivity of most of these PSA biosensors, different nanostructured materials have played a critical role.
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- M Negahdary
- Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Joshi S, Sharma P, Siddiqui R, Kaushal K, Sharma S, Verma G, Saini A. A review on peptide functionalized graphene derivatives as nanotools for biosensing. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 187:27. [PMID: 31811393 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3989-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Peptides exhibit unique binding behavior with graphene and its derivatives by forming bonds on its edges and planes. This makes them useful for sensing and imaging applications. This review with (155 refs.) summarizes the advances made in the last decade in the field of peptide-GO bioconjugation, and the use of these conjugates in analytical sciences and imaging. The introduction emphasizes the need for understanding the biotic-abiotic interactions in order to construct controllable peptide-functionalized graphitic material-based nanotools. The next section covers covalent and non-covalent interactions between peptide and oxidized graphene derivatives along with a discussion of the adsorption events during interfacing. We then describe applications of peptide-graphene conjugates in bioassays, with subsections on (a) detection of cancer cells, (b) monitoring protease activity, (c) determination of environmental pollutants and (d) determination of pathogenic microorganisms. The concluding section describes the current status of peptide functionalized graphitic bioconjugates and addresses future perspectives. Graphical abstractSchematic representation depicting biosensing applications of peptide functionalized graphene oxide.
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- Shubhi Joshi
- Energy Research Centre, Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology (UIEAST), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (Dr.SSBUICET), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (UIEAST), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
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Azak H. Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide nanosensor using a reduced graphene oxide‐poly(6‐(4H‐dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]pyrrol‐4‐yl)hexan‐1‐amine) hybrid‐modified electrode. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Hacer Azak
- Department of Pharmacy ServicesPharmacy Services, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University 70200 Karaman Turkey
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Xu L, Wen Y, Pandit S, Mokkapati VRSS, Mijakovic I, Li Y, Ding M, Ren S, Li W, Liu G. Graphene-based biosensors for the detection of prostate cancer protein biomarkers: a review. BMC Chem 2019; 13:112. [PMID: 31508598 PMCID: PMC6720397 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-019-0611-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer (PC) is the sixth most common cancer type in the world, which causes approximately 10% of total cancer fatalities. The detection of protein biomarkers in body fluids is the key topic for the diagnosis and prognosis of PC. Highly sensitive screening of PC is the most effective approach for reducing mortality. Thus, there are a growing number of literature that recognizes the importance of new technologies for early diagnosis of PC. Graphene is playing an important role in the biosensor field with remarkable physical, optical, electrochemical and magnetic properties. Many recent studies demonstrated the potential of graphene materials for sensitive detection of protein biomarkers. In this review, the graphene-based biosensors toward PC analysis are mainly discussed in two groups: Firstly, novel biosensor interfaces were constructed through the modification of graphene materials onto sensor surfaces. Secondly, ingenious signal amplification strategies were developed using graphene materials as catalysts or carriers. Graphene-based biosensors have exhibited remarkable performance with high sensitivities, wide detection ranges, and long-term stabilities.
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- Li Xu
- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China.,2Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41126 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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- 2Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41126 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 2Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41126 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 2Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41126 Gothenburg, Sweden.,3The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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- 1Laboratory of Biometrory, Division of Chemistry and Ionizing Radiation Measurement Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai, 201203 People's Republic of China
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Proteases play a pivotal role in regulating important physiological processes from food digestion to blood clotting. They are also important biomarkers for many diseases such as cancers. The importance of proteases has led to extensive efforts in the screening of proteases and their inhibitors as potential drug molecules. For example, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients have been treated with HIV-1 protease inhibitors to prolong the life expectancy of patients. Such a close relationship between diseases and proteases provides a strong motivation for developing sensitive, selective, and robust protease assays and sensors, which can be exploited to discover new proteases and inhibitors. In this aspect, protease assays based on levels of proteolytic activities are more relevant than protease affinity assays such as immunoassays. In this review, recent developments of protease activity assays based on different detection principles are discussed and compared. For homogenous assays, fluorescence-based techniques are the most popular due to their high sensitivity and quantitative results. However, homogeneous assays have limited multiplex sensing capabilities. In contrast, heterogeneous assays can be employed to detect multiple proteases simultaneously, given the microarray technology that is already available. Among them, electrochemical methods, surface spectroscopy techniques, and enzyme-linked peptide protease assays are commonly used. Finally, recent developments in liquid crystal (LC)-based protease assays and their applications for detecting proteases and their inhibitors are discussed.
