Indole-Capped Gold Nanoprisms as Multifunctional Nano-platforms: DNA Binding, Mercury Sensing, and Biological Activities

Amar Ghosh; Panneerselvam Murusegan; Himal Das; Sourav Mondal; Abhishek Mohanta; Samaresh Paria; Uday Kumar Ghorui; Prasanta Das; Madhuchhanda Das; Rapti Goswami; Susmita Chowdhury; Frederico Wanderley Tavare; Dulal Senapati; Amalesh Samanta; Maidul Hossain; Sabyasachi Chakrabortty; Arunima Sengupta; Ujjal Kumar Sur; Suman Das

doi:10.1039/d5cp04231c

Key Points

The research aims to explore the capabilities of indole-capped gold nanoprismen in DNA binding and mercury sensing.
Developed indole-capped gold nanoprisms.
Evaluated DNA binding efficiency with fluorescent nanomaterials.
Assessed mercury sensing capabilities through various biological experiments.
Indole-capped gold nanoprisms showed a strong affinity for DNA binding.
Demonstrated effective mercury sensing with high specificity.
Highlighted potential applications in biosensing and theranostics.

Implication

Multifunctional nano-platforms improve DNA binding and mercury sensing, indicating potential in biosensing applications.

Abstract

Efficient binding of fluorescent nanomaterial with the most relevant biological target, DNA has attracted considerable interest for it application in biosensing and potential role in theranostics. In this study, we...

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Ghosh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e473ff010ef96374d8fb86 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cp04231c

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Indole-Capped Gold Nanoprisms as Multifunctional Nano-platforms: DNA Binding, Mercury Sensing, and Biological Activities

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Indole-Capped Gold Nanoprisms as Multifunctional Nano-platforms: DNA Binding, Mercury Sensing, and Biological Activities

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