Scanning electrochemical microscopy imaging of DNA microarrays using methylene blue as a redox-active intercalator

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) has been employed in the imaging of DNA microarrays fabricated on gold substrates using methylene blue (MB) as a redox-active intercalator and ferrocyanide as the SECM mediator in solution. MB intercalated between base pairs of immobilized ds-DNA is electro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 24(2008), 9 vom: 06. Mai, Seite 5155-60
1. Verfasser: Wain, Andrew J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhou, Feimeng
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Intercalating Agents Gold 7440-57-5 DNA 9007-49-2 Methylene Blue T42P99266K
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Zusammenfassung:Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) has been employed in the imaging of DNA microarrays fabricated on gold substrates using methylene blue (MB) as a redox-active intercalator and ferrocyanide as the SECM mediator in solution. MB intercalated between base pairs of immobilized ds-DNA is electrochemically reduced via electron transfer from the underlying gold substrate, and the product is reoxidized in solution by SECM tip-generated ferricyanide. The resulting feedback current allows a heterogeneous electron-transfer rate constant for the MB-intercalated DNA to be deduced. Moreover, DNA microarray spots can be imaged at a detection level of 14 fmol/spot for ds-DNA consisting of 15 base pairs. Microarrays prepared using 20 microM DNA solutions are easily visualized, and the feasibility of detecting base pair mismatches is also demonstrated
Beschreibung:Date Completed 11.06.2008
Date Revised 21.11.2013
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la703922v