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- National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585.
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Xia N, Deng D, Wang Y, Fang C, Li SJ. Gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric method for the detection of prostate-specific antigen. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:2521-2530. [PMID: 29731627 PMCID: PMC5923276 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s154046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a serine protease, is a biomarker for preoperative diagnosis and screening of prostate cancer and monitoring of its posttreatment. Methods In this work, we reported a colorimetric method for clinical detection of PSA using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as the reporters. The method is based on ascorbic acid (AA)-induced in situ formation of AuNPs and Cu2+-catalyzed oxidation of AA. Specifically, HAuCl4 can be reduced into AuNPs by AA; Cu2+ ion can catalyze the oxidation of AA by O2 to inhibit the formation of AuNPs. In the presence of the PSA-specific peptide (DAHSSKLQLAPP)-modified gold-coated magnetic microbeads (MMBs; denoted as DAHSSKLQLAPP-MMBs), complexation of Cu2+ by the MMBs through the DAH-Cu2+ interaction depressed the catalyzed oxidation of AA and thus allowed for the formation of red AuNPs. However, once the peptide immobilized on the MMB surface was cleaved by PSA, the DAHSSKLQ segment would be released. The resultant LAPP fragment remaining on the MMB surface could not sequestrate Cu2+ to depress its catalytic activity toward AA oxidation. Consequently, no or less AuNPs were generated. Results The linear range for PSA detection was found to be 0~0.8 ng/mL with a detection limit of 0.02 ng/mL. Because of the separation of cleavage step and measurement step, the interference of matrix components in biological samples was avoided. Conclusion The high extinction coefficient of AuNPs facilitates the colorimetric analysis of PSA in serum samples. This work is helpful for designing of other protease biosensors by matching specific peptide substrates.
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- Ning Xia
- Henan Province of Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Province of Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, People's Republic of China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Province of Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Henan Province of Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, People's Republic of China
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Baek A, Baek YM, Kim HM, Jun BH, Kim DE. Polyethylene Glycol-Engrafted Graphene Oxide as Biocompatible Materials for Peptide Nucleic Acid Delivery into Cells. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:528-537. [PMID: 29376329 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO) is known to strongly bind single-stranded nucleic acids with fluorescence quenching near the GO surface. However, GO exhibits weak biocompatibility characteristics, such as low dispersibility in cell culture media and significant cytotoxicity. To improve dispersibility in cell culture media and cell viability of GO, we prepared nanosized GO (nGO) constructs and modified the nGO surface using polyethylene glycol (PEG-nGO). Single-stranded peptide nucleic acid (PNA) was adsorbed onto the PEG-nGO and was readily desorbed by adding complementary RNA or under low pH conditions. PNA adsorbed on the PEG-nGO was efficiently delivered into lung cancer cells via endocytosis without affecting cell viability. Furthermore, antisense PNA delivered using PEG-nGO effectively downregulated the expression of the target gene in cancer cells. Our results suggest that PEG-nGO is a biocompatible carrier useful for PNA delivery into cells and serves as a promising gene delivery tool.
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- Ahruem Baek
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University Neundong-ro 120, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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He X, Zhang F, Liu J, Fang G, Wang S. Homogenous graphene oxide-peptide nanofiber hybrid hydrogel as biomimetic polysaccharide hydrolase. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:18066-18074. [PMID: 29131232 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06525f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cellulose, an impressive potential sustainable fuel, is difficult to hydrolyze because of the protection of β-1,4-glycosidic bonds through the tight hydrogen bonding network. In this study, homogenous graphene oxide (GO)-peptide nanofiber hybrid hydrogels (GO-PNFs) were designed as a β-glycosyl hydrolase mimetic to achieve efficient degradation of cellobiose and cellopentaose. For comparison, free peptides, graphene oxide mixed with free peptides (GO-peptdies) and self-assembled peptide nanofibers (PNFs) were also studied for their activity as a hydrolase mimetics for degradation of cellobiose. Among these materials, GO-PNFs showed the highest hydrolysis activity. Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, fluorescence analysis, circular dichroism spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra and computational modeling were used to interpret the difference in activity mechanism in these artificially designed enzymes. These investigations suggested that high catalytic performance of GO-PNFs toward cellobiose and cellopentaose hydrolysis could be attributed to the formation of nanofiber structures of peptides, optimal molecular conformation and less steric hindrance to access the substrate. More importantly, GO not only served as a platform for attaching PNFs, but also created a hydrophobic microenvironment and facilitated proton transfer, an essential step in catalytic hydrolysis, thus enhancing catalytic activity. All these provided insights into the potential use of peptides and GO hybrid composite nanoenzymes in efficient cellulose hydrolysis.
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- Xingxing He
- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Dhenadhayalan N, Yadav K, Sriram MI, Lee HL, Lin KC. Ultra-sensitive DNA sensing of a prostate-specific antigen based on 2D nanosheets in live cells. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:12087-12095. [PMID: 28799602 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr03431h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Herein, we report ultra-sensitive sensing of a prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which is used as a biomarker to detect prostate cancer, using a molybdenum series (MoO3, MoS2, and MoSe2) of two-dimensional nanosheets (2D NSs). Moreover, the design of a 2D NS-based PSA aptamer sensor system was demonstrated based on a fluorescence turn-on mechanism in the presence of a target. The 2D NSs acted as an excellent sensing platform in which the PSA aptamer was adsorbed on the NSs and subsequent energy transfer between them led to fluorescence quenching of the aptamer. The detection limit of PSA was achieved to be 13 pM for MoO3 NSs, whereas the MoS2 and MoSe2 systems exhibited a detection limit of 72 and 157 pM, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the ultra-sensitive detection of a 2D NS-based aptamer sensor. The in vitro bioimaging measurements were performed using confocal fluorescence microscopy. Herein, PSA detection was successfully demonstrated in human embryonic kidney 293T (HEK) live cells. Moreover, the MoO3, MoS2, and MoSe2 NSs exhibit excellent biocompatibility and low toxicity; thus, these 2D NSs can be used as a promising sensor platform to detect prostate cancer.
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Wang L, Zhang Y, Wu A, Wei G. Designed graphene-peptide nanocomposites for biosensor applications: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 985:24-40. [PMID: 28864192 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The modification of graphene with biomacromolecules like DNA, protein, peptide, and others extends the potential applications of graphene materials in various fields. The bound biomacromolecules could improve the biocompatibility and bio-recognition ability of graphene-based nanocomposites, therefore could greatly enhance their biosensing performances on both selectivity and sensitivity. In this review, we presented a comprehensive introduction and discussion on recent advance in the synthesis and biosensor applications of graphene-peptide nanocomposites. The biofunctionalization of graphene with specifically designed peptides, and the synthesis strategies of graphene-peptide (monomer, nanofibrils, and nanotubes) nanocomposites were demonstrated. On the other hand, the fabrication of graphene-peptide nanocomposite based biosensor architectures for electrochemical, fluorescent, electronic, and spectroscopic biosensing were further presented. This review includes nearly all the studies on the fabrication and applications of graphene-peptide based biosensors recently, which will promote the future developments of graphene-based biosensors in biomedical detection and environmental analysis.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials (Jilin Normal University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, PR China
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- Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Bremen, D-28359, Germany.
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Li S, Shi M, Zhao J, Zhang L, Huang Y, Zhao S. A highly sensitive capillary electrophoresis immunoassay strategy based on dual-labeled gold nanoparticles enhancing chemiluminescence for the detection of prostate-specific antigen. Electrophoresis 2017; 38:1780-1787. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Shuting Li
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources; Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education; Guangxi Normal University; Guilin P. R. China
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Dong ZZ, Lu L, Ko CN, Yang C, Li S, Lee MY, Leung CH, Ma DL. A MnO 2 nanosheet-assisted GSH detection platform using an iridium(iii) complex as a switch-on luminescent probe. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:4677-4682. [PMID: 28139807 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr08357a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A rapid and sensitive detection platform for GSH has been constructed by combining a MnO2 nanosheet with a luminescent iridium(iii) complex [Ir(Cl-phq)2(Cl-phen)]+. The MnO2 nanosheet was prepared by using a facile one-step approach and was characterized by TEM. The luminescence intensity of the detection platform responded linearly with the GSH concentration from 1 to 200 μM (R2 = 0.9951), and the detection limit for GSH was 0.13 μM. More importantly, practical application of the detection platform for visualizing the intracellular GSH distribution in living zebrafish has also been demonstrated.
