Sains Malaysiana 52(11)(2023): 3307-3323
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5211-21
Carbon Quantum Dots Coupled Au Nanoparticle as Fluorescence-Based
DNA Biosensors for Dengue Virus Detection
(Titik Kuantum Karbon Digandingkan Au Nanozarah Berasaskan Pendarfluor Biosensor DNA untuk Pengesanan Virus Denggi)
YAKUBU NEWMAN MONDAY1,4,
JAAFAR ABDULLAH1,2,*, NOR AZAH
YUSOF1,2, SURAYA ABDUL RASHID2, RAFIDAH HANIM SHUEB3 & HAMIDAH SIDEK5
1Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra
Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
2Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Universiti Putra
Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
3Department
of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Lokoja, P.M.B 1154, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
5Industrial Centre of Innovation in
Sensor, SIRIM Berhad, No.1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri, Section 2,
P.O. Box 7035, 40700 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 9 Ogos 2023/Diterima: 1 Disember 2023
Abstract
This
study introduces a novel DNA biosensor probe comprising carbon quantum dots
(CQDs) derived from palm kernel shell biomass and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) synthesized via the citrate reduction method. The
CQDs were doped with ethylenediamine using a
hydrothermal process employing a one-pot synthesis method in an autoclave batch
reactor. The resulting CQDs exhibited exceptional photoluminescent (PL) properties, with an excitation wavelength of 360 nm and an emission
wavelength of 430 nm. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images showed the
average particle sizes of the CQDs and AuNPs to be 2
nm and 15 nm, respectively. Carboxylic acid-modified CQDs were coupled to
amine-modified ssDNA (PA) to construct the biosensor
through the amine coupling technique. The AuNPs were
modified through thiol coupling with Rhodamine B,
L-cysteine, and thiol-modified ssDNA (PT). Both PA and
PT probes were designed to complement the DEN-3 virus oligonucleotide. CQDs
acted as fluorophores and energy donors in the biosensor, while the AuNPs functioned as nanoquenchers of fluorophores and energy acceptors. The resulting probe pair, CQDs-PA, and AuNPs-PT demonstrated remarkable Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and exhibited fluorescence turn-on upon
titration with DEN-3. The
biosensor displayed excellent sensitivity with a logarithmic calibration
equation of 5.22LogC + 20.79 (R2 = 0.979), covering a linear range of 0.001 nM to 100 nM. The limit of
detection (LOD) was determined to be 1.57 ± 0.71 nM.
This innovative DNA biosensor, incorporating CQDs and AuNPs,
holds promising potential for sensitive and specific detection of the DEN-3
virus.
Keywords: Carbon quantum dots; dopants; FRET;
palm kernel shell; quantum yield
Abstrak
Kajian ini memperkenalkan prob biosensor DNA baharu yang terdiri daripada titik kuantum karbon (CQD) yang diperoleh daripada biojisim tempurung isirong sawit dan nanozarah emas (AuNPs) yang disintesis melalui kaedah penurunan sitrat. CQD telah didop dengan etilenadiamina menggunakan proses hidroterma kaedah sintesis satu periuk dalam reaktor kelompok autoklaf. CQD yang terhasil menunjukkan sifat fotoluminesen (PL) yang luar biasa, dengan panjang gelombang pengujaan 360 nm dan panjang gelombang pancaran 430 nm. Imej mikroskop elektron penghantaran (TEM) menunjukkan purata saiz zarah CQD dan AuNP masing-masing adalah 2 nm dan 15 nm. CQD yang diubah suai asid karboksilik digabungkan dengan ssDNA (PA) yang diubah suai amina untuk membina biosensor melalui teknik gandingan amina. AuNPs telah diubah suai melalui gandingan tiol dengan Rodamina B, L-cisteina dan ssDNA (PT) yang diubah suai tiol. Kedua-dua prob PA dan PT direka untuk melengkapkan oligonukleotida virus DEN-3. CQD bertindak sebagai fluorofor dan penderma tenaga dalam biosensor manakala AuNP berfungsi sebagai nano-pelindapkejut fluorofor dan penerima tenaga. Pasangan prob yang terhasil, CQDs-PA dan AuNPs-PT menunjukkan pemindahan tenaga resonans Förster (FRET) yang luar biasa dan menunjukkan pendarfluor hidup semasa pentitratan dengan DEN-3. Biosensor memaparkan kepekaan yang sangat baik dengan persamaan penentukuran logaritma 5.22LogC + 20.79 (R2 = 0.979), meliputi julat linear 0.001 nM hingga 100 nM.
Had pengesanan (LOD) ditentukan sebagai 1.57 ± 0.71 nM.
Biosensor DNA yang inovatif ini menggabungkan CQD dan AuNP, berpotensi untuk pengesanan sensitif dan khusus virus DEN-3.
Kata kunci: Dopan; FRET; hasil kuantum; tempurung isirong sawit; titik kuantum karbon
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