G5 Doctoral dissertation (article)
Fluorescent probes, noble metal nanoparticles and their nanocomposites : detection of nucleic acids and other biological targets (2021)
Fluoresoivat koettimet, jalometallinanopartikkelit ja niiden nanokomposiitit: Nukleiinihappojen ja muiden biologisten kohteiden havainnointi
Saarnio, V. (2021). Fluorescent probes, noble metal nanoparticles and their nanocomposites : detection of nucleic acids and other biological targets [Doctoral dissertation]. Jyväskylän yliopisto. JYU Dissertations, 361. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-8559-2
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Saarnio, Ville
eISBN: 978-951-39-8559-2
Journal or series: JYU Dissertations
eISSN: 2489-9003
Publication year: 2021
Number in series: 361
Number of pages in the book: 1 verkkoaineisto (80 sivua, 31 sivua useina numerointijaksoina, 6 numeroimatonta sivua)
Publisher: Jyväskylän yliopisto
Place of Publication: Jyväskylä
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: English
Persistent website address: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-8559-2
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Abstract
This thesis covers the usage of fluorescent probes, noble metal nanoparticles, and their nanocomposites for applications in biological research. The use of cyanine dyes for nucleic acid detection was focused on with presentation of synthesis, characterization of the new compounds, as well as their interactions with nucleic acids, and their applications. New cyanine dyes were synthesized to produce covalently linkable derivatives based on the chemical structure of SYBR Green II. One of the new compounds showed sensitivity to RNA above its commercial predecessor. These molecules were used to detect the viral genome of echovirus 1 using in vitro assays. Furthermore, the possibility of improving the photophysical properties of the dyes was explored by synthesizing another set of molecules. With simple changes on the dye chromophore, significant improvement in the brightness, nucleic acid binding, and photostability were achieved. Based on this series, some conclusions on the structure – activity relationship were made for these dyes. In the second part of the thesis, gold nanoclusters were studied as a potential solid support for conjugation of fluorescent probes. A synthesis for a new size of monolayer para-mercaptobenzoic acid -protected gold nanocluster was developed and characterized with PAGE and NMR spectroscopy. These clusters were then used to conjugate an azatriangelium dye to the cluster surface. The developed nanocomposite showed pH sensitivity with a fluorescence turn-on happening at a low pH. This was found to be due to the electrostatic binding and release of the dye from the quenching nanocluster proximity, due to the protonation of the ligand layer of the cluster. The literature review covers some of the advances in application of such nanocomposites employing larger, plasmonic noble metal nanoparticles. While the presented experimental work does not contain their use, they represent the logical next step for this research, due to their potential for further enhancing fluorescence detection.
Keywords: synthetic dyes; fluorescence; nucleic acids; RNA; nanoparticles; ligands; supramolecular chemistry; nanobiotechnology
Free keywords: cyanine dye; fluorescence; nanochemistry; nucleic acid; supramolecular chemistry; gold nanocluster; noble metal nanoparticle
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2021