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- Zhen-Zhen Dong
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China. and College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
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Parnsubsakul A, Safitri RE, Rijiravanich P, Surareungchai W. Electrochemical assay of proteolytically active prostate specific antigen based on anodic stripping voltammetry of silver enhanced gold nanoparticle labels. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Li D, Zhang W, Yu X, Wang Z, Su Z, Wei G. When biomolecules meet graphene: from molecular level interactions to material design and applications. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:19491-19509. [PMID: 27878179 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07249f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Graphene-based materials have attracted increasing attention due to their atomically-thick two-dimensional structures, high conductivity, excellent mechanical properties, and large specific surface areas. The combination of biomolecules with graphene-based materials offers a promising method to fabricate novel graphene-biomolecule hybrid nanomaterials with unique functions in biology, medicine, nanotechnology, and materials science. In this review, we focus on a summarization of the recent studies in functionalizing graphene-based materials using different biomolecules, such as DNA, peptides, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, and viruses. The different interactions between graphene and biomolecules at the molecular level are demonstrated and discussed in detail. In addition, the potential applications of the created graphene-biomolecule nanohybrids in drug delivery, cancer treatment, tissue engineering, biosensors, bioimaging, energy materials, and other nanotechnological applications are presented. This review will be helpful to know the modification of graphene with biomolecules, understand the interactions between graphene and biomolecules at the molecular level, and design functional graphene-based nanomaterials with unique properties for various applications.
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- Dapeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
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- Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
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- Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
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Paul T, Bera SC, Agnihotri N, Mishra PP. Single-Molecule FRET Studies of the Hybridization Mechanism during Noncovalent Adsorption and Desorption of DNA on Graphene Oxide. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:11628-11636. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b06017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tapas Paul
- Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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Yang JK, Kwak SY, Jeon SJ, Lee E, Ju JM, Kim HI, Lee YS, Kim JH. Proteolytic disassembly of peptide-mediated graphene oxide assemblies for turn-on fluorescence sensing of proteases. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:12272-12281. [PMID: 27271225 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02815b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Molecule-induced assembly of nanomaterials can alter their unique chemical and physical properties, which can be a promising approach for sensing. Herein, we demonstrate an optical 'turn-on' biosensor for the detection of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), fabricated by means of a peptide-induced assembly of fluorescent graphene oxide (GO). Functionalization of GO with a peptide substrate for MMP-2 bearing a thiol group leads to its self-assembly via disulfide bonding, accompanied by self-quenching of GO's strong fluorescence. This peptide-induced GO assembly is then disassembled by proteolytic cleavage in the presence of MMP-2, thereby restoring the level of self-quenched GO fluorescence. With this approach, we are able to detect MMP-2 and to investigate the kinetic parameters of MMP-2 activity. The GO-peptide assembly is successfully applied to the selective and sensitive detection of MMP-2 secreted by living cells, human hepatocytes HepG2, at a concentration of 2 ng mL(-1).
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- Jin-Kyoung Yang
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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Labeling of Graphene, Graphene Oxides, and of Their Congeners. ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2015.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Liu L, Xia N, Yu J. A graphene oxide-based fluorescent scheme for the determination of the activity of the β-site amyloid precursor protein (BACE1) and its inhibitors. Mikrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-015-1647-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hun X, Xu Y, Luo X. Peptide-based biosensor for the prostate-specific antigen using magnetic particle-bound invertase and a personal glucose meter for readout. Mikrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-015-1483-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu Q, Wang J, Boyd BJ. Peptide-based biosensors. Talanta 2015; 136:114-27. [PMID: 25702993 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Peptides have been used as components in biological analysis and fabrication of novel biosensors for a number of reasons, including mature synthesis protocols, diverse structures and as highly selective substrates for enzymes. Bio-conjugation strategies can provide an efficient way to convert interaction information between peptides and analytes into a measurable signal, which can be used for fabrication of novel peptide-based biosensors. Many sensitive fluorophores can respond rapidly to environmental changes and stimuli manifest as a change in spectral characteristics, hence environmentally-sensitive fluorophores have been widely used as signal markers to conjugate to peptides to construct peptide-based molecular sensors. Additionally, nanoparticles, fluorescent polymers, graphene and near infrared dyes are also used as peptide-conjugated signal markers. On the other hand, peptides may play a generalist role in peptide-based biosensors. Peptides have been utilized as bio-recognition elements to bind various analytes including proteins, nucleic acid, bacteria, metal ions, enzymes and antibodies in biosensors. The selectivity of peptides as an enzymatic substrate has thus been utilized to construct enzyme sensors or enzyme-activity sensors. In addition, progress on immobilization and microarray techniques of peptides has facilitated the progress and commercial application of chip-based peptide biosensors in clinical diagnosis.
