Electrostatics affects formation of Watson-Crick complex between DNA bases in monolayers of nucleolipids deposited at a gold electrode surface

Chronocoulometry was applied to determine charge in a monolayer of nucleolipid (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn‑glycero-3-(cytidine diphosphate)) deposited at a gold electrode surface. The immersion method was used to measure the potential of zero charge of the interface (Epzci), which is a sum of charge on the...

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Autores: Prieto Dapena, Francisco, Su, Zhang Fei, Álvarez Malmagro, Julia, Rueda Rueda, Manuela, Lipkowski, Jacek
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/133727
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/133727
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138816
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-cytidine nucleolipid
Cytosine: guanine comlex
Mixed nucleolipid-phospholipid monolayer
Photon modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS)
Spectroelectrochemical sensing
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Sumario:Chronocoulometry was applied to determine charge in a monolayer of nucleolipid (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn‑glycero-3-(cytidine diphosphate)) deposited at a gold electrode surface. The immersion method was used to measure the potential of zero charge of the interface (Epzci), which is a sum of charge on the monolayer of the nucleolipid and charge on the gold surface. Photon polarization infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) was used to determine formation of the Watson-Crick complex between terminal cytidine moiety of the nucleolipid and guanine (its complementary base) added to the solution. The combination of electrochemical and spectroscopic studies allowed one to demonstrate that the Watson-Crick complex is formed when the interface is positively charged. The potential applied to the electrode affects not only the complex formation but also orientation of the cytosine moiety. The complex is formed when the cytosine moiety is oriented assuming a small angle with respect to the electrode surface.