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Molecular recognition by gold, silver and copper nanoparticles Yannick Tauran, Arnaud Brioude, Anthony W. Coleman, Moez Rhimi, Beonjoom Kim To cite this version: Yannick Tauran, Arnaud Brioude, Anthony W. Coleman, Moez Rhimi, Beonjoom Kim. Molecular recognition by gold, silver and copper nanoparticles. World journal of biological chemistry, Baishideng Publishing Group, 2013, 4 (3), pp.35-63. 10.4331/wjbc.v4.i3.35. hal-01204488 HAL Id: hal-01204488 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01204488 Submitted on 29 May 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. World Journal of W J B C Biological Chemistry Online Submissions: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/ World J Biol Chem 2013 August 26; 4(3): 35-63 [email protected] ISSN 1949-8454 (online) doi:10.4331/wjbc.v4.i3.35 © 2013 Baishideng. All rights reserved. REVIEW Molecular recognition by gold, silver and copper nanoparticles Yannick Tauran, Arnaud Brioude, Anthony W Coleman, Moez Rhimi, Beonjoom Kim Yannick Tauran, Arnaud Brioude, Anthony W Coleman, Emphasis for the nucleic acids is on complementary CNRS, LMI, University of Lyon 1, F69622 Villeurbanne, France oligonucleotide and aptamer recognition. For the pro- Yannick Tauran, Anthony W Coleman, Beonjoom Kim, Insti- teins the recognition properties of antibodies form the tute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-0041, core of the section. With respect to the supramolecular Japan systems the cyclodextrins, calix[n]arenes, dendrimers, Moez Rhimi, IFE-Micalis, INRA-AgroPariTech, Jouy-en-Josas, crown ethers and the cucurbitales are treated in depth. F78352 domaine de Vilvert, France Author contributions: Tauran Y, Coleman AW, Rhimi M and Finally a short section deals with the possible toxicity of Kim BJ wrote the paper; Tauran Y, Coleman AW, Brioude A the nanoparticles, a concern in public health. and Kim BJ contributed to the proof reading and literature data search; Tauran Y was responsible for verifying the originality of © 2013 Baishideng. All rights reserved. the text. Correspondence to: Anthony W Coleman, FRSC, Research Key words: Hybrid nanoparticles; Gold; Silver; Copper; Director CNRS, LMI, University of Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5615, Metal; Molecular recognition; DNA; Protein; Supramo- F69622 Villeurbanne, France. [email protected] lecular assembly; Toxicity Telephone: +33-4-72431027 Fax: +33-4-72440618 Received: May 2, 2013 Revised: June 11, 2013 The article is an in-depth review of the state Accepted: June 18, 2013 Core tip: of the art of molecular recognition processes involving Published online: August 26, 2013 hybrid nanoparticles and bio-molecular substrates. We describe the methods of preparation and physical char- acterization. The capping by proteins, DNA, peptides and supramolecular assemblies, including cyclodextrins, Abstract calix[n]arenes, cucurbitales, dendrimers and crown The intrinsic physical properties of the noble metal ethers is then discussed. There is a large analysis of the nanoparticles, which are highly sensitive to the nature interactions of these systems with various substrates, of their local molecular environment, make such sys- such as complimentary oligo-nucleotides, antibodies, tems ideal for the detection of molecular recognition active pharmaceutical ingredients and polluants. Finally events. The current review describes the state of the we discuss the problem of possible toxicity. art concerning molecular recognition of Noble metal nanoparticles. In the first part the preparation of such nanoparticles is discussed along with methods of cap- Tauran Y, Brioude A, Coleman AW, Rhimi M, Kim B. Molecular ping and stabilization. A brief discussion of the three recognition by gold, silver and copper nanoparticles. World J common methods of functionalization: Electrostatic Biol Chem 2013; 4(3): 35-63 Available from: URL: http://www. adsorption; Chemisorption; Affinity-based coordination wjgnet.com/1949-8454/full/v4/i3/35.htm DOI: http://dx.doi. is given. In the second section a discussion of the opti- org/10.4331/wjbc.v4.i3.35 cal and electrical properties of nanoparticles is given to aid the reader in understanding the use of such properties in molecular recognition. In the main sec- tion the various types of capping agents for molecular recognition; nucleic acid coatings, protein coatings and INTRODUCTION molecules from the family of supramolecular chemistry Nanoparticle (NP) science and technology is consid- are described along with their numerous