Title
Selective detection of Escherichia coli DNA by fluorescent carbon spindles
Author
Anurag Roy, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Srikrishna Pramanik, Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi, Gopinatha Suresh Kumar
Year
2016
Journal
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Abstract
We investigate the interaction of hydrophilic blue emitting carbon spindles with various deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) having different base pair compositions, such as Herring testes (HT), calf thymus (CT), Escherichia coli (EC) and Micrococcus lysodeikticus (ML) DNA, to understand the mode of interaction. Interestingly, the fluorescent carbon spindles selectively interacted with E. coli DNA resulting in enhanced fluorescence of the former. Interaction of the same carbon with other DNAs exhibited insignificant changes in fluorescence. In addition, in the presence of EC DNA, the D band in the Raman spectrum attributed to the defect state completely disappeared, resulting in enhanced crystallinity. Microscopy images confirmed the wrapping of DNA on the carbon spindles leading to the assembly of spindles in the form of flowers. Dissociation of double-stranded DNA occurred upon interaction with carbon spindles, resulting in selective E. coli DNA interaction. The carbon spindles also exhibited a similar fluorescence enhancement upon treating with E. coli bacteria. These results confirm the possibility of E. colidetection in water and other liquid foods using such fluorescent carbon.
Instrument
J-815
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Ligand binding, Biochemistry