Simultaneous detection of lead (II) and mercury (II) ions using nucleic acid aptamer molecular beacons
We have developed a fluorescence quantitative analysis method for the simultaneous detection of Hg 2+ and Pb 2+ based on nucleic acid aptamer molecular beacon (MB) probes. In this analytical method, two MB probes for Hg 2+ (P Hg ) and Pb 2+ (P Pb ) were designed. The carboxyl fluorescein (FAM) and t...
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Published in | International journal of environmental analytical chemistry Vol. 101; no. 13; pp. 1922 - 1934 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Abingdon
Taylor & Francis
21.10.2021
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Summary: | We have developed a fluorescence quantitative analysis method for the simultaneous detection of Hg
2+
and Pb
2+
based on nucleic acid aptamer molecular beacon (MB) probes. In this analytical method, two MB probes for Hg
2+
(P
Hg
) and Pb
2+
(P
Pb
) were designed. The carboxyl fluorescein (FAM) and tetramethyl-6-carboxyrhodamine (TAMRA) were selected as fluorophores of P
Hg
and P
Pb
, Black Hole Quencher 1 (BHQ-1) and Black Hole Quencher 2 (BHQ-2) were selected as organic quenchers, and several continuous nucleotides with guanine (G base) were connected to organic quenchers. The aptamers are put in as a part of stem and loop. In general, the fluorescence of fluorophores was dually quenched by BHQ and G bases, so the fluorescence signals were weak. In the presence of Hg
2+
and Pb
2+
, P
Hg
and P
Pb
bonded with them, and the stem-loop structure of MB was destroyed and the fluorescence recovered. Under the optimal conditions, the fluorescence intensity of FAM had a good linear relationship with the concentration of Hg
2+
in the range from 0.7 nmol/L to 84 nmol/L, and that of TAMRA and Pb
2+
in the range from 0.2 nmol/L to 24 nmol/L. The detection limit of Hg
2+
is 0.36 nmol/L and that of Pb
2+
is 0.16 nmol/L (3σ, n = 11). The relative standard deviations (RSD) for determination of Hg
2+
and Pb
2+
were both lower than 5%, the average recoveries of this method in real samples were 96.55-102.78%, which indicated that the method had a high accuracy. |
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ISSN: | 0306-7319 1029-0397 |
DOI: | 10.1080/03067319.2019.1691183 |