P. PannopardP. KhongprachaM. ProbstJ. LimtrakulMahidol UniversityKasetsart UniversityUniversity of Innsbruck2018-07-122018-07-122008-04-01Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. Vol.26, No.7 (2008), 1066-1075109332632-s2.0-40749151080https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19087The development of novel DNA sensors is a crucial issue in the diagnosis of pathogenic and genetic diseases. We have used density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the performance of hybrid DNA sensors consisting of a gold atom (Au) deposited on two types of single-walled carbon nanotubes: armchair SWCNT(8,0)/Au and zigzag SWCNT(5,5)/Au and compared these with bare Au. We also chose adenine:thymine (A:T) as a Watson-Crick base pair of the DNA double helix. In the recognition probe, SWCNT/Au/A, adenine is immobilized on the SWCNT/Au supporter via its active N7 anchor point. After thymine hybridization (SWCNT/Au/A:T), the overall modulations compared with the original systems. Due to the complimentary functions of gold, which acts as a powerful electron withdrawing and transmitting group and of the SWNCTs, which act as electron collecting centers, respectively, the hybrid systems, "SWNCTs/Au", were found to exhibit more stability and sensitivity than the Au center alone. The changes in the HOMO-LUMO band gaps and in the atomic partial charges upon binding of thymine were rather small, but the change of the overall dipole moment was considerably larger in SWCNT/Au/A than it was in Au/A alone. The overall results suggest that the "SWCNTs/gold" system is a potential candidate for a nanostructure-based DNA sensor. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityChemistryComputer ScienceMaterials ScienceArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.jmgm.2007.09.003