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- Qingtao Liu
- Drug Delivery Disposition and Dynamics-Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, VIC, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong 3217, VIC, Australia
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- Drug Delivery Disposition and Dynamics-Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, VIC, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, VIC, Australia.
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He XP, Zang Y, James TD, Li J, Chen GR. Probing disease-related proteins with fluorogenic composite materials. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 44:4239-4248. [PMID: 25474366 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00252k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Construction of composite materials based on the self-assembly of fluorescently labeled biomolecules with a variety of micro- or nano-quenching materials (by the Förster Resonance Energy Transfer mechanism) for the fluorogenic recognition of disease-related proteins has become a dynamic research topic in the field of fluorescence recognition. Here we summarize the recent progress on the composition of fluorescence dye-labeled biomolecules including sugars, peptides and nucleotides with organic (graphene and carbon nanotubes) and inorganic (gold nanoparticles) materials. Their application in the fluorescence detection of proteins and enzymes on both the molecular and cellular levels is discussed. Perspectives are proposed with respect to the future directions of employing these composite materials in the recognition of pathological proteins.
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- Xiao-Peng He
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, PR China.
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 189 Guo Shoujing Rd., Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 189 Guo Shoujing Rd., Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, PR China.
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Kong RM, Ding L, Wang Z, You J, Qu F. A novel aptamer-functionalized MoS2 nanosheet fluorescent biosensor for sensitive detection of prostate specific antigen. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 407:369-77. [PMID: 25366976 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a significant and the most widely used biomarker for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer and its subsequent treatment. A MoS2 nanosheet is a two-dimensional (2D) layered nanomaterial analogous to graphene. However, a MoS2 nanosheet has a higher fluorescence-quenching ability than graphene when applied to a dye-labeled single-stranded DNA probe. In this work, we propose a novel aptamer-functionalized MoS2 nanosheet fluorescent biosensor that detects PSA. The binding of the aptamer to the target PSA induces a rigid aptamer structure which makes the integration with the MoS2 nanosheet very weak. This results in the release of the aptamer probe from the nanosheet surface and restores the quenched fluorescence. This approach has the advantage of simple design and rapid detection of PSA. The biosensor has the merits of high sensitivity and high selectivity with a detection limit for the PSA of 0.2 ng/mL. The biosensor was also successfully applied to the detection of PSA in human serum samples with satisfactory results. The foregoing indicates its promising application to real-life biological samples.
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- Rong-Mei Kong
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, 273165, China
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Park JS, Goo NI, Kim DE. Mechanism of DNA adsorption and desorption on graphene oxide. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:12587-95. [PMID: 25283243 DOI: 10.1021/la503401d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) adsorbing a fluorophore-labeled single-stranded (ss) DNA serves as a sensor system because subsequent desorption of the adsorbed probe DNA from GO in the presence of complementary target DNA enhances the fluorescence. In this study, we investigated the interaction of single- and double-stranded (ds) DNAs with GO by using a fluorescently labeled DNA probe. Although GO is known to preferentially interact with ssDNA, we found that dsDNA can also be adsorbed on GO, albeit with lower affinity. Furthermore, the status of ssDNA or dsDNA previously adsorbed on the GO surface was investigated by adding complementary or noncomplementary DNA (cDNA or non-cDNA) to the adsorption complex. We observed that hybridization occurred between the cDNA and the probe DNA on the GO surface. On the basis of the kinetics driven by the incoming additional DNA, we propose a mechanism for the desorption of the preadsorbed probe DNA from the GO surface: the desorption of the GO-adsorbed DNA was facilitated following its hybridization with cDNA on the GO surface; when the GO surface was almost saturated with the adsorbed DNA, nonspecific desorption dominated the process through a simple displacement of the GO-adsorbed DNA molecules by the incoming DNA molecules because of the law of mass action. Our results can be applied to design appropriate DNA probes and to choose proper GO concentrations for experimental setups to improve specific signaling in many biosensor systems based on the GO platform.