applications. ered to be a quintessimal aspect of 20th and 21st century WJBC|www.wjgnet.com 35 August 26, 2013|Volume 4|Issue 3| Tauran Y et al . Nanoparticle molecular recognition science and research, however the use of Noble metal the literature for preparing and functionalizing metallic nanoparticles dates back to at least the Roman epoch[1]. nanoparticles. At that time colloidal suspensions of gold were used to stain glass. Somewhat later, in ninth century Mesopota- Nanoparticle functionalization methods mia copper and silver nanoparticles were used to intro- Molecular functionalization on inorganic supports has duce a metallic luster into pottery glazes[2]. In parallel, been made through a variety of techniques that includes in India noble metal nanoparticles were first applied in physical adsorption, electrostatic binding, specific recog- medicine. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries nition, and covalent coupling. Recently, these immobi- Cassius and Kunckel refined the process of glass stain- lization techniques have been applied to bring together ing although still without a fundamental understanding biomolecules and nanoparticles. Willener has reviewed[19] of the subject[3]. Similarly, Herschel developed a pho- these methods of functionalization and has identified tographic process using colloidal gold[4]. It was in 1857 three types: (1) Electrostatic adsorption; (2) Chemisorp- that Faraday first characterized the optical properties of tion; and (3) Affinity-based methods. nanoparticles[5]. Subsequent work has shown that the dif- The electrostatic adsorption method involves the fering colours observed for various forms of noble metal adsorption of positively charged molecules on nanopar- nanoparticles are related to the particle size[6]. With the ticles that are stabilized by anionic ligands such as car- understanding of plasmon physics, a clear understanding boxylic acid derivatives (citrate, ascorbate). Protein and of the behavior of nanoparticles has emerged[7]. in particular, antibodies have been used in this way, to In fact, nanoparticles are based on small well defined functionalize nanoparticles since the work of Faulk and [20] aggregates of the Noble metals in the zero valent state. Taylor in 1971 . The preparation of Noble metal nanoparticles is gener- Chemisorption involves capping nanoparticles us- ally based on a wet chemical reduction of a suitable metal ing the affinity of Noble metals for thiol-containing salt in the presence of a capping or stabilizing agent to molecules or by covalent binding through bifunctional prevent both aggregation and oxidation away from the linkers. Nucleic acids can be prepared with pendant thiol [8] groups using solid-phase synthesis, thus facilitating their reduced state . The size and more importantly the shape [21] of the nanoparticles can be controlled by the reducing attachment to the metal nanoparticle . Otherwise, an agent, the capping agent and the reaction conditions anchor group can be used for covalent binding through used in the preparation[9]. While spherical forms are most bifunctional linkers. Such functionalization can be divided commonly prepared, rod-like shapes, cubes, hexagonal into a two-step process: in 1, the activation step, a chemi- and even hollow forms are known[10]. cal anchor layer is formed on the nanoparticle surface to In this review we will concentrate on how the intro- provide active functional groups to which biological mol- duction of various capping agents allows the introduc- ecules (i.e., antibodies) can be covalently attached; and in tion of molecular recognition properties to the surface 2, the functionalization step, biomolecules are covalently linked to the anchor layer to yield systems for molecular of the noble metal nanoparticles. The choice of the [22] capping agent has opened up applications in biomedical recognition . The affinity based method is defined as science[11], antibacterial systems[12], drug carriers[13] and the functionalization of nanoparticles with groups that as sensing elements[14]. The last application, sensing via provide affinity sites for the binding of biomolecules, and molecular recognition is greatly facilitated by the sensi- has been used for the specific attachment of proteins and tivity of the wavelength and intensity of the Plasmon oligonucleotides. For example, streptavidin-functionalized Resonance peak to the nature of the local environment gold nanoparticles have been used for the affinity binding [15] of biotinylated proteins (e.g., immunoglobulins and serum around the nanoparticles and