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Chen X, Gao D, Chen J, Wang X, Peng C, Gao H, Wang Y, Li Z, Niu H. A Polyamidoamine-Based Electrochemical Aptasensor for Sensitive Detection of Ochratoxin A. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:955. [PMID: 37998130 PMCID: PMC10669513 DOI: 10.3390/bios13110955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Sensitive detection of ochratoxin A (OTA) is significant and essential because OTA may pose risks to human and animal health. Here, we developed an electrochemical aptasensor for OTA analysis using polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers as a signal amplifier. As a carrier, PAMAM has numerous primary amino groups that can be coupled with thiolated complementary strand DNA (cDNA), allowing it to recognize aptamers bound to the surface of horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), thereby improving the sensitivity of the aptasensor. When monitoring the positive samples, OTA was captured by the aptamer fixed on the HRP-conjugated AuNP surface by specific recognition, after which the formed OTA-aptamer conjugates were detached from the electrode surface, ultimately decreasing the electrochemical signal monitored by differential pulse voltammetry. The novel aptasensor achieved a broad linear detection range from 5 to 105 ng L-1 with a low detection limit of 0.31 ng L-1. The proposed aptasensor was successfully applied for OTA analysis in red wine, with recovery rates ranging from 94.15 to 106%. Furthermore, the aptasensor also exhibited good specificity and storage stability. Therefore, the devised aptasensor represents a sensitive, practical and reliable tool for monitoring OTA in agricultural products, which can also be adapted to other mycotoxins.
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- Xiujin Chen
- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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- Hanan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Food Processing and Safety Education, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China; (D.G.); (J.C.); (X.W.); (H.G.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (H.N.)
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Zhang M, Guo X, Wang J. Advanced biosensors for mycotoxin detection incorporating miniaturized meters. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 224:115077. [PMID: 36669289 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Advanced biosensors, considered as emerging technologies, are capable of accurate, quantitative and real-time analysis for point-of-care testing (POCT) applications. Moreover, the integrating of miniaturized meters into these advanced biosensors makes them ideally appropriate for portable, sensitive and selective detection of biomolecules. Miniaturized meters including PGMs (personal glucose meters), thermometer, pressuremeter, pH meter, etc. are the most accurate devices and wide availability in the market, exhibiting a promising potential towards detection of small molecule mycotoxins. In this article, we introduce and analyze the recent advancements for sensing of mycotoxins measured by handheld meters since the first report in 2012. Furthermore, limitations and challenges for versatile meters application against mycotoxins in food matrix are highlighted. By overcoming the bottleneck problems, we believe the miniaturized meters-based biosensor platform will provide great possibilities for mycotoxins analysis and launch them to the market.
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- Mengke Zhang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Dairy Products of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Electrochemical Aptasensor Based on ZnO-Au Nanocomposites for the Determination of Ochratoxin A in Wine and Beer. Processes (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/pr11030864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is positively correlated with an increased risk of developing cancer in nephrotoxic and hepatotoxic patients. Therefore, it is of great significance for the highly sensitive, highly selective, and timely detection of OTA. We described here an electrochemical aptasensor for OTA analysis, which took advantage of the favorable properties of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized zinc oxide (ZnO) composites and the intercalative binding between methylene blue (MB) and nucleic acid. There were two label-free aptamers: one to capture OTA and another serving as complementary DNA (cDNA), enabling connection to the ZnO-Au composite’s immobilized electrode. Once OTA was present, the aptamer could capture OTA and detach from the electrode interface, thus, preventing MB from accessing electrode surface for efficient electron transfer; a decreased peak current was monitored by differential pulse voltammetry. The aptasensor presented nice analytical performance for OTA detection in the range of 0.1–30,000 pg·mL−1, with a detection limit of 0.05 pg·mL−1. Moreover, the developed biosensor could be applied to actual sample (wine and beer) analysis.
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Development of a Nafion-MWCNTs and in-situ generated Au nanopopcorns dual-amplification electrochemical aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of OTA. Food Chem 2023; 403:134375. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang M, Yang Y, Xin L, Zhang H, Wu L, Zhu J, Zhu J, Liu S, Wang Z, Chen Q, Yang G. CSDR Coupling with Exo III for Ultrasensitive Electrochemistry Determination of miR-145. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052208. [PMID: 36903456 PMCID: PMC10005534 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Recently, miRNAs have become a promising biomarker for disease diagnostics. miRNA-145 is closely related to strokes. The accuracy determination of miRNA-145 (miR-145) in stroke patients still remains challenging due to its heterogeneity and low abundance, as well as the complexity of the blood matrix. In this work, we developed a novel electrochemical miRNA-145 biosensor via subtly coupling the cascade strand displacement reaction (CSDR), exonuclease III (Exo III), and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). The developed electrochemical biosensor can quantitatively detect miRNA-145 ranging from 1 × 102 to 1 × 106 aM with a detection limit as low down as 100 aM. This biosensor also exhibits excellent specificity to distinguish similar miRNA sequences even with single-base differences. It has been successfully applied to distinguish healthy people from stroke patients. The results of this biosensor are consistent with the results of the reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The proposed electrochemical biosensor has great potential applications for biomedical research on and clinical diagnosis of strokes.
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- Moli Zhang
- Shenzhen Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518102, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518102, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 430345, China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 430345, China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 430345, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 430345, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518102, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518102, China
- Correspondence: (Q.C.); (G.-y.Y.); Tel.: +86-18671933531 (Q.C.); +86-13971908298 (G.Y.)
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518000, China
- Correspondence: (Q.C.); (G.-y.Y.); Tel.: +86-18671933531 (Q.C.); +86-13971908298 (G.Y.)
