TY - JOUR A1 - Fischbach, Jens A1 - Loh, Qiuting A1 - Bier, Frank Fabian A1 - Lim, Theam Soon A1 - Frohme, Marcus A1 - Glökler, Jörn T1 - Alizarin Red S for Online Pyrophosphate Detection Identified by a Rapid Screening Method JF - Scientific Reports N2 - We identified Alizarin Red S and other well known fluorescent dyes useful for the online detection of pyrophosphate in enzymatic assays, including the loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. An iterative screening was used for a selected set of compounds to first secure enzyme compatibility, evaluate inorganic pyrophosphate sensitivity in the presence of manganese as quencher and optimize conditions for an online detection. Of the selected dyes, the inexpensive alizarin red S was found to selectively detect pyrophosphate under LAMP and PCR conditions and is superior with respect to its defined red-shifted spectrum, long shelf life and low toxicity. In addition, the newly identified properties may also be useful in other enzymatic assays which do not generate nucleic acids but are based on inorganic pyrophosphate. Finally, we propose that our screening method may provide a blueprint for rapid screening of compounds for detecting inorganic pyrophosphate. KW - biochemical assay KW - fluorescent dye KW - screening Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-9248 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 7 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wettstein, Christoph A1 - Kano, Kenji A1 - Schäfer, Daniel A1 - Wollenberger, Ulla A1 - Lisdat, Fred T1 - Die Flavin-abhängige Fruktosedehydrogenase und Cytochrom c: Elektronentransfer und Sensorstrategien T2 - Wissenschaftliche Beiträge 2017 N2 - Die hier durchgeführten Untersuchungen ermöglichen ein besseres Verständnis der Elektronentransferprozesse zwischen der Flavin-abhängigen Fruktosedehydrogenase (FDH) und dem Redoxprotein Cytochrom c (Cyt c). Dies liefert im Hinblick auf sensorische Anwendungen wichtige Erkenntnisse für vorteilhafte Sensorarchitekturen und deren Messbedingungen. Es wurden zwei unterschiedliche pH-Optima für die Redoxreaktion der beiden Proteine untereinander entdeckt. Die Reaktion wurde im Weiteren mit Elektroden kombiniert und so eine Fruktose-abhängige Stromantwort detektiert. Darüber hinaus konnten definierte dreidimensionale Sensorarchitekturen der beiden Proteine, mit Hilfe von DNA als zusätzlichen biologischen Baustein erzeugt und für die Sensorik genutzt werden. N2 - With regard to sensor application, flavin-dependent fructose dehydrogenase (FDH) and the redox protein cytochrome c (cyt c) were examined for a better understanding of electron transfer (ET) pathways. First, two different pH optima could be determined for the reaction of both proteins. A fructose-dependent signal can be achieved on a cyt c electrode with adsorbed FDH as well as with the enzyme in solution. Furthermore, fructose sensors could be produced using a defined arrangement of cyt c and FDH by the layer-by-layer technique with DNA as a second building block. Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-9379 SN - 0949-8214 VL - 21 SP - 13 EP - 21 ER -