Spectroscopic Study on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm in the Presence of the Aptamer-DNA Scaffolded Silver Nanoclusters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Characterization of the Aptamer-Templated Ag-NC
2.2. Influence of the Aptamer-Enclosed Silver Nanoclusters on PA Biofilm
3. Discussions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Choosing the Aptamer Sequences
4.2. Preparation of DNA-Templated Silver Nanocluster
4.3. Preparation of Bacterial Samples for Biofilm Study
4.4. Techniques Used to Characterize the Ag-NC and PA Control/Treated with Ag-NC
4.4.1. Steady State Absorption, Fluorescence, and Circular Dichroism
4.4.2. Partial Wave Spectroscopy and the Quantification of Structural Disorder Strength (Ld)
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Sample Availability: Samples of the silver nanoclusters on DNA templates can be made available from the authors, if needed. |
Samples | ΔLd(g) (%) | Δσ(g) (%) |
---|---|---|
Positive control | 7.04068 | 10.7574 |
NC1 | 11.38513 | 24.1122 |
NC2 | 13.0183 | 27.3992 |
NC3 | 6.6087 | 14.4696 |
NC5 | 11.2092 | 23.9627 |
NC6 | 6.0012 | 16.2625 |
DNA Name | Sequence | Absorption Wavelength (nm) with Absorbance (OD) of the Ag-NC |
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NC1 | 5′-TAC TTC CGC ACC CTC CTA CA-3′ | 442 (0.18), 550 (sh) |
NC2 | 5′-CCC CCG TTG CTT TCG CTT TTC CTT TCG CTT TTG TTC GTT TCG TCC CTG CTT CCT TTC TTG-3′ | 430 (0.15), 512 (sh) |
NC3 | 5′-CCC TTT CCC TTT CCC ATT CCC GTT CCC TTT CCC TTT CCC ATT CCC GTT A-3′ | 431 (0.18), 511 (sh) |
NC5 | 5′-ATGAGAGCGTCGGTGTGGTA- CCC TTT CCC TTT CCC ATT CCC GTT CCC TTT CCC TTT CCC ATT CCC GTT A -TACTTCCGCACCCTCCTACA-3′ | 427 (0.16), 511 (sh) |
NC6 | 5′-ATG AGA GCG TCG GTG TGG TA-3′ | 454 (0.14), 560 (0.017) |
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Sengupta, B.; Adhikari, P.; Mallet, E.; Havner, R.; Pradhan, P. Spectroscopic Study on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm in the Presence of the Aptamer-DNA Scaffolded Silver Nanoclusters. Molecules 2020, 25, 3631. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163631
Sengupta B, Adhikari P, Mallet E, Havner R, Pradhan P. Spectroscopic Study on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm in the Presence of the Aptamer-DNA Scaffolded Silver Nanoclusters. Molecules. 2020; 25(16):3631. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163631
Chicago/Turabian StyleSengupta, Bidisha, Prakash Adhikari, Esther Mallet, Ronald Havner, and Prabhakar Pradhan. 2020. "Spectroscopic Study on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm in the Presence of the Aptamer-DNA Scaffolded Silver Nanoclusters" Molecules 25, no. 16: 3631. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163631