Objectives
- Test the enzymatic/catalytic activity of HRP-AuNPs using luminol and UV/vis with the goal of determining the activity of HRP-AuNPs.
- Calculate the absorbance prepared Citrate-Au solutions and BSA-Au solutions as standards (solutions were previously prepared on 08/28/2013
Catalytic activity testing
- Catalytic activity was tested using UV/vis spectroscopy.
- 3mL sample of luminol, H2O2 and buffer was placed in cuvette with micro-stir bar. After 1min., 100μL HRP-Au was added.
- A spectrum was taken every 15seconds for twenty minutes.
Sample preparation
Buffer:0.6140g Tris in 1L, pH set to 8 with HCl ---> 5.1mM
Luminol:Dissolve 12.9mg luminol in 300uL of DMSO and add to 50mL buffer---> 1.46mM
H2O2: 312uL 30% H2O2 into 100mL buffer ---> Should be 45mM
- Preparation of HRP-AuNP samples:
- General Description of the samples:
- The final concentration of luminol is such that the absorbance at 333nm is less than one(this was confirmed using UV/vis)
- The final concentration of hydrogen peroxide is fifty times that of the luminol.
- Using the 60:1 [Au:HRP] solution, 100uL will be used
- Add buffer so that the final concentration is 3mL
Calculations for preparation of sample:
Luminol stock solution preparation 5mL 7.26E-5 M luminol: 0.261mL luminol stock added to 5mL buffer.
H2O2 stock preparation of 5mL 0.0038M(this is 50x more concentrated): 0.169mL stock in 5mL buffer.
- Final 3mL solution of luminol, H2O2 and buffer was prepared by adding 1mL luminol, 1mL H2O2 and 1mL buffer.
- Concentration of luminol was chosen based on previous luminol data on 10/01/2013.
Testing of HRP-AuNP activity
- The first prepared sample of luminol and H2O2 already had completely oxidized luminol. A new solution was prepared.
- No activity of the HRP was observed (see figure below).
UV/vis of Citrate and BSA samples
- A new BSA-Au sample was prepared because the protein had crashed out of solution. The BSA solution was prepared following the protocol described on 08/28/2013. The absorbance of the BSA solution will be determined during the next meeting.
- A 1/10 dilution of Citrate-Au solution was measured using UV/vis
Figure 2. Absorbance spectra of 1/10 dilution of Citrate-AuNP
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