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  • Title: An ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical nucleic acid biosensor.
    Author: Gao Z, Tansil NC.
    Journal: Nucleic Acids Res; 2005 Aug 01; 33(13):e123. PubMed ID: 16061935.
    Abstract:
    A simple and ultrasensitive procedure for non-labeling detection of nucleic acids is described in this study. It is based on the photoelectrochemical detection of target nucleic acids by forming a nucleic acid/photoreporter adduct layer on an ITO electrode. The target nucleic acids were hybridized with immobilized oligonucleotide capture probes on the ITO electrode. A subsequent binding of a photoreporter--a photoactive threading bis-intercalator consisting of two N,N'-bis(3-propyl-imidazole)-1,4,5,8-naphthalene diimides (PIND) linked by a Ru (bpy)2(2) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) complex (PIND-Ru-PIND)-allowed for photoelectrochemical detection of the target nucleic acids. The extremely low dissociation rate of the adduct and the highly reversible photoelectrochemical response under visible light illumination (490 nm) make it possible to conduct nucleic acid detection, with a sensitivity enhancement of four orders of magnitude over voltammetry. These results demonstrate for the first time the potential of photoelectrochemical biosensors for PCR-free ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids.
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