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Hua Kuang¹, Honghong Yin², Changrui Xing³

¹State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China. kuangh@jiangnan.edu.cn.

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A novel DNAzyme sensor accurately detects lead ions (Pb²⁺) using silver nanoparticle dimers and circular dichroism. This highly sensitive and specific method shows great potential for water quality analysis.

Keywords:

DNAzyme circular dichroism (CD)detection lead sensor

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Area of Science:

Analytical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology

Background:

Lead ions (Pb²⁺) pose significant environmental and health risks.
Accurate detection of lead in water is crucial for public health and environmental monitoring.
Existing detection methods may lack sensitivity, specificity, or require complex procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a sensitive and specific DNAzyme-based sensor for the determination and quantification of lead ions (Pb²⁺).
To integrate DNAzyme recognition and catalysis with the optical properties of nanomaterials for enhanced detection.
To evaluate the sensor's performance in terms of linearity, limit of detection, specificity, and applicability to real water samples.

Main Methods:

Utilized a DNAzyme for specific recognition and catalytic activity towards lead ions.
Employed asymmetric silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) dimers for signal generation.
Measured circular dichroism (CD) signals generated by the DNAzyme-AgNPs assembly.
Quantified lead ions based on the relationship between CD signals and analyte concentration.

Main Results:

Established a DNAzyme-based sensor combining DNAzyme catalysis and nanomaterial optical properties.
Achieved a linear relationship between CD signals and Pb²⁺ concentration in the range of 0.05–10 ng∙mL^-1.
Demonstrated a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.02 ng∙mL^-1 for Pb²⁺.
Exhibited excellent specificity for lead ion detection and satisfactory recovery in tap water samples.

Conclusions:

The developed DNAzyme-based sensor offers high sensitivity and specificity for lead ion detection.
The integration of DNAzyme and AgNPs provides a robust platform for optical sensing.
The sensor shows significant potential for practical applications in analyzing Pb²⁺ in water samples.