3D Matrix-Arranged AuAg Nanoclusters As Electrochemiluminescence Emitters for Click Chemistry-Driven Signal Switch Bioanalysis

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Abstract
We hereby described an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for glutathione (GSH) based on 3D DNA matrix with ordered binding sites and cavity structure, which self-assembled from tetrahedral DNA blocks (TDB). First, the alkyne labeled TDB were employed to build an alkyne-rich 3D matrix (C≡C-3DM) on the electrode surface. Then, the GSH-induced click chemistry was triggered as signal switch to introduce the large amounts of N3-DNA decorated AuAg nanoclusters (N3-AuAg NCs) into C≡C-3DM for signal output. In particular, the presence of GSH could induce the formation of GSH-Cu(I) complex by the redox reaction between GSH and Cu(Ⅱ), which could act as initiator to link the N3-AuAg NCs with C≡C-3DM according to the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. By this way, numerous N3-AuAg NCs were orderly bonded to the 3D matrix to effectively reduce their agglomeration and inner filter effect, achieving a remarkable ECL enhancement. As a result, the proposed GSH biosensor showed a wide linear range from 5 μM to 200 μM with a low detection limit of 0.90 μM. In general, this work provided a rapid, high efficient and convenient signal amplification for small molecule detection and broadened the application of TDB in biosensing.
Funding Information
  • Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (cstc2018jcyjAX0546)
  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (XDJK2019TJ002)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (21675130, 21904013, 21974108)

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