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Figure 4. SERS analysis of NAADP concentration modulation in cell extracts. Each graph contains 12 spectra collected at different locations<br />

on the SERS sensor for each sample to demonstrate the data reproducibility. (a) SERS spectrum of the untreated cells, marked as the control.<br />

(b-d) SERS spectra of cell extracts with induced NAADP release by treating cells with (b) histamine, (c) ATP, and (d) acetylcholine. All three<br />

agonists had a concentration of 5 µM. The sample volume used in this experiment was on the order of 2 µL. The data acquisition time was 10 s.<br />

A 785 nm excitation laser was used. The spectra are normalized and offset for clarity.<br />

Figure 5. (a) Concentration-dependent SERS spectra of an aqueous solution of NAADP. The bottom spectrum represents the background<br />

signal from the SERS sensor. (b) Principal component analysis of SERS data collected on cells treated with acetylcholine, an aqueous solution<br />

of 100 µM NAADP, and untreated control cells. Each point in the principal component space represents an SERS spectrum with the distance<br />

between data points proportional to the degree of similarity between the spectra. (c) Pareto chart showing the amount of information about data<br />

variability explained by the first two principal components. The results demonstrate that there is a strong correlation between the SERS spectra<br />

of cells with the modulated NAADP concentration and that of the pure 100 µM NAADP solution.<br />

In order to quantify the NAADP concentration in treated cells,<br />

we compare their SERS spectra with the reference NAADP spectra<br />

collected from the pure NAADP aqueous solution. Concentrationdependent<br />

SERS spectra of NAADP are presented in Figure 5a.<br />

(30) Zou, S. L.; Schatz, G. C. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2005, 403, 62–67.<br />

As is often the case in SERS, the spectral signature changes with<br />

concentration. 31 The 733 cm -1 peak of adenine, for example,<br />

dominates the spectrum at higher concentrations. The reduc-<br />

(31) Kim, S. K.; Joo, T. H.; Suh, S. W.; Kim, M. S. J. Raman Spectrosc. 1986,<br />

17, 381–386.<br />

<strong>Analytical</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, Vol. 82, No. 16, August 15, 2010<br />

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