Covalently linked DNA nanotubes

Nano Lett. 2010 Apr 14;10(4):1458-65. doi: 10.1021/nl100389v.

Abstract

The present study introduces an approach to prepare covalently linked DNA nanotubes. A circular DNA that includes at its opposite poles thiol and amine functionalities acts as the building block for the construction of the DNA nanotubes. The circular DNA is cross-linked with a bis-amide-modified nucleic acid to yield DNA nanowires, and these are subsequently cross-linked by a bis-thiolated nucleic acid to yield the DNA nanotubes. Alternatively, a circular DNA that includes four amine functionalities on its poles is cross-linked in one-step by the bis-thiolated nucleic acid to yield the nanotubes. The resulting nanostructures are stable and nonseparable upon heating.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • DNA, Circular / chemical synthesis
  • DNA, Circular / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Amines
  • DNA, Circular
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds