Title
An electrochemical biosensor based on Hairpin-DNA modified gold electrode for detection of DNA damage by a hybrid cancer drug intercalation
Date Issued
15 May 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
da Silva E.
de Abreu F.
da Silva-Júnior E.
de Araújo-Junior J.
Mendoça de Aquino T.
Armas S.
de Moura R.
Mendonça-Junior F.
Serafim V.
Chumbimuni-Torres K.
Federal University of Alagoas
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
An efficient and new electrochemical biosensor for detection of DNA damage, induced by the interaction of the hybrid anti-cancer compound (7ESTAC01) with DNA, was studied by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The biosensor consists of a Stem-Loop DNA (SL-DNA) probe covalently attached to the gold electrode (GE) surface that hybridizes to a complementary DNA strand (cDNA) to form a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The interaction and DNA damage induced by 7ESTAC01 was electrochemically studied based on the oxidation signals of the electroactive nucleic acids on the surface of the GE by DPV. As a result, the SL-DNA/GE and dsDNA/GE were tested with the reduced 7ESTAC01, showing the voltammetric signal of guanine and adenine, increase in the presence of 7ESTAC01. Under optimum conditions, the dsDNA/GE biosensor exhibited excellent DPV response in the presence of 7ESTAC01. The bonding interaction between 7ESTAC01 and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) was confirmed by UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, dynamic simulations (performed to investigate the DNA structure under physiological conditions), and molecular docking. Theoretical results showed the presence of hydrogen bonding and intercalation in the minor groove of DNA, involving hydrophobic interactions.
Start page
160
End page
168
Volume
133
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular Bioquímica, Biología molecular Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85063449582
PubMed ID
Source
Biosensors and Bioelectronics
ISSN of the container
0956-5663
Sponsor(s)
This work is supported by Organization of American States (OAS) under the OAS-GCUB scholarship program (P.202.458.3000). Foundation for Research Support of the State Alagoas (FAPEAL) Brazil. NSF-CBET, United States, grant number #1706802 and Florida Department of Health Grant #7ZK05. None. This work is supported by Organization of American States (OAS) under the OAS-GCUB scholarship program (P.202.458.3000). Foundation for Research Support of the State Alagoas (FAPEAL), Brazil. NSF-CBET, United States, grant number #1706802 and Florida Department of Health Grant #7ZK05 .
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