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  • Applied Spectroscopy
  • Vol. 65,
  • Issue 5,
  • pp. 507-513
  • (2011)

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Detection of Low Concentrations of Tryptophan Amino Acid in Silver Colloid

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Abstract

The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectrum of L-tryptophan has been studied in the concentration range 1.4 × 10<sup>−8</sup> to 5 × 10<sup>−4</sup> M. A borohydride-reduced silver colloid was employed as the nanoparticle enhancing agent and different electrolytes have been tested for activation of the colloid. The optimum conditions have been determined for achieving high sensitivity of detection. The experimental procedure developed, which includes the use of a composite electrolyte (a mixture of NaHCO<sub>3</sub> and NaCl) for colloid activation, results in very high enhancement of the Raman signal (up to 10<sup>8</sup>). This gives the possibility of studying SERS spectra of L-tryptophan at concentrations as low as 10<sup>−8</sup> M, which is several orders of magnitude lower than previously reported in the literature. The observed SERS spectra were very reproducible and were detectable 2 minutes after mixing, reaching maximum strength approximately 15 minutes after mixing. The spectral characteristics were stable over the entire period of observation. We have found that SERS spectra of tryptophan in silver colloid differ in several features at low (below ∼10<sup>−5</sup> M) and at high (above ∼10<sup>−4</sup> M) concentrations. The most important difference is the absence of the peak near 1000 cm<sup>−1</sup> at low concentrations, which is usually assigned to the indole ring breathing mode. The observed spectra allow us to suggest that at low concentrations Trp molecules bind to the surface through the indole ring, which remains flat on the surface. This is in contrast to the previously reported observation of SERS spectra from Trp performed at concentration levels above 10<sup>−5</sup> M.

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