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Perturbation of Fluorescence by Nonspecific Interactions between Anionic Poly(phenylenevinylene)s and Proteins: Implications for Biosensors
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posted on 2004-12-29, 00:00 authored by Stephen J. Dwight, Brent S. Gaylord, Janice W. Hong, Guillermo C. BazanThe use of anionic water-soluble conjugated polymers (CPs) for sensing the presence of avidin
by use of a biotin-modified fluorescence quencher was studied. The molecules involved in the study included
poly[2-methoxy-5-(3‘-propyloxysulfonate)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] with either lithium (Li+-MPS-PPV) or
sodium (Na+-MPS-PPV) countercations, the well-defined oligomer pentasodium 1,4-bis(4‘(2‘ ‘,4‘ ‘-bis(butoxysulfonate)-styryl)-styryl)2-butoxysulfonate-5-methoxybenzene (5R5-), the quenchers N-methyl-4,4‘-pyridylpyridinium iodide (mMV+) and [N-(biotinoyl)-N‘-(acetyl 4,4‘-pyridylpyridinium iodide)] ethylenediamine (BPP+),
which contains a molecular recognition fragment (biotin) attached to a unit that accepts an electron from
a CP excited state, and the proteins avidin, tau, BSA, and pepsin A. Fluorescence quenching experiments
were examined in a variety of conditions. Experiments carried out in water and in ammonium carbonate
buffer (which ensures avidin/biotin complexation) reveal that nonspecific interactions between the CP and
the proteins cause substantial perturbations on the CP fluorescence. The overall findings are not consistent
with a simple mechanism whereby avidin complexation of BPP+ leads to encapsulation of the quencher
molecule and recovery of Li+-MPS-PPV fluorescence. Instead, we propose that binding of BPP+ to avidin
results in the quenching unit attaching to a positively charged macromolecule. Electrostatic attraction to
the negatively charged conjugated polymer results in closer proximity to the quencher. Therefore, more
enhanced fluorescence quenching is observed.
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