Properties of ferrocene-polyamide compounds as redox active DNA binding molecules toward the SNPs detection

Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf). 2004:(48):237-8. doi: 10.1093/nass/48.1.237.

Abstract

Ferrocene-polyamides having not only sequence discrimination ability but also a redox mediator were synthesized. The affinity and selectivity of these compounds for a DNA duplex having a cognate GCG sequence were investigated by CD spectroscopy. Furthermore, the binding of the ferrocene-polyamides to DNA duplexes immobilized to a gold electrode was detected by cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiments. The electrochemical studies revealed that the fully matched DNA duplex having a GCG sequence showed the largest electric current, and the introduction of a mismatch site decreased the current significantly. These results suggested the potential of the ferrocene-polyamide compounds as new electrochemical ligands for electrochemical SNPs detection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism
  • DNA / metabolism*
  • Electrodes
  • Ferrous Compounds / chemistry
  • Ferrous Compounds / metabolism*
  • Metallocenes
  • Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes
  • Nylons / chemistry
  • Nylons / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*

Substances

  • Ferrous Compounds
  • Metallocenes
  • Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes
  • Nylons
  • DNA
  • ferrocene