The DNA magnetic nanoparticles are poten-tially useful in isolating and purifying DNA or RNA, direct-ing-target-medicines, the development of DNA biosensors and biochips. Surface functionalized magnetic nanoparticles with monodispersed shape and size were prepared by coating nano-sized g-Fe2O3 with silica in reverse microemulsion, and then thiol-compounds were immobilized onto the magnetic nanoparticles. After immobilizing oligoDNA modified with thiol-disulfide on the surface of the fictionalized magnetic nanoparticles, we obtained DNA-magnetic nanoparticles. The efficiency of the single-linking probes loading at the surfaces of magnetic nanoparticles was examined via hy-bridization experiment. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering methods were also effectively applied to observing the immobilization and hybridization processes mentioned above. The results demonstrated oligoDNA being availably connected to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticles.
The cerium complex bound to the derivative of oligoDNA has been synthesized successfully that can hydrolyze DNA with sequence-specificity. The synthesized derivative of oligoDNA, 5′-EDTA-P-10 mers ODN, was demonstrated by HPLC. The fluorescence spectrum of Tb3+ was detected after its interaction with the hybrid of 10-mers ODN and 26-mers ODN and the results show that the artificial endo-enzyme can recognize and combine firmly with the substrate DNA. The electrophorogram shows that the cerium-oligoDNA hybrid can specifically hydrolyze its substrate DNA and the cleavage site of this hydrolysis reaction is also discussed. This artificial nuclease can be widely used in molecular biology and genetic engineering as one kind of endo-enzyme.
