Detection of Bacterial Spores with Lanthanide−Macrocycle Binary Complexes

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• 作者：Morgan L. Cable ; James P. Kirby ; Dana J. Levine ; Micah J. Manary ; Harry B. Gray ; Adrian Ponce
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：July 15, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：131
• 期：27
• 页码：9562-9570
• 全文大小：304K
• 年卷期：v.131,no.27(July 15, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-5126

文摘

The detection of bacterial spores via dipicolinate-triggered lanthanide luminescence has been improved in terms of detection limit, stability, and susceptibility to interferents by use of lanthanide−macrocycle binary complexes. Specifically, we compared the effectiveness of Sm, Eu, Tb, and Dy complexes with the macrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,7-diacetate (DO2A) to the corresponding lanthanide aquo ions. The Ln(DO2A)⁺ binary complexes bind dipicolinic acid (DPA), a major constituent of bacterial spores, with greater affinity and demonstrate significant improvement in bacterial spore detection. Of the four luminescent lanthanides studied, the terbium complex exhibits the greatest dipicolinate binding affinity (100-fold greater than Tb³⁺ alone, and 10-fold greater than other Ln(DO2A)⁺ complexes) and highest quantum yield. Moreover, the inclusion of DO2A extends the pH range over which Tb−DPA coordination is stable, reduces the interference of calcium ions nearly 5-fold, and mitigates phosphate interference 1000-fold compared to free terbium alone. In addition, detection of Bacillus atrophaeus bacterial spores was improved by the use of Tb(DO2A)⁺, yielding a 3-fold increase in the signal-to-noise ratio over Tb³⁺. Out of the eight cases investigated, the Tb(DO2A)⁺ binary complex is best for the detection of bacterial spores.