Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures

J.A. Garcia-Diosa, G. Grundmeier, A. Keller, Chemistry – A European Journal (2024).

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Garcia-Diosa, Jaime Andres; Grundmeier, GuidoLibreCat; Keller, AdrianLibreCat
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<jats:p>DNA origami nanostructures (DONs) are able to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their scavenging efficiency toward ROS radicals was shown to be comparable to that of genomic DNA. Herein, we demonstrate that DONs are highly efficient singlet oxygen quenchers outperforming double‐stranded (ds) DNA by several orders of magnitude. To this end, a ROS mixture rich in singlet oxygen is generated by light irradiation of the photosensitizer methylene blue and its cytotoxic effect on Escherichia coli cells is quantified in the presence and absence of DONs. DONs are found to be vastly superior to dsDNA in protecting the bacteria from ROS‐induced damage and even surpass established ROS scavengers. At a concentration of 15 nM, DONs are about 50 000 times more efficient ROS scavengers than dsDNA at an equivalent concentration. This is attributed to the dominant role of singlet oxygen, which has a long diffusion length and reacts specifically with guanine. The dense packing of the available guanines into the small volume of the DON increases the overall quenching probability compared to a linear dsDNA with the same number of base pairs. DONs thus have great potential to alleviate oxidative stress caused by singlet oxygen in diverse therapeutic settings.</jats:p>
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Garcia-Diosa JA, Grundmeier G, Keller A. Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures. Chemistry – A European Journal. Published online 2024. doi:10.1002/chem.202402057
Garcia-Diosa, J. A., Grundmeier, G., & Keller, A. (2024). Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures. Chemistry – A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402057
@article{Garcia-Diosa_Grundmeier_Keller_2024, title={Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures}, DOI={10.1002/chem.202402057}, journal={Chemistry – A European Journal}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Garcia-Diosa, Jaime Andres and Grundmeier, Guido and Keller, Adrian}, year={2024} }
Garcia-Diosa, Jaime Andres, Guido Grundmeier, and Adrian Keller. “Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures.” Chemistry – A European Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402057.
J. A. Garcia-Diosa, G. Grundmeier, and A. Keller, “Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures,” Chemistry – A European Journal, 2024, doi: 10.1002/chem.202402057.
Garcia-Diosa, Jaime Andres, et al. “Highly Efficient Quenching of Singlet Oxygen by DNA Origami Nanostructures.” Chemistry – A European Journal, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1002/chem.202402057.

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