A ratiometric fluorescence assay for bleomycin based on dual-emissive chameleon DNA-templated silver nanoclusters.

The authors design dual-emissive DNA-templated silver nanoclusters (DNA-AgNCs) for ratiometric fluorescence sensing bleomycin (BLM) for the first time. A hairpin probe containing two different C-rich DNA templates at two terminals is used to synthesize chameleon DNA-AgNCs, which possess two emission peaks when they are in close proximity. A strong emission is founded at 622 nm (λex = 570 nm) while a weak one is located at 572 nm (λex = 504 nm). Meanwhile, the loop of this probe contains the scission site (5'-GC-3') of BLM. The loop can be cleaved into two parts by BLM-Fe(II) complex, inducing the two DNA-AgNCs away from each other. The fluorescence intensity at 572 nm and 622 nm increases and decreases, respectively. Such chameleon DNA-AgNCs exhibit an obvious fluorescence discoloration from orange to yellow. Therefore, a sensitive ratiometric fluorescent strategy for BLM detection has been proposed with the detection limit of 67 pM. Finally, this ratiometric method is used to detect BLM in serum samples. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Shuyun Zhu, Lingyuan Liu, Jing Sun, Fengjin Shi, Xian-En Zhao. A ratiometric fluorescence assay for bleomycin based on dual-emissive chameleon DNA-templated silver nanoclusters. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 2021 May 05;252:119521

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