Application of L-Cys-Capped CdS Nanoparticles in Determination of Nucleic Acid by Resonance Light-Scattering Technique

Aim To determine nucleic acid （DNA） using Nanometer-sized L-cysteine-capped CdS particles by resonance light scattering （RLS） method. Methods The nano-particles synthesized by a colloidal aqueous method were water-soluble, stable, and highly luminescent. The RLS of L-Cys-CdS particles were greatly quenched by DNA in Tris-HCl solutions. The intensity of RLS at 344 nm was proportional to the concentration of DNA. Results The linearity range of the calibration curve was 0. 01 - 1.0 μg·mL^-1 for calf thymus DNA and 0. 04 - 1.5 μg· mL^-1 for salmon sperm DNA. The detection limits （3 δ） were 8 ng·mL^-1 for calf thymus DNA and 10 ng·mL^-1 for salmon sperm DNA. Conclusion This method is simple, sensitive, and capable of avoiding the use of toxic dyes.

Resonance Light Scattering Imaging Determination of Heparin

A laser-induced resonance light scattering （RLS） imaging method to determine heparin is described based on the high light scattering emission power of the aggregation species of heparin with α, β, γ, δ-tetra（4-trimethylaminoniumphenyl）prophyrin （TAPP） in solution, By imaging the light scattering signals of the aggregation species, we proposed the method to determine the heparin with a detection range of 0.02 - 0.6μg/mL and the detection limit （30） of 1.3 ng/mL.

Characterization of gold nanoparticle bioconjugation by resonance light scattering correlation spectroscopy

Gold nanoparticles （GNPs） have been widely used as probes and nanomaterials in certain biological and biomedical fields thanks to its special physical and chemical properties. However, it is still difficult to characterize GNPs-bioconjugates in solution, which has greatly limited further bioapplications of GNPs. In this study, we reported a single particle method for characterizing GNPs- biomolecules in solution using resonance light scattering correlation spectroscopy （RLSCS）. The interaction of GNPs with bovine serum albumin （BSA） and thiol-modified oligonucletides were investigated.

Selective Determination of Nanogram γ-Globulin in Human Blood Serum by Resonance Light Scattering of Functionalized NanoPbS

Functionalized nano-PbS has been prepared and characterized. The functionalized nanoparticles have good dispersibility in water. Reaction of functionalized nanoPbS with gglobulin (gIgG) results an enhanced resonance light scattering (RLS) around 385 nm. However, when the content of HSA is lower than 0.5 mg ml-1 the RLS enhancement is very weak and is nonlinear to concentration of HSA. Based on these results, a new direct quantitative determination method for gglobulin in blood serum samples without separation is established. Under optimal conditions, the enhanced RLS intensity is in proportion to the gIgG concentration in the range 10500 ng/mL. The limit of detection is 2.75 ng/mL. This method is proved to be very sensitive, rapid, simple and selective for detection of gIgG in blood serum.

Resonance Light Scattering Spectra of Silver Thiocyanate System and its Application in Analysis

A novel determination method of Ag^＋ was established. In acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer （pH 5.0） medium, Ag^＋ reacts with SCN^- to form AgSCN in the presence of TritonX-100,which results in an increase of resonance light scattering （RLS）and giving a new RLS spectrum.The maximum RLS peak was at 585 nm,The enhancement of resonance light scattering at 585 nm was proportional to the concentration of Ag^＋ ranging from 0.0045-4.00μg mL^-1 （r=9991）,and the detection limit was 1.37 ng mL^-1 with the recovery of 97.70%- 104.80%。

Solution Properties of Mixed Starch/Chitosan Revealed by Resonance Light Scattering

The association behavior of starch and chitosan and the dilute solution properties of the starch/chitosan complex were investigated by means of resonance light scattering（RLS） spectra.The interaction between starch and chiotsan was proved by RLS.Based on the results,the appropriate association condition was selected.However,the solution property of starch/chitosan was affected greatly by external factors such as pH value and metal ionic strength.The change of pH,which causes the irreversible transition of solution from transparent into murky,provides some important information of partitioning behavior of the complex in solution.The durative enhancement of RLS intensity for the complex exhibited two inflexions and a plateau in the presence of a certain amount of Fe 3＋.It indicates that Fe 3＋ not only increases the RLS intensity,but also induces the micell-aggregate transition of the complex in solution.Moreover,the thermodynamic parameters for micell formation process at different temperatures,based on the RLS values,were calculated.

