Voltammetric Detection of Oxidative DNA Damage Based on Interactions between Polymeric Dyes and DNA

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Oxidative damage of DNA was assessed with glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with electropolymerized Methylene Blue (MB). For this purpose, DNA solution was first mixed with an oxidant (Fenton reagent, H2O2 alone and in the presence of Cu(II) ions) and then placed on the polymeric film surface. After washing, the cyclic voltammogram was recorded in buffer solution and the anodic peak potential measured against that before the contact with DNA. Oxidative DNA damage resulted in remarkable decrease of the anodic peak potential which depended on the oxidant nature and incubation period. Specificity of the DNA - MB interactions was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) measurements. Similar experiment performed with polymerized Methylene Green (MG) and Neutral Red (NR) showed lower selectivity of the response toward various sources of reactive oxygen species. The protocol of the DNA damage detection was tested on the estimation of antioxidant properties of green tea extract and red table wine

Voltammetric Detection of Oxidative DNA Damage Based on Interactions between Polymeric Dyes and DNA

© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimOxidative damage of DNA was assessed with glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with electropolymerized Methylene Blue (MB). For this purpose, DNA solution was first mixed with an oxidant (Fenton reagent, H2O2 alone and in the presence of Cu(II) ions) and then placed on the polymeric film surface. After washing, the cyclic voltammogram was recorded in buffer solution and the anodic peak potential measured against that before the contact with DNA. Oxidative DNA damage resulted in remarkable decrease of the anodic peak potential which depended on the oxidant nature and incubation period. Specificity of the DNA – MB interactions was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) measurements. Similar experiment performed with polymerized Methylene Green (MG) and Neutral Red (NR) showed lower selectivity of the response toward various sources of reactive oxygen species. The protocol of the DNA damage detection was tested on the estimation of antioxidant properties of green tea extract and red table wine

APPLICATION FEATURES OF FUZZY CONTROLLERS ON EXAMPLE OF DC MOTOR SPEED CONTROL

A prerequisite for the use of intelligent control methods, including algorithms of fuzzy logic, is increasing complexity in all industries, especially when parameters of technical systems while in operation vary in wide range. The paper provides comparative analysis of the basic types of common fuzzy direct action controllers on the example of speed control system in the DC motor drive. Design features of these types of fuzzy controllers are shown. Their comparison with traditional PI controller is carried out through the use of simulation, including the conditions of uncertainty expressed in changing of equivalent moment of inertia of the motor shaft. As a result, the conclusion about the feasibility of fuzzy PID-type controller application is made. The features of fuzzy controllers outlined in the paper can be summarized to more complex motor drive systems and to other non-linear systems that require the maintenance of any parameter within a given range

Electrochemical dna sensor based on poly(Azure a) obtained from the buffer saturated with chloroform

Electropolymerized redox polymers offer broad opportunities in detection of biospecific interactions of DNA. In this work, Azure A was electrochemically polymerized by multiple cycling of the potential in phosphate buffer saturated with chloroform and applied for discrimination of the DNA damage. The influence of organic solvent on electrochemical properties of the coating was quantified and conditions for implementation of DNA in the growing polymer film were assessed using cyclic voltammetry, quartz crystal microbalance, and electrochemical impedance spectros-copy. As shown, both chloroform and DNA affected the morphology of the polymer surface and electropolymerization efficiency. The electrochemical DNA sensor developed made it possible to distinguish native and thermally and chemically damaged DNA by changes in the charge transfer resistance and capacitance. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This research was funded by Russian Science Foundation, grant number 17‐73‐20024

Electrochemical Sensing of Idarubicin—DNA Interaction Using Electropolymerized Azure B and Methylene Blue Mediation

A highly sensitive electrochemical DNA sensor for detection of the chemotherapeutic drug idarubicin mediated by Methylene blue (MB) has been developed. DNA from fish sperm has been immobilized at the electropolymerized layers of Azure B. The incorporation of MB into the DNA layers substantially increased the sensor sensitivity. The concentration range for idarubicin determination by cyclic voltammetry was from 1 fM to 0.1 nM, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.3 fM. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in the presence of a redox probe ([Fe(CN)6 ]3−/4− ) allowed for the widening of a linear range of idarubicin detection from 1 fM to 100 nM, retaining LOD 0.3 fM. The DNA sensor has been tested in various real and artificial biological fluids with good recovery ranging between 90–110%. The sensor has been successfully used for impedimetric idarubicin detection in medical preparation Zavedos® . The developed DNA biosensor could be useful for the control of the level of idarubicin during cancer therapy as well as for pharmacokinetics studies. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Funding: A.P. announces the financial support of Russian Science Foundation (grant 17-73-20024). T.H. is grateful to Science Agency VEGA, project No. 1/0419/20, for financial support

