Adsorption of Duplex DNA on Mesoporous Silicas: Possibility of Inclusion of DNA into Their Mesopores
- 3 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 77 (24), 8138-8145
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0516638
Abstract
It is well known that a silica surface cannot adsorb duplex DNA in common aqueous solution (not chaotropic solution) because of the electrostatic repulsion of the silica surface and polyanionic DNA. However, we recently found that when duplex DNA in phosphoric acid form (or in acidic solution) was used, DNA was successfully adsorbed into mesoporous silicas even in low-salt aqueous solution. The adsorption behaviors of DNA into mesoporous silicas were influenced by the pore diameter sizes. Mesoporous silicas with 2.80- or 3.82-nm peak pore diameters adsorbed DNA the best in diluted NaCl solution. Formation of the hydrogen bond between P(O)OH groups in DNA and adsorbed water, SiOH groups, or both on silica surfaces is regarded as a main factor in this adsorption. The coincidence of the pore sizes and DNA diameter realizes this unique adsorption promoted by the effect of encompassing DNA with the inner surface of mesoporous silica. Although there is no clear direct evidence for including duplex DNA in the mesopores yet, this adsorption technique is expected to provide a new tool for DNA science, because DNA in the pore size 2-5 nm in diameter has to be in unusual disentangled thread form.Keywords
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