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- Joon Soo Park
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University , Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Feng T, Ma H. Fluorescence sensing of adenosine deaminase based on adenosine induced self-assembly of aptamer structures. Analyst 2014; 138:2438-42. [PMID: 23462984 DOI: 10.1039/c3an36826b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A new approach is proposed for simple detection of adenosine deaminase (ADA) based on adenosine induced self-assembly of two pieces of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). These ssDNA are two fragments of the aptamer that has a strong affinity for adenosine and are labeled with carboxyfluorescein and black hole quencher-1, respectively. The complementarities of the bases in the two pieces of ssDNA are insufficient to form a stable structure. In the presence of adenosine, however, the ssDNA can be assembled into the intact aptamer tertiary structure, which results in fluorescence quenching of the carboxyfluorescein-labeled aptamer fragment. As a result, the adenosine-ssDNA complex shows a low background signal, which is rather desired for achieving sensitive detection. Reaction of the complex with ADA causes a great fluorescence enhancement by converting adenosine into inosine that has no affinity for the aptamer. This behaviour leads to the development of a simple and sensitive fluorescent method for assaying ADA activity, with a detection limit of 0.05 U mL(-1), which is more sensitive than most of the existing approaches. Furthermore, the applicability of the method has been demonstrated by detecting ADA in mouse serum samples.
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- Tingting Feng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Liu N, Ma Z. Au–ionic liquid functionalized reduced graphene oxide immunosensing platform for simultaneous electrochemical detection of multiple analytes. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 51:184-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Zhang H, Huang R, Cang H, Cai Z, Sun B. Graphene oxide–coumarin derivative conjugate as activatable nanoprobe for intracellular imaging with one- or two-photon excitation. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:1742-1750. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21656j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu N, Liu Z, Han H, Ma Z. Graphene oxide reduced directly by redox probes for multiplexed detection of tumor markers. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:3292-3298. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21699c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dragneva N, Floriano WB, Stauffer D, Mawhinney RC, Fanchini G, Rubel O. Favorable adsorption of capped amino acids on graphene substrate driven by desolvation effect. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:174711. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4828437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Li X, Gao X, Shi W, Ma H. Design strategies for water-soluble small molecular chromogenic and fluorogenic probes. Chem Rev 2013; 114:590-659. [PMID: 24024656 DOI: 10.1021/cr300508p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1193] [Impact Index Per Article: 108.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xiaohua Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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Feng D, Song Y, Shi W, Li X, Ma H. Distinguishing Folate-Receptor-Positive Cells from Folate-Receptor-Negative Cells Using a Fluorescence Off–On Nanoprobe. Anal Chem 2013; 85:6530-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ac401377n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Duan Feng
- Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute
of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute
of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute
of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute
of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute
of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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Suaifan GARY, Esseghaier C, Ng A, Zourob M. Ultra-rapid colorimetric assay for protease detection using magnetic nanoparticle-based biosensors. Analyst 2013; 138:3735-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an36881e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Z, Huang P, Bhirde A, Jin A, Ma Y, Niu G, Neamati N, Chen X. A nanoscale graphene oxide-peptide biosensor for real-time specific biomarker detection on the cell surface. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:9768-70. [PMID: 22919703 PMCID: PMC3622590 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc31974h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A nanoscale RGD-pyrene-graphene oxide (GO) biosensor was prepared for real-time in situ detection of a cancer cell surface marker, integrin αvβ3. This nanoscale GO-based biosensor is simple, robust, sensitive and of high selectivity. It can also be adapted to other cancer cell surface marker evaluation systems.
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- Zhe Wang
- Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China 361005
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. ; Fax: +1 323-442-1390; Tel: +1 323-442-2341
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- Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China 361005
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. ; Fax: +1 323-442-1390; Tel: +1 323-442-2341
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. ; Fax: +1 301-480-1613; Tel: +1 301-451-4246
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