Drosophila errantiviruses

Retroelements with long-terminal repeats (LTRs) inhabit nearly all eukaryotic genomes. During the time of their rich evolutionary history they have developed highly diverse forms, ranging from ordinary retrotransposons to complex pathogenic retroviruses such as HIV-I. Errantiviruses are a group of insect endogenous LTR elements that share structural and functional features with vertebrate endogenous retroviruses. The errantiviruses illustrate one of the evolutionary strategies of retrotransposons to become infective, which together with their similarities to vertebrate retroviruses make them an attractive object of research promising to shed more light on the evolution of retroviruses

Electrochemical DNA sensor based on carbon black—poly(Neutral red) composite for detection of oxidative DNA damage

© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Voltammetric DNA sensor has been proposed on the platform of glassy carbon electrode covered with carbon black with adsorbed pillar[5]arene molecules. Electropolymerization of Neutral Red performed in the presence of native or oxidatively damaged DNA resulted in formation of hybrid material which activity depended on the DNA conditions. The assembling of the surface layer was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The influence of DNA and pillar[5]arene on redox activity of polymeric dye was investigated and a significant increase of the peak currents was found for DNA damaged by reactive oxygen species generated by Cu2+/H2O2 mixture. Pillar[5]arene improves the electron exchange conditions and increases the response and its reproducibility. The applicability of the DNA sensor developed was shown on the example of ascorbic acid as antioxidant. It decreases the current in the concentration range from 1.0 µM to 1.0 mM. The possibility to detect antioxidant activity was qualitatively confirmed by testing tera infusion. The DNA sensor developed can find application in testing of carcinogenic species and searching for new antitumor drugs

Impedimetric Detection of DNA Damage with the Sensor Based on Silver Nanoparticles and Neutral Red

© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Novel electrochemical DNA-sensor based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with Ag nanoparticles, Neutral red covalently attached to its surface and native DNA adsorbed on modifier coating was developed for the estimation of DNA damage on example of model system based on Fenton reagent. As was shown, the oxidation process resulted in synchronous increase of electron transfer resistance and capacitance measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The contribution of each sensor component on the signal was specified and sensitivity estimated against similar surface coatings. The shift of EIS parameters was found to be higher than that of similar biosensors reported. The DNA sensor was tested on the estimation of antioxidant capacity of green tea infusions again the results of coulometric titration with electrogenerated bromine

Digital receivers for low-frequency radio telescopes UTR-2, URAN, GURT

This paper describes digital radio astronomical receivers used for decameter and meter wavelength observations. This paper describes digital radio astronomical receivers used for decameter and meter wavelength observations. Since 1998, digital receivers performing on-the-fly dynamic spectrum calculations or waveform data recording without data loss have been used at the UTR-2 radio telescope, the URAN VLBI system, and the GURT new generation radio telescope. Here we detail these receivers developed for operation in the strong interference environment that prevails in the decameter wavelength range. Data collected with these receivers allowed us to discover numerous radio astronomical objects and phenomena at low frequencies, a summary of which is also presented.Comment: 24 pages, 15 figure

SphinX soft X-ray spectrophotometer: Science objectives, design and performance

The goals and construction details of a new design Polish-led X-ray spectrophotometer are described. The instrument is aimed to observe emission from entire solar corona and is placed as a separate block within the Russian TESIS X- and EUV complex aboard the CORONAS-PHOTON solar orbiting observatory. SphinX uses silicon PIN diode detectors for high time resolution measurements of the solar spectra in the range 0.8–15 keV. Its spectral resolution allows for discerning more than hundred separate energy bands in this range. The instrument dynamic range extends two orders of magnitude below and above these representative for GOES. The relative and absolute accuracy of spectral measurements is expected to be better than few percent, as follows from extensive ground laboratory calibrations