Resonance Light Scattering Method for Determination of Amikacin with Potassium Ferrioxalate as a Probe

In a weak acid medium, potassium ferrioxalate（PF） can react with some aminoglycoside（AGs） antibiotics, such as amikacin（AMK）, kanamycin（KANA）, tobramycin（TOB） and gentamicin（GEN）, to form ion-association complexes. It results in the enhancement of resonance light scattering（RLS） in different degrees. The maximum scattering peaks are all located at 345 nm. Among them, the relative scattering intensity（AIRLs） of AMK system is much higher than that of KANA, TOB or GEN. Therefore the method is more propitious to the determination of trace amounts of AMK. The optimum reaction conditions, influencing factors, and the relationship between scattering intensity and concentration of antibiotics were investigated by means of the proposed method. The enhancement of RLS signals is directly proportional to the concentration of antibiotics in a certain range of concentration. A new resonance light scattering method for the determination of AMK and other aminoglycoside antibiotics with [Fe（C2O4）3]^3- as a probe is thus established based on it. The method exhibits high sensitivity and good selectivity. The detection limit（3σ） for AMK is 1.8 ng/mL. The method can be applied to the determination of AMK in clinical serum samples. The reaction mechanism and the reasons for RLS enhancement are discussed in this paper.

Determination of Protein via Resonance Light Scattering Technique with (NH_4)_2SO_4

Be able to form large particles with protein via electrostatic force to enhance the intensity of resonance light scattering（RLS）,（NH4）2SO4 was used as a RLS probe to determine bovine serum albumin（BSA）,human serum albumin（HSA） and ovum albumin（OVA）.The experimental conditions were investigated,including the acidity and saturation degree of （NH4）2SO4.Under the optimum conditions,the enhanced RLS intensity is proportional to the concentration of BSA,HSA and OVA in the ranges of 5×10-8―1×10-6,2.5×10-8―8×10-7 and 5×10-8―1.5×10-6 mol/L,respectively.The detection limits for BSA,HAS and OVA are 6.6×10-9,3.8×10-9 and 7.4×10-9 mol/L,respectively.The effects of foreign substances were also examined.The practical and synthetic samples were analyzed with satisfactory results.

Detection of captopril based on its enhanced resonance light scattering signals of fluorosurfactant-capped gold nanoparticles

In this study,based on its enhancement effect on resonance light scattering (RLS) of fluorosurfactant (FSN)-capped gold nanoparticles (GNPs),we reported a simple approach for the rapid sensing of captopril. Under optimum conditions,the lowest detectable concentration of captopril through this approach (S/N=3) was 0.01μg/mL. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.08-4.0μg/mL for the detection of captopril. The recoveries of captopril were found to fall in the range between 99% and 100%. We have validated the applicability of our method through the analyses of captopril in pharmaceutical formulations. Good agreements were obtained for the determination of captopril between the present approach and official method.

Determination of Proteins by Measuring Total Internal-reflected Resonance Light Scattering Signals on Water/Tetrachloromethane Interface with Evans Blue and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide

A sensitive and selective assay of proteins is proposed based on measuring the total internal-reflected resonance light scattering(TIR-RLS) signals produced on the water/tetrachloromethane(H_2O/CCl_4) interface. In an aqueous medium with pH value in the range of 3.29—3.78, electrostatic attraction occurs between the negatively charged Evans Blue(EB) and positively charged proteins, forming hydrophobic ion associates and resulting in EB-protein adsorption on H_2O/CCl_4 interface. The presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide prompts this adsorption, resulting in strongly enhanced TIR-RLS signals. The intensity of the enhanced TIR-RLS at 360—370 nm was found to be proportional to the concentration of proteins. For bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin, the linear range of detection is 0.07—1.2 μg/mL and the limits of detection are 6.68 and 6.30 ng/mL(3σ), respectively, while for lysozyme, the linear range of detection is 0.06—1.0 μg/mL and the limit of detection is 6.0 ng/mL(3σ). The content of the total albumin in a human urine sample could be directly determined by using the standard addition method with a percent recovery of 97.6%—104.1%, and the RSD ranging from 1.9% to 4.2%.

Sensitive determination of DNA based on resonance light scattering enhancement of azocarmine G and CTAB

A new method for the determination of DNA was developed with azocarmine G(AG) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) by the resonance light scattering (RLS) technique. The synthetic samples were determined with satisfactory results, and the reaction mechanism was also studied. The results show that underthe optimum conditions, the weak RLS signal of AG can be enhanced by DNA, which results from the formation of a new ternary complex AG-CTAB-DNA with large size. Moreover, the enhanced RLS intensity at 552 nm is directlyproportional to the concentration of DNA in the range of 01.0 μg/mL for fish sperm DNA (fsDNA) and 01.5 μg/mLfor calf thymus DNA (ctDNA). Based on this, a new assay of DNA can be established. The detection limits (3σ) are 2.1 ng/mL for fsDNA and 2.2 ng/mL for ctDNA, respectively.

Resonance Light-Scattering Spectroscopy Study on Interaction between Gold Colloid and Thiol Containing Pharmaceutical

In this paper, we used resonance light\|scatter i ng (RLS) spectroscopy to study the interaction between thiol\|containing pharmac eutical and gold colloid. And for the first time, we proposed that this highly s ensitive, gold colloid\|based assay using RLS technique may have potential appli cation in detecting thiol\|containing substances.

Interactions of pyrogallol red with proteins and the determination of proteins by resonance light-scattering

The interactions of pyrogallol red (PR) with proteins and a derivative method for the determination of proteins were proposed. In the pH range 2 56-4 10, PR interacts with proteins, including bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, lysozyme, chymotrypsin, resulting in enhanced resonance light scattering(RLS) with the maximal peak at 360 0 nm. With the enhanced RLS, proteins in the range 0-5 0(μg/mL can be determined with the determination limits between 10 3 and 32 2 ng/mL depending on different protein. The effects of foreign substances were tested. The method has been applied to the determination of protein in the synthetic samples and human urine with satisfaction results.

A Novel Optical Properties of Molecular “Light Switch” and its Analytical Application

Because of the high affinity (KB 106 L mol-1) between Ru(phen)2(dppz)2+and DNA, the adding of DNA in the solution of Ru(phen)2(dppz)2+-SDS makes the dissociation of Ru(phen)2(dppz)2+-SDS, and results in decrease of the resonance light scattering (RLS) signals and increase of the absorbance. Based on this, a novel method is proposed for DNA assay.

Mercuric ions induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles as investigated by localized surface plasmon resonance light scattering and dynamic light scattering techniques

With the development of nanosciences, both localized surface plasmon resonance light scattering （LSPR-LS） and dynamic light scattering （DLS） techniques have been widely used for quantitative purposes with high sensitivity. In this contribution, we make a comparison of the two light scattering techniques by employing gold nanoparticles （AuNPs） aggregation induced by mercuric ions. It was found that citrate-stabilized AuNPs got aggregated in aqueous medium in the presence of mercuric ions through a chelation process, resulting in greatly enhanced LSPR-LS signals and increased hydrodynamic diameter. The enhanced LSPR-LS intensity （A/） is proportional to the concentration of mercuric ions in the range of 0.4-2.5 laM following the linear regression equation of A/= -84.7＋516.4c, with the correlation coefficient of 0.983 （n = 6） and the limit of determi- nation （3o-） about 0.10 gM. On the other hand, the increased hydrodynamic diameter can be identified by the DLS signals only with a concentration of Hg2＋ in the range of 1.0-2.5 gM, and a linear relationship between the average hydrodynamic diame- ters of the resulted aggregates and the concentration of Hg2＋ can be expressed as d = -6.16 ＋ 45.9c with the correlation coeffi- cient of 0.994. In such case, LSPR-LS signals were further applied to the selective determination of mercuric ions in lake water samples with high sensitivity and simple operation.

Resonance Light Scattering Imaging Detection of Single Suprahelical Species of DNA Induced by Porphine-5,10,15,20-tetrakis（ρ-phenyltri met hylaminiu m）

A resonance light scattering （RLS） imaging method was proposed based on imaging and measuring the RLS features of single suprahelical species of DNA, and its appfication to DNA assay was also investigated. In acidic medium, porphine-5,10,15,20-tetrakis（p-phenyltlimethylaminium） （PTPTMA）, could stack along the molecular surface of DNA with the mode of long-range assembly to induce the formation of suprahelical species of DNA, resulting in strong RLS signals in the range of 450-510 nm. Under the excitation of 488 nm fight beam of argon ion laser source, single suprahelical species could be observed with the aid of a common microscope due to the strong scattered fight emitted by the suprahelical species. By capturing the RLS images of the single suprahelical species with a cooled charge coupled device （CCD） camera, and analyzing the RLS data, herein an RLS imaging method of DNA was proposed based on the linear relationship between the counts of suprahelical species in the detection focus plane and the concentration of DNA in nanograms. When 1.8 μmol/L PTPTMA was employed, both calf thymus DNA （ct DNA） and fish sperm DNA （fs DNA） in the range of 25-1100 ng/mL could be detected with the limits of detection lower than 25 ng/mL （3a）. Four synthetic samples were detected satisfactorily with relative standard deviations less than 5.1%.

Determination of methylene blue by resonance light scattering method using silica nanoparticles as probe

A simple and novel method was developed to determine methylene blue（MB） by resonance light scattering（RLS） using silica nanoparticles（SiO2NPs） as the probe.It was found that MB could enhance the RLS intensity of SiO2NPs.Moreover,the increase in RLS intensity was linear with the concentration of MB over the range of 0.01-3.0 μg mL^-1.The limit of detection（LOD） was as low as 4.36 ng mL^-1（3σ） and the relative standard deviation（RSD） was 2.4%（n=6）.Under the optimum experimental conditions,this proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of MB in aquaculture samples with recoveries between 96.3% and 107%.Possible mechanisms for the RLS enhancement of SiO2NPs in the presence of MB were also discussed.

Interaction between Ternary Rare Earth Complexes of Cinnamic Acid and Phenanthroline with DNA by Spectroscopy

The interaction of ternary complexes [RE(phen)(cin)_3(H_2O)](RE= Nd (III),Ce(III),Eu(III))with calf thymus DNA was investigated by electronic absorption spectroscopy, ethidium bromide(EB)-DNA quenching fluorescent spectra and resonance light scattering. All experimental results indicate that the three complexes bind to DNA by the electrostatic mode and the intercalative mode. It is predicted that these complexes show high anticancer activity or other biologic activity.

Sensitive Determination of DNA by RLS Enhancement of Metal Ions

The interactions between metal ions and DNA have been studied by the resonance light scattering (RLS) spectra. In the acidic condition, the RLS signals of metal ions, especially the transition metal ions in group IB and IIB, were increased by DNA. And it is found that the enhancement of RLS signals is linear to the concentration of DNA, so the RLS method for DNA determination was proposed in the presence of Cu2+. On the optimum conditions, the linear range and the detect limit of ctDNA is 4×10?8–4×10?6 g· mL?1 and 1. 13×10?8 g·mL?1, respectively. The proposed method is successfully applied to determine the extracted plasmid DNA ofBacillus subtilis DB104. Key words resonance light scattering - DNA - metal ions CLC number O 657.3 Foundation item: Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (20275028) and the National Key Basic Research and Development Program (973 Program 2002CB211800).Biography: Huang Jian-ping(1964-), male, Associate professor, research direction: bioanalysis.