Abstract
A polyethyleneimine (PEI)–iron phosphate (FePO4) nanocomposite is prepared by immobilization of PEI onto the surface of FePO4 nanoparticles via electrostatic interaction. The obtained PEI–FePO4 nanocomposites are spherical with a size centered in ca. 100nm. They provide a novel adsorbent for the solid-phase extraction of DNA from complex sample matrices. At pH 4, 50μgmL−1 of DNA (salmon sperm DNA sodium salt) in 1.0mL aqueous solution are quantitatively adsorbed (100%) by 2mg of the PEI–FePO4 nanocomposites, and meanwhile the coexisting albumin at a same concentration level is not retained, demonstrating the favorable selectivity of the nanocomposites to DNA against proteins. The adsorption behaviors of DNA onto the PEI–FePO4 nanocomposites fit Langmuir model, corresponding to an adsorption capacity of 61.88mgg−1. The adsorbed DNA could be readily recovered by using a 0.04molL−1 Britton–Robinson (BR) buffer at pH 10, resulting in a recovery of 85%. The nanocomposites have been further used for the isolation of DNA from a series of real sample matrices, including synthetic λ-DNA sample, human whole blood and Escherichia coli cell lysate. The extraction efficiency and the purity of the recovered DNA are at least comparable to those achieved by using the reported sorbent materials or commercial kits. In addition, the DNAs isolated from human whole blood and E. coli cell lysate are of high quality, which have been further demonstrated by using them as templates for successful PCR amplifications.
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