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Construction and characterization of Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, and Co2+ modified-DNA crystals.

Authors :
Sreekantha Reddy Dugasani
Myoungsoon Kim
In-yeal Lee
Jang Ah Kim
Bramaramba Gnapareddy
Keun Woo Lee
Taesung Kim
Nam Huh
Gil-Ho Kim
Sang Chul Park
Sung Ha Park
Source :
Nanotechnology; 7/10/2015, Vol. 26 Issue 27, p1-1, 1p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We studied the physical characteristics of modified-DNA (M-DNA) double crossover crystals fabricated via substrate-assisted growth with various concentrations of four different divalent metallic ions, Cu<superscript>2+</superscript>, Ni<superscript>2+</superscript>, Zn<superscript>2+</superscript>, and Co<superscript>2+</superscript>. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to test the stability of the M-DNA crystals with different metal ion concentrations. The AFM images show that M-DNA crystals formed without deformation at up to the critical concentrations of 6 mM of [Cu<superscript>2+</superscript>], 1.5 mM of [Ni<superscript>2+</superscript>], 1 mM of [Zn<superscript>2+</superscript>], and 1 mM of [Co<superscript>2+</superscript>]. Above these critical concentrations, the M-DNA crystals exhibited deformed, amorphous structures. Raman spectroscopy was then used to identify the preference of the metal ion coordinate sites. The intensities of the Raman bands gradually decreased as the concentration of the metal ions increased, and when the metal ion concentrations increased beyond the critical values, the Raman band of the amorphous M-DNA was significantly suppressed. The metal ions had a preferential binding order in the DNA molecules with G–C and A–T base pairs followed by the phosphate backbone. A two-probe station was used to measure the electrical current–voltage properties of the crystals which indicated that the maximum currents of the M-DNA complexes could be achieved at around the critical concentration of each ion. We expect that the functionalized ion-doped M-DNA crystals will allow for efficient devices and sensors to be fabricated in the near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09574484
Volume :
26
Issue :
27
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nanotechnology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
103303147
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/26/27/275604