Paper-Based Device for Rapid Visualization of NADH Based on Dissolution of Gold Nanoparticles.
We describe a paper-based device that enables rapid and sensitive room-temperature detection of dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) via a colorimetric readout and demonstrate its value for monitoring NAD+-driven enzymatic reactions. Our system is based on NADH-mediated inhibition of gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) dissolution in a Au3+-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution. We fabricated a device consisting of a mixed cellulose ester paper featuring a wax-encircled, AuNP-coated film atop a cotton absorbent layer sandwiched between two plastic cover layers. In the absence of NADH, the Au3+-CTAB complex dissolves the AuNP layer completely, generating a white color in the test zone. In the presence of NADH, Au3+ is rapidly reduced to Au+, greatly decreasing the dissolution of AuNPs and yielding a red color that becomes stronger at increasing concentrations of NADH. This device exploits capillary force-assisted vertical diffusion, allowing us to apply a 25 μL sample to a surface-confined test zone to achieve a detection limit of 12.5 μM NADH. We used the enzyme glucose dehydrogenase as a model to demonstrate that our paper-based device can monitor NAD+-driven biochemical processes with and without selective dehydrogenase inhibitors by naked-eye observation within 4 min at room temperature in a small sample volume. We believe that our paper-based device could offer a valuable and low-cost analytical tool for monitoring NAD+-associated enzymatic reactions and screening for dehydrogenase inhibitors in a variety of testing contexts.
['Liang|Pingping|P|', 'Yu|Haixiang|H|', 'Guntupalli|Bhargav|B|', 'Xiao|Yi|Y|']
D003124:Colorimetry D004867:Equipment Design D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis D006046:Gold D053768:Metal Nanoparticles D009243:NAD D010209:Paper D011934:Reagent Strips D015203:Reproducibility of Results D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
paper-based device dissolution of gold nanoparticles dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NAD+-driven enzymatic reactions dehydrogenase inhibitors colorimetric screening