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Sarkar DJ, Behera BK, Parida PK, Aralappanavar VK, Mondal S, Dei J, Das BK, Mukherjee S, Pal S, Weerathunge P, Ramanathan R, Bansal V. Aptamer-based NanoBioSensors for seafood safety. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 219:114771. [PMID: 36274429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chemical and biological contaminants are of primary concern in ensuring seafood safety. Rapid detection of such contaminants is needed to keep us safe from being affected. For over three decades, immunoassay (IA) technology has been used for the detection of contaminants in seafood products. However, limitations inherent to antibody generation against small molecular targets that cannot elicit an immune response, along with the instability of antibodies under ambient conditions greatly limit their wider application for developing robust detection and monitoring tools, particularly for non-biomedical applications. As an alternative, aptamer-based biosensors (aptasensors) have emerged as a powerful yet robust analytical tool for the detection of a wide range of analytes. Due to the high specificity of aptamers in recognising targets ranging from small molecules to large proteins and even whole cells, these have been suggested to be viable molecular recognition elements (MREs) in the development of new diagnostic and biosensing tools for detecting a wide range of contaminants including heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticides, pathogens and biotoxins. In this review, we discuss the recent progress made in the field of aptasensors for detection of contaminants in seafood products with a view of effectively managing their potential human health hazards. A critical outlook is also provided to facilitate translation of aptasensors from academic laboratories to the mainstream seafood industry and consumer applications.
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- Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar
- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India.
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India.
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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A fluorescence immunosensor for ochratoxin A based on resonance energy transfer between fluorescein derivative and gold nanoparticles. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent progress in homogeneous electrochemical sensors and their designs and applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Li D, Ling S, Meng D, Zhou B, Liang P, Lv B. Sensitive fluorescent aptasensing of tobramycin on graphene oxide coupling strand displacement amplification and hybridization chain reaction. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:1287-1293. [PMID: 36037911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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An ultrasensitive biosensor was designed and constructed for tobramycin detection. As a target recognition component, the DNA probe consists of an aptamer region for tobramycin binding and a template for amplification. In the absence of tobramycin, the probe was locked to form a stem-loop structure. In the presence of the target, the binding of tobramycin led to a conformational change in the probe. The released 3' end was used as a primer for the strand displacement amplification (SDA) to produce a large amount of single-stranded trigger DNA, which then efficiently initiated the following hybridization chain reaction (HCR) to produce a long duplex DNA with many fluorophores. The signals were detected after the addition of graphene oxide (GO) to quench the fluorescence from excess hairpin DNA. Through sequence and reaction condition optimization, the biosensor exhibited high selectivity for tobramycin. The linearity range and limit of detection (LOD) were 0.5-30 nM and 0.06 nM, respectively. Moreover, the application of detecting tobramycin in milk and lake water samples showed that this method is reliable and could be further used in food safety control and environmental monitoring.
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Ultrasensitive aptasensor using electrospun MXene/polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber composite for Ochratoxin A detection. Food Chem 2022; 390:133105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Padmakumari Kurup C, Abdullah Lim S, Ahmed MU. Nanomaterials as signal amplification elements in aptamer-based electrochemiluminescent biosensors. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 147:108170. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Guo X, Qiao Q, Zhang M, Fauconnier ML. Nuclease Triggered "Signal-On" and Amplified Fluorescent Sensing of Fumonisin B 1 Incorporating Graphene Oxide and Specific Aptamer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169024. [PMID: 36012283 PMCID: PMC9408943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Remarkable advancements have been achieved in the development of rapid analytic techniques toward fumonisin B1 (FB1) monitoring and even trace levels for food safety in recent years. However, the point-of-care testing for quantitative and accurate FB1 determination is still challenging. Herein, an innovative aptasensor was established to monitor FB1 by utilizing graphene oxide (GO) and nuclease-triggered signal enhancement. GO can be utilized as a fluorescence quenching agent toward a fluorophore-modified aptamer, and even as a protectant of the aptamer from nuclease cleavage for subsequent target cycling and signal amplification detection. This proposed sensing strategy exhibited a good linearity for FB1 determination in the dynamic range from 0.5 to 20 ng mL−1 with a good correlation of R2 = 0.995. Its limit of detection was established at 0.15 ng mL−1 (S/N = 3), which was significantly lower than the legal requirements by three orders of magnitude. The interferent study demonstrated that the introduced aptasensor possessed high selectivity for FB1. Moreover, the aptasensor was successfully applied to the detection of wheat flour samples, and the results were consistent with the classical ELISA method. The rapid response, sensitive and selective analysis, and reliable results of this sensing platform offer a promising opportunity for food mycotoxin control in point-of-care testing.
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- Xiaodong Guo
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Chimie Générale et Organique, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Dairy Products of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Dairy Products of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- College of Information Engineering, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236041, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Correspondence: (M.Z.); (M.-L.F.); Tel.: +86-21-3420-8533 (M.Z.)
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- Chimie Générale et Organique, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
- Correspondence: (M.Z.); (M.-L.F.); Tel.: +86-21-3420-8533 (M.Z.)
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Milosavljevic V, Mitrevska K, Gagic M, Adam V. Nanoarchitectonics of graphene based sensors for food safety monitoring. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 63:9605-9633. [PMID: 35729848 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2076650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Since the desire for the real-time food quality monitoring, plenty of research effort has been made to develop novel tools and to offer extremely efficient detection of food contaminants. Unique electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties make graphene an important material in the field of sensor research. The material can be manufactured into flakes, sheets, films and with its oxidized derivatives could be almost used for a limitless set of application. Herein, current graphene-based sensors for food quality monitoring, novel designs, sensing mechanisms and elements of sensor systems and potential challenges will be outlined and discussed.
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- Vedran Milosavljevic
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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An ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor based on Pd@PCN-222 as a signal probe coupled with exonuclease III-assisted cycling amplification for the detection of ochratoxin A. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanomaterial-based aptamer biosensors for ochratoxin A detection: a review. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:2953-2969. [PMID: 35296913 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03960-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a widely distributed mycotoxin that often contaminates food, grains and animal feed. It poses a serious threat to human health because of its high toxicity and persistence. Therefore, the development of an inexpensive, highly sensitive, accurate and rapid method for OTA detection is imperative. In recent years, various nanomaterials used in the establishment of aptasensors have attracted great attention due to their large surface-to-volume ratio, good stability and facile preparation. This review summarizes the development of nanomaterial-based aptasensors for OTA determination and sample treatment over the past 5 years. The nanomaterials used in OTA aptasensors include metal, carbon, luminescent, magnetic and other nanomaterials. Finally, the limitations and future challenges in the development of nanomaterial-based OTA aptasensors are reviewed and discussed.
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Qian S, Chang D, He S, Li Y. Aptamers from random sequence space: Accomplishments, gaps and future considerations. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1196:339511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhang N, Li J, Liu B, Zhang D, Zhang C, Guo Y, Chu X, Wang W, Wang H, Yan X, Li Z. Signal enhancing strategies in aptasensors for the detection of small molecular contaminants by nanomaterials and nucleic acid amplification. Talanta 2022; 236:122866. [PMID: 34635248 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Small molecular contaminants (such as mycotoxins, antibiotics, pesticide residues, etc.) in food and environment have given rise to many biological and ecological toxicities, which has attracted worldwide attention in recent years. Meanwhile, due to the advantages of aptamers such as high specificity and stability, easy synthesis and modification, as well as low cost and immunogenicity, various aptasensors for the detection of small molecular contaminants have been flourishing. An aptasensor as a whole is composed of an aptamer-based target recognizer and a signal transducer, which are fields of concentrated research. In the practical detection applications, in order to achieve the quantitative detection of small molecular contaminants at low abundance in real samples, a large number of signal enhancing strategies have been utilized in the development of aptasensors. Recent years is a vintage period for efficient signal enhancing strategies of aptasensors by the aid of nanomaterials and nucleic acid amplification that are applied in the elements for target recognition and signal conversion. Therefore, this paper meticulously reviews the signal enhancing strategies based on nanomaterials (including the (quasi-)zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional nanomaterials) and nucleic acid amplification (including enzyme-assisted nucleic acid amplification and enzyme-free nucleic acid amplification). Furthermore, the challenges and future trends of the abovementioned signal enhancing strategies for application are also discussed in order to inspire the practitioners in the research and development of aptasensors for small molecular contaminants.
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- Nan Zhang
- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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Jia M, Jia B, Liao X, Shi L, Zhang Z, Liu M, Zhou L, Li D, Kong W. A CdSe@CdS quantum dots based electrochemiluminescence aptasensor for sensitive detection of ochratoxin A. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:131994. [PMID: 34478969 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this work, a CdSe@CdS quantum dots (QDs) based label-free electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor was developed for the specific and sensitive detection of ochratoxin A (OTA). Chitosan (CHI) could immobilize abundant QDs on the surface of an Au electrode as the luminescent nanomaterials. Glutaraldehyde was used as the crosslinking agent for coupling a large number of OTA aptamers. Thanks to the excellent stability, good biocompatibility, and strong ECL intensity of CdSe@CdS QDs, as well as the quick reactions of the generated SO4•- in the electrolyte, strong ECL signals were measured. Because of the specific recognition of aptamer toward OTA, the reduced ECL signals caused by OTA in the samples were recorded for quantify the content of OTA. After optimizing a series of crucial conditions, the ECL aptasensor displayed superior sensitivity for OTA with a detection limit of 0.89 ng/mL and a wide linear concentration range of 1-100 ng/mL. The practicability and viability were verified through the rapid and facile analysis of OTA in real Lily and Rhubarb samples with recovery rates (n = 3) of 98.1-105.6% and 97.3-101.5%, respectively. The newly-developed QDs-based ECL aptasensor provided a new universal analytical tool for more mycotoxins in safety assessment of foods and feeds, environmental monitoring, and clinical diagnostics.
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- Mingxuan Jia
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China; Pharmacy College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Pharmacy College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Pharmacy College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Hou Y, Jia B, Sheng P, Liao X, Shi L, Fang L, Zhou L, Kong W. Aptasensors for mycotoxins in foods: Recent advances and future trends. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2021; 21:2032-2073. [PMID: 34729895 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mycotoxin contamination in foods has posed serious threat to public health and raised worldwide concern. The development of simple, rapid, facile, and cost-effective methods for mycotoxin detection is of urgent need. Aptamer-based sensors, abbreviated as aptasensors, with excellent recognition capacity to a wide variety of mycotoxins have attracted ever-increasing interest of researchers because of their simple fabrication, rapid response, high sensitivity, low cost, and easy adaptability for in situ measurement. The past few decades have witnessed the rapid advances of aptasensors for mycotoxin detection in foods. Therefore, this review first summarizes the reported aptamer sequences specific for mycotoxins. Then, the recent 5-year advancements in various newly developed aptasensors, which, according to the signal output mode, are divided into electrochemical, optical and photoelectrochemical categories, for mycotoxin detection are comprehensively discussed. A special attention is taken on their strengths and limitations in real-world application. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives for developing novel highly reliable aptasensors for mycotoxin detection are highlighted, which is expected to provide powerful references for their thorough research and extended applications. Owing to their unique advantages, aptasensors display a fascinating prospect in food field for safety inspection and risk assessment.
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- Yujiao Hou
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.,Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational Technical College, Changji, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Smart Sensors for the Rapid Detection of Mycotoxins. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11112851. [PMID: 34835617 PMCID: PMC8621137 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Carbon-based nanomaterials have become the subject of intensive interest because their intriguing physical and chemical properties are different from those of their bulk counterparts, leading to novel applications in smart sensors. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites with different structures and toxic effects produced by fungi. Mycotoxins have low molecular weights and highly diverse molecular structures, which can induce a spectrum of biological effects in humans and animals even at low concentrations. A tremendous amount of biosensor platforms based on various carbon nanocomposites have been developed for the determination of mycotoxins. Therefore, the contents of this review are based on a balanced combination of our own studies and selected research studies performed by academic groups worldwide. We first address the vital preparation methods of biorecognition unit (antibodies, aptamers, molecularly imprinted polymers)-functionalized carbon-based nanomaterials for sensing mycotoxins. Then, we summarize various types of smart sensors for the detection of mycotoxins. We expect future research on smart sensors to show a significant impact on the detection of mycotoxins in food products.
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Zhao Q, Du P, Wang X, Huang M, Sun LD, Wang T, Wang Z. Upconversion Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Aptasensors for H5N1 Influenza Virus Detection. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:15236-15245. [PMID: 34151102 PMCID: PMC8210407 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Influenza A virus (IAV) poses a significant threat to human health, which calls for the development of efficient detection methods. The present study constructed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system based on novel fluorescent probes and graphene oxide (GO) for detecting H5N1 IAV hemagglutinin (HA). Here, we synthesized small (sub-20 nm) sandwich-structured upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) (SWUCNPs for short) with a high energy transfer efficiency, which allows for controlling the emitter in a thin shell. The π-π stacking interaction between the aptamer and GO shortens the distance between the fluorescent probe and the receptor, thereby realizing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). When HA is present, the aptamer enables changes in their conformations and move away from GO surface. Fluorescence signals display a linear relationship between HA quantitation in the range of 0.1-15 ng mL-1 and a limit of detection (LOD) of 60.9 pg mL-1. The aptasensor was also applicable in human serum samples with a linear range from 0.2 to 12 ng mL-1 and a limit of detection of 114.7 pg mL-1. This strategy suggested the promising prospect of the aptasensor in clinical applications because of the excellent sensing performance and sensitivity. This strategy may be promising for vitro diagnostics and provides new insights into the functioning of the SWUCNPs system.
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- Qiuzi Zhao
- School
of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road,
Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory
in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 202 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory
in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 202 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China
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- School
of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road,
Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory
in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 202 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China
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- School
of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road,
Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School
of Environmental Science and Engineering, 135 Yaguang Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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Alhamoud Y, Li Y, Zhou H, Al-Wazer R, Gong Y, Zhi S, Yang D. Label-Free and Highly-Sensitive Detection of Ochratoxin A Using One-Pot Synthesized Reduced Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanoparticles-Based Impedimetric Aptasensor. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:87. [PMID: 33808613 PMCID: PMC8003581 DOI: 10.3390/bios11030087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) primarily obtained by the genera aspergillus and penicillium, is one of the toxic substances for different organs and systems of the human body such as the kidney, liver, neurons and the immune system. Moreover, it is considered to cause tumors and fetal malformation even at a very low concentration. Fast and sensitive assay for detection of OTA at ultralow levels in foods and agricultural products has been an increasing demand. In this study, a new label-free electrochemical biosensor based on three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide/gold nanoparticles/aptamer for OTA detection was constructed. The 3D-rGO/Au NPs nanocomposites were firstly synthesized using a one-pot hydrothermal process under optimized experimental conditions. The 3D-rGO/Au NPs with considerable particular surface area and outstanding electrical conductivity was then coated on a glass carbon electrode to provide tremendous binding sites for -SH modified aptamer via the distinctive Au-S linkage. The presence of OTA was specifically captured by aptamer and resulted in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) signal response accordingly. The constructed impedimetric aptasensor obtained a broad linear response from 1 pg/mL to 10 ng/mL with an LOD of 0.34 pg/mL toward OTA detection, highlighting the excellent sensitivity. Satisfactory reproducibility was also achieved with the relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.393%. Moreover, the proposed aptasensor obtained a good recovery of OTA detection in red wine samples within the range of 93.14 to 112.75% along with a low LOD of 0.023 ng/mL, indicating its applicability for OTA detection in real samples along with economical, specific, susceptible, fast, easy, and transportable merits.
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- Yasmin Alhamoud
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.A.); (Y.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.A.); (Y.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Yemeni Jordanian University, 1833 Sana’a, Yemen;
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.A.); (Y.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.A.); (Y.L.); (Y.G.)
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.A.); (Y.L.); (Y.G.)
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Mao Y, Sun M, Hong X, Chakraborty S, Duan J, Li M, Du D. Semi-quantitative and quantitative detection of ochratoxin A in agricultural by-products using a self-assembling immunochromatographic strip. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2021; 101:1659-1665. [PMID: 32892405 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The toxicity and health risks of mycotoxins have encouraged increased awareness and strict monitoring of these contaminants in agricultural by-products. In this paper, we developed and tested a sensitive, selective, and self-assembling immunochromatographic (IC) strip for on-site detection of ochratoxin A (OTA). We were able to demonstrate semi-quantitative and quantitative detection of OTA in agricultural by-product samples. RESULTS The optimized IC strip had a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.5 ng mL-1 OTA using the naked eye for semi-quantitative detection. When a digitized strip reader was used to achieve quantitative results, the LOD for OTA was reduced to 0.1 ng mL-1 with a linear detection range of 0.1-10 ng mL-1 . We also evaluated the specificity, stability, accuracy, and precision of the IC strip and demonstrated high performance in all of these areas. We then confirmed the ability of the IC strip to visually detect OTA contamination in authentic agricultural by-product samples from the markets in China. Furthermore, quantitative detection of OTA using the IC strip showed that the concentration of OTA ranged from 1.7 to 101.3 ng g-1 in the positive agricultural by-product samples, correlating well with the measurements obtained via liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. CONCLUSION The results indicated that this proposed IC strip was capable of sensitive, semi-quantitative, quantitative, and on-site detection of OTA contamination in agricultural by-product samples. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yuhao Mao
- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, P.R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, P.R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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Raghavan VS, O'Driscoll B, Bloor JM, Li B, Katare P, Sethi J, Gorthi SS, Jenkins D. Emerging graphene-based sensors for the detection of food adulterants and toxicants - A review. Food Chem 2021; 355:129547. [PMID: 33773454 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The detection of food adulterants and toxicants can prevent a large variety of adverse health conditions for the global population. Through the process of rapid sensing enabled by deploying novel and robust sensors, the food industry can assist in the detection of adulterants and toxicants at trace levels. Sensor platforms which exploit graphene-based nanomaterials satisfy this requirement due to outstanding electrical, optical and thermal properties. The materials' facile conjugation with linkers and biomolecules along with the option for further enhancement using nanoparticles results in highly sensitive and selective sensing characteristics. This review highlights novel applications of graphene derivatives for detection covering three important approaches; optical, electrical (field-effect) and electrochemical sensing. Suitable graphene-based sensors for portable devices as point-of-need platforms are also presented. The future scope of these sensors is discussed to showcase how these emerging techniques will disrupt the food detection sector for years to come.
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- Vikram Srinivasa Raghavan
- Optics and Microfluidics Instrumentation Lab, Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
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- Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Optics and Microfluidics Instrumentation Lab, Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Optics and Microfluidics Instrumentation Lab, Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Wolfson Nanomaterials & Devices Laboratory, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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Zhao H, Qiao X, Zhang X, Niu C, Yue T, Sheng Q. Simultaneous electrochemical aptasensing of patulin and ochratoxin A in apple juice based on gold nanoparticles decorated black phosphorus nanomaterial. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:3131-3140. [PMID: 33715040 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03253-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Simultaneous detection of patulin (PAT) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in food products is in great demand, which can prevent toxins from being exposed to human and animal bodies. However, simultaneous detection of multiple targets still faces a challenge. Herein, we developed a novel electrochemical aptasensor for the simultaneous detection of PAT and OTA in apple juice based on gold nanoparticles decorated black phosphorus (AuNPs-BP) nanomaterial. AuNPs-BP function?/work? as a sensing platform for loading much different electrochemical signal molecules functionalized aptamers. In this context, methylene blue functionalized PAT aptamers (Mb-PAT-aptamers) and ferrocene functionalized OTA aptamers (Fc-OTA-aptamers) have been introduced here to fabricate the aptasensor. Fc close to electrode surface showed a strong signal, whereas Mb was far away from electrode surface so exhibited a weak signal in the absence of OTA and PAT. Two kinds of electrochemical signal changes have been recorded dependent on target of OTA and PAT concentrations. So, simultaneous detection of OTA and PAT is achieved. Under the optimum conditions, using this developed biosensor, PAT and OTA can be quantified at a linearity range of 0.01 × 10-7 μg·mL-1 ~ 0.10 μg·mL-1. In addition, it also has good selectivity, stability and repeatability. For the practical application, it shows promising performance for the simultaneous detection of PAT and OTA in apple juice.
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- Haiyan Zhao
- College of Chemistry & Materials Science/Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education/Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science/Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education/Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China.
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Zhang S, Luan Y, Xiong M, Zhang J, Lake R, Lu Y. DNAzyme Amplified Aptasensing Platform for Ochratoxin A Detection Using a Personal Glucose Meter. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:9472-9481. [PMID: 33550797 PMCID: PMC9168673 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Aptamer-based sensors have emerged as a major platform for detecting small-molecular targets, because aptamers can be selected to bind these small molecules with higher affinity and selectivity than other receptors such as antibodies. However, portable, accurate, sensitive, and affordable detection of these targets remains a challenge. In this work, we developed an aptasensing platform incorporating magnetic beads and a DNAzyme for signal amplification, resulting in high sensitivity. The biosensing platform was constructed by conjugating a biotin-labeled aptamer probe of small-molecular targets such as toxins and a biotin-labeled substrate strand on magnetic beads, and the DNAzyme strand hybridized with the aptamer probe to block the substrate cleavage activity. The specific binding of the small-molecular target by the aptamer probe can replace the DNAzyme strand and then induce the hybridization between the DNAzyme strand and substrate strand, and the iterative signal amplification reaction of hydrolysis and cleavage of the substrate chain occurs in the presence of a metal ion cofactor. Using invertase to label the substrate strand, the detection of small molecules of the toxin is successfully transformed into the measurement of glucose, and the sensitive analysis of small molecules such as toxins can be realized by using the household portable glucose meter as a readout. This platform is shown to detect ochratoxin, a common toxin in food, with a linear detection range of 5 orders of magnitude, a low detection limit of 0.88 pg/mL, and good selectivity. The platform is easy to operate and can be used as a potential choice for quantitative analysis of small molecules, at home or under point-of-care settings. Moreover, by changing and designing the aptamer probe and the arm of DNAzyme strand, it can be used for the analysis of other analytes.
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- Songbai Zhang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, Hunan Province Engineering Research Center of Electroplating Wastewater Reuse Technology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for The Construction & Development of Dongting Lake Ecological Economic Zone, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beijing Research Center for Agricultural Standards and Testing, Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Risk Assessment Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Agriculture Environment Monitoring, Beijing 100097, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Alizadeh N, Hashemi J, Shahdost-Fard F. Spectrofluorimetric study of the complexation of ochratoxin A and Cu 2+: Towards the hybrid fluorimetric sensor and visual detection of ochratoxin A in wheat flour samples from farm to fork. Food Chem 2021; 350:129204. [PMID: 33618086 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In this study, the ochratoxin A (OTA) interaction with some metal cations exhibits a quenching effect of the Cu2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ in the OTA intrinsic fluorescence intensity. The property of the OTA fluorescence change in complexation with the Cu2+ has been applied in developing a label-free and selective fluorimetric sensor for fast detection of the OTA trace amounts in wheat flour samples. The achieved color difference map (CDM) based on the spectral profile provides the technical support for the rapid visual sensing of OTA in the wheat flour samples. The feasibility of the hybrid fluorimetric sensor and visual OTA detection in wheat flour samples has been confirmed with the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method as a standard method. The calculated LOD (0.4 ng g-1) and LOQ (1.2 ng g-1) values of the proposed method are much lower than the maximum permissible limit of OTA value reported by the European Union (5 ng g-1).
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- Naader Alizadeh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran; Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran
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Lu L, Yuan W, Xiong Q, Wang M, Liu Y, Cao M, Xiong X. One-step grain pretreatment for ochratoxin A detection based on bipolar electrode-electrochemiluminescence biosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1141:83-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A review on graphene-based electrochemical sensor for mycotoxins detection. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 148:111931. [PMID: 33340616 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This work focuses on the study of nanomaterial-based sensors for mycotoxins detection. Due to their adverse effects on humans and animals, mycotoxins are heavily regulated, and the foodstuff and feed stocks with a high probability of being contaminated are often analyzed. In this context, the recent developments in graphene-based electrochemical sensors for mycotoxins detection were examined. The mycotoxins' toxicity implications on their detection and the development of diverse recognition elements are described considering the current challenges and limitations.
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Amplified Fluorescent Aptasensor for Ochratoxin A Assay Based on Graphene Oxide and RecJ f Exonuclease. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12110670. [PMID: 33113906 PMCID: PMC7690689 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12110670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In this study, we developed an aptamer-based fluorescent sensing platform for the detection of ochratoxin A (OTA) based on RecJf exonuclease-assisted signal amplification and interaction between graphene oxide (GO) and the OTA aptamer (OTA-apt). After optimizing the experimental conditions, the present aptamer-based sensing system can exhibit excellent fluorescent response in the OTA assay, with a limit of detection of 0.07 ng/mL. In addition to signal amplification, this strategy is also highly specific for other interfering toxins. Furthermore, this aptasensor can be reliably used for assessing red wine samples spiked with different OTA concentrations (2.4, 6 and 20 ng/mL). The proposed assay plays an important role in the field of food safety and can be transformed for detecting other toxins by replacing the sequence that recognizes the aptamer.
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Zhi LJ, Sun AL. Platinum nanozyme-encapsulated poly(amidoamine) dendrimer for voltammetric immunoassay of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1134:106-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Graphene Oxide Adsorbent-Based Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Multi-pretreatment Clean-up for Analysis of Trace Ochratoxin A in Chicken Liver. Chromatographia 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-020-03942-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cross-linkage urease nanoparticles: a high-efficiency signal-generation tag for portable pH meter-based electrochemical immunoassay of lipocalin-2 protein diagnostics. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:485. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04466-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wei H, Cai R, Yue H, Tian Y, Zhou N. Screening and application of a truncated aptamer for high-sensitive fluorescent detection of metronidazole. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1128:203-210. [PMID: 32825904 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Aptamer-based biosensors have been widely constructed and applied to detect diverse targets. Metronidazole is a widely used broad-spectrum antibacterial drug, whose residue has multiple risks to human health. Herein, metronidazole-specific aptamers were selected from a random ssDNA library with the full length of 79 nucleotides (nt) based on DNA library-immobilized magnetic beads SELEX technology. After ten rounds of selection, four aptamers with highly similar secondary structures were selected, among which AP32, with the lowest dissociation constants, was chosen as the optimal aptamer for further optimization. Then a semi-rational post-SELEX truncation was carried out based on the secondary structure analysis and molecular docking, as well as affinity assessment. Redundant nucleotides in AP32 were stepwise removed without the decrease of affinity. Following such strategy, a truncated aptamer AP32-4 with the length of only 15 nt was eventually screened. The dissociation constant of 77.22 ± 11.27 nM is almost equivalent to the original AP32. Furthermore, an aptamer-based fluorescent biosensor for metronidazole was constructed based on AP32-4. With the help of exonuclease-assisted target-recycling amplification, the biosensor exhibits a linear detection range of 25-800 nM, and the detection limit of 10.50 nM. The biosensor was applied to detect metronidazole in honey samples. The results show that not only an efficient strategy for screening robust and practicable aptamers, but also an ultrahigh sensitive detection platform for metronidazole were established.
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- Hao Wei
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Shan H, Li X, Liu L, Song D, Wang Z. Recent advances in nanocomposite-based electrochemical aptasensors for the detection of toxins. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:5808-5825. [PMID: 32538399 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb00705f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Toxins are one of the major threatening factors to human and animal health, as well as economic growth. There is therefore an urgent demand from various communities to develop novel analytical methods for the sensitive detection of toxins in complex matrixes. Among the as-developed toxin detection strategies, nanocomposite-based aptamer sensors (termed as aptasensors) show tremendous potential for combating toxin pollution; in particular electrochemical (EC) aptasensors have received significant attention because of their unique advantages, including simplicity, rapidness, high sensitivity, low cost and suitability for field-testing. This paper reviewed the recently published approaches for the development of nanocomposite-/nanomaterial-based EC aptasensors for the detection of toxins with high assaying performance, and their potential applications in environmental monitoring, clinical diagnostics, and food safety control by summarizing the detection of different types of toxins, including fungal mycotoxins, algal toxins and bacterial enterotoxins. The effects of nanocomposite properties on the detection performance of EC aptasensors have been fully addressed for supplying readers with a comprehensive understanding of their improvement. The current technical challenges and future prospects of this subject have also been discussed.
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- Hongyan Shan
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Schrenk D, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Alexander J, Dall'Asta C, Mally A, Metzler M, Binaglia M, Horváth Z, Steinkellner H, Bignami M. Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food. EFSA J 2020; 18:e06113. [PMID: 37649524 PMCID: PMC10464718 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The European Commission asked EFSA to update their 2006 opinion on ochratoxin A (OTA) in food. OTA is produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and Penicillium and found as a contaminant in various foods. OTA causes kidney toxicity in different animal species and kidney tumours in rodents. OTA is genotoxic both in vitro and in vivo; however, the mechanisms of genotoxicity are unclear. Direct and indirect genotoxic and non-genotoxic modes of action might each contribute to tumour formation. Since recent studies have raised uncertainty regarding the mode of action for kidney carcinogenicity, it is inappropriate to establish a health-based guidance value (HBGV) and a margin of exposure (MOE) approach was applied. For the characterisation of non-neoplastic effects, a BMDL 10 of 4.73 μg/kg body weight (bw) per day was calculated from kidney lesions observed in pigs. For characterisation of neoplastic effects, a BMDL 10 of 14.5 μg/kg bw per day was calculated from kidney tumours seen in rats. The estimation of chronic dietary exposure resulted in mean and 95th percentile levels ranging from 0.6 to 17.8 and from 2.4 to 51.7 ng/kg bw per day, respectively. Median OTA exposures in breastfed infants ranged from 1.7 to 2.6 ng/kg bw per day, 95th percentile exposures from 5.6 to 8.5 ng/kg bw per day in average/high breast milk consuming infants, respectively. Comparison of exposures with the BMDL 10 based on the non-neoplastic endpoint resulted in MOEs of more than 200 in most consumer groups, indicating a low health concern with the exception of MOEs for high consumers in the younger age groups, indicating a possible health concern. When compared with the BMDL 10 based on the neoplastic endpoint, MOEs were lower than 10,000 for almost all exposure scenarios, including breastfed infants. This would indicate a possible health concern if genotoxicity is direct. Uncertainty in this assessment is high and risk may be overestimated.
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Target-responsive ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor for OTA based on energy transfer between [Ru(bpy) 3] 2+ and silica quantum dots. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:270. [PMID: 32291531 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04245-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor based on energy transfer between [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and silica quantum dots (silica QDs) for assaying OTA was fabricated. The aptamer for OTA was used as the gate to shield the fluorescent reagent [Ru(bpy)3]2+ into mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN). In the presence of OTA, the constrained [Ru(bpy)3]2+ was released from MSN due to a target-induced aptamer conformational change. The released [Ru(bpy)3]2+ adsorbed onto the negatively charged silica QDs through electrostatic interaction. This creates appearance of fluorescence from [Ru(bpy)3]2+ at 625 nm and decrease of the fluorescence from silica QDs at 442 nm owing to the energy transfer. The value of FL625nm/FL442nm was in proportion to the concentration of OTA in the range 0.5~100 ng mL-1 with a LOD of 0.08 ng mL-1. Practical applicability of this method was validated by the determination of OTA in flour samples. Graphical abstract The sensing principle of this sensor.
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Wang Q, Yang Q, Wu W. Graphene-Based Steganographic Aptasensor for Information Computing and Monitoring Toxins of Biofilm in Food. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3139. [PMID: 32117086 PMCID: PMC7010922 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fungi-forming biofilm would produce various toxins in food. The toxin contamination will cause great harm to food and human health. Herein, a novel graphene-based steganographic aptasensor was assembled for multifunctional applications, which depended on the specific recognition and information encoding ability of DNA aptamers [mycotoxins, including zearalenone (ZEN) and ochratoxin A (OTA) aptamers, as models] and the selective absorption and fluorescence quenching capacities of graphene oxide (GO). The graphene-based steganographic aptasensor can be regarded as an information encryption and steganographic system using GO as a cover, aptamers for specific target recognition as information carriers and dual targets (ZEN and OTA) as special keys. In our work, the fluorescence of capture probes (Cy3 aptamer and Alexa Fluor 488 aptamer) was quenched by GO to realize information encryption. In the presence of dual targets in the GO-APT solution, Cy3 aptamer (APT1), and Alexa Fluor 488 aptamer (APT2) were released from the surface of GO, decrypting the hidden information. In addition, our work offers a sensor for rapid and sensitive simultaneous fluorescence determination of ZEN and OTA. The detection limit of the aptasensor was 1.797 ng/ml for ZEN and 1.484 ng/ml for OTA. In addition, the graphene-based steganographic aptasensor can be used to construct a molecular logic gate system in which GO, aptamers, and mycotoxins are employed as the input and compounds and fluorescence signals were used as the output. This would be helpful to control the biofilm toxin in the future.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Zhao G, Wang YF, Chen J, Yao Y. Predominant Mycotoxins, Pathogenesis, Control Measures, and Detection Methods in Fermented Pastes. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:E78. [PMID: 31979410 PMCID: PMC7076863 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12020078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fermented pastes are some of the most popular traditional products in China. Many studies reported a strong possibility that fermented pastes promote exposure to mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, ochratoxins, and cereulide, which were proven to be carcinogenic and neurotoxic to humans. The primary mechanism of pathogenicity is by inhibiting protein synthesis and inducing oxidative stress using cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. The level of mycotoxin production is dependent on the pre-harvest or post-harvest stage. It is possible to implement methods to control mycotoxins by using appropriate antagonistic microorganisms, such as Aspergillus niger, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from ordinary foods. Also, drying products as soon as possible to avoid condensation or moisture absorption in order to reduce the water activity to lower than 0.82 during storage is also effective. Furthermore, organic acid treatment during the soaking process reduces toxins by more than 90%. Some novel detection technologies based on magnetic adsorption, aptamer probes, and molecular-based methods were applied to rapidly and accurately detect mycotoxins in fermented pastes.
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- Guozhong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457 Tianjin, China; (G.Z.); (Y.-F.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457 Tianjin, China; (G.Z.); (Y.-F.W.)
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, 471023 Luoyang, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, 300457 Tianjin, China; (G.Z.); (Y.-F.W.)
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Background-free upconversion-encoded microspheres for mycotoxin detection based on a rapid visualization method. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:81-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02206-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Shi H, Jin T, Zhang J, Huang X, Tan C, Jiang Y, Tan Y. A novel aptasensor strategy for protein detection based on G-quadruplex and exonuclease III-aided recycling amplification. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhan Z, Li H, Liu J, Xie G, Xiao F, Wu X, Aguilar ZP, Xu H. A competitive enzyme linked aptasensor with rolling circle amplification (ELARCA) assay for colorimetric detection of Listeria monocytogenes. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li Z, Li X, Jian M, Geleta GS, Wang Z. Two-Dimensional Layered Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Biosensors for Detecting Microbial Toxins. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 12:E20. [PMID: 31906152 PMCID: PMC7020412 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Toxin detection is an important issue in numerous fields, such as agriculture/food safety, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. During the past two decades, nanotechnology has been extensively used to develop various biosensors for achieving fast, sensitive, selective and on-site analysis of toxins. In particular, the two dimensional layered (2D) nanomaterials (such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)) and their nanocomposites have been employed as label and/or biosensing transducers to construct electrochemical biosensors for cost-effective detection of toxins with high sensitivity and specificity. This is because the 2D nanomaterials have good electrical conductivity and a large surface area with plenty of active groups for conjugating 2D nanomaterials with the antibodies and/or aptamers of the targeted toxins. Herein, we summarize recent developments in the application of 2D nanomaterial-based electrochemical biosensors for detecting toxins with a particular focus on microbial toxins including bacterial toxins, fungal toxins and algal toxins. The integration of 2D nanomaterials with some existing antibody/aptamer technologies into electrochemical biosensors has led to an unprecedented impact on improving the assaying performance of microbial toxins, and has shown great promise in public health and environmental protection.
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- Zhuheng Li
- Jilin Provincial Institute of Education, Changchun 130022, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, China; (X.L.); (M.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, China; (X.L.); (M.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, China; (X.L.); (M.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, China; (X.L.); (M.J.)
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma 378, Ethiopia
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun 130022, China; (X.L.); (M.J.)
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Liu M, Li X, Li B, Du J, Yang Z. A fluorometric aptamer-based assay for ochratoxin A by using exonuclease III-assisted recycling amplification. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 187:46. [PMID: 31838593 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3992-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A fluorometric assay is described for ochratoxin A (OTA) using an aptamer. The method is based on exonuclease-assisted recycling amplification. The OTA-binding aptamer partially hybridizes with complementary DNA (cDNA) that is released when the aptamer recognizes OTA. Then, cDNA hybridizes with a specifically designed hairpin DNA. Next, short ssDNA and cDNA are, respectively, released by exonuclease III catalyzed hydrolysis of the dsDNA. The cDNA induces the next ring opening and digestion. The short ssDNA captures the sDNA that is labeled with fluorescent FAM and is absorbed on graphene oxide (GO). The green fluorescence of the sDNA/GO system is quenched but is recovered if the sDNA is released from GO. This assay is high sensitive, works in the 5 nM to 200 nM OTA concentration range and has a 0.96 nM lower detection limit. It was applied to the quantitation of OTA in spiked wine and coffee samples. Graphical abstractSchematic of a fluorometric assay based on exonuclease-assisted recycling amplification for quantitative monitoring of OTA without the need of sample separation and multiple washing steps.
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- Mei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Zhu C, Liu D, Li Y, Shen X, Ma S, Liu Y, You T. Ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of Ochratoxin A based on a dual signal amplification strategy: Engineering the binding of methylene blue to DNA. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 150:111814. [PMID: 31740254 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A novel ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor was developed for Ochratoxin A (OTA) detection based on the binding of methylene blue (MB) to DNA with a dual signal amplification strategy. The formation of dsDNA structures between ferrocene-labeled complementary DNA (Fc-cDNA), the OTA aptamer, and complementary helper DNA (hDNA) caused Fc away from the electrode, and allowed dsDNA to bind with a certain amount of MB. Here, a small oxidation current of Fc (IFc) and a large oxidation current of MB (IMB) were obtained. In the presence of OTA, its specific recognition with the aptamer induced the release of aptamer and hDNA from the electrode and subsequently the formation of hairpin structure for cDNA, which caused Fc close to the electrode and a weaker binding ability with MB. Then, an increased IFc and a decreased IMB were obtained. Based on this principle, OTA could be accurately quantified by measuring the ratiometric signal of IFc/IMB. Herein, the dual signal amplification strategy of the introduction of hDNA and the binding with MB after the OTA recognition was exploited to amplify the response signal. The obtained aptasensor showed a linear detection range from 10 pg mL-1 to 10 ng mL-1 and a detection limit of 3.3 pg mL-1. The aptasensor was successfully applied to determine OTA in wheat, and the results were validated through HPLC-MS. Furthermore, by changing the target aptamers, this strategy could be universally used for the determination of various mycotoxins, showing promising potential applications for mycotoxins monitoring in agricultural products and foods.
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- Chengxi Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, High-tech Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment & Intelligentization of Jiangsu Province, School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
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Yang B, Qin C, Hu X, Xia K, Lu C, Gudda FO, Ma Z, Gao Y. Enzymatic degradation of extracellular DNA exposed to chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in an aqueous system. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 132:105087. [PMID: 31430607 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The persistence of extracellular DNA (eDNA) is crucial for ensuring species diversity and ecological function in aquatic systems. However, scarce information exists about the impact of pesticides on eDNA, although they often co-exist in the aquatic environment. Using a variety of spectroscopic analyses, eDNA degradation and the associated alterations in DNA secondary structure was investigated by exposing DNase I to tested DNA in the presence of chlorpyrifos, a commonly used organophosphate pesticide. Molecular dynamics simulation was used to explore the weak interactions between the tested DNA and chlorpyrifos. The results indicated that chlorpyrifos significantly enhanced DNA degradation without affecting the enzyme activity of DNase I in an aqueous system. Spectroscopic experiments confirmed that chlorpyrifos and the analog chlorpyrifos-methyl could bind with DNA to cause the bases noncovalent stacking interaction. Molecular simulations further demonstrated that pesticide binding with DNA molecules caused widening of the DNA grooves and destruction of the hydrated layer, which enhanced DNA degradation. The findings presented herein provide novel insight into the genotoxicity and ecotoxicity of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl, as well as their impacts on DNA persistence in aquatic environments.
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- Bing Yang
- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- School of Plant and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China.
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Sameiyan E, Bagheri E, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM. DNA origami-based aptasensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 143:111662. [PMID: 31491726 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Traditional analytical techniques face many limitations such as time-consuming process, complicated sample preparation, high consumption of reagents and need for expensive equipment. So, it is important that simple, rapid and sensitive detection methods are introduced. Nucleic acids-based assays, particularly aptamers, have a great impact on modern life sciences for biological analysis and target detection. Aptamer-based biosensors with unique recognition properties including high specificity and affinity, rapid response and simple fabrication have attracted much attention. It is believed that two- and three-dimensional structures, sometimes referred to as DNA origami, using DNA aptamers can show more selective binding affinity and better stability over other nucleic acids forms. In this review, we will focus on recent advances in the development and uses of electrochemical and optical DNA origami-based aptasensors to supply readers with a comprehensive understanding of their improvements. Also, the challenges and awards of these approaches are discussed.
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- Elham Sameiyan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Zhang B, Ding H, Chen Q, Wang T, Zhang K. Prussian blue nanoparticle-labeled aptasensing platform on graphene oxide for voltammetric detection of α-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma with target recycling. Analyst 2019; 144:4858-4864. [PMID: 31294738 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01029g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An enzyme-free electrochemical aptasensing platform based on a graphene oxide nanosheet-modified gold-disk electrode was developed for the voltammetric detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in hepatocellular carcinoma by using a Prussian blue nanoparticle (PBNP)-labeled aptamer. The electroactive PBNP, a typical signal-generation tag, was utilized for the labeling of the aminated AFP aptamer by using covalent conjugation. The electrochemical sensing platform was prepared in a simple manner on the basis of a π-π stacking reaction between the immobilized graphene oxide and the PBNP-labeled AFP aptamer. Upon target AFP introduction, the analyte reacted with the aptamer, thus resulting in the dissociation of the PBNP from the nanosheets. In the presence of DNase I, the newly formed AFP/aptamer-PBNP complex was cleaved to release target AFP, which could react again with the aptamer on the nanosheets, thereby causing target recycling. During this process, the cleaved PBNP-aptamer was far away from the electrode to decrease the voltammetric signal. Under optimum conditions, the voltammetric peak current of the modified electrode decreased with the increment of the target AFP concentration within the linear range of 0.01-300 ng mL-1 at a low detection limit of 6.3 pg mL-1. The precision and reproducibility of the aptasensing protocol were acceptable (CV: <15% for intra-assay and inter-assay). Other possible nontarget biomarkers did not interfere significantly with the voltammetric signal of this system. Human serum samples containing target AFP were assayed with electrochemical aptasensing and a commercial human AFP ELISA kit, and gave well-matched results from these two methods. Importantly, our strategy provides a new horizon for the determination of disease-related proteins.
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- Bei Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006 Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006 Nanchang, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi People's Hospital, 330006 Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006 Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006 Nanchang, China.
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Suea-Ngam A, Howes PD, Stanley CE, deMello AJ. An Exonuclease I-Assisted Silver-Metallized Electrochemical Aptasensor for Ochratoxin A Detection. ACS Sens 2019; 4:1560-1568. [PMID: 31062585 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ochratoxin A (OTA)-a mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium fungi-is a carcinogen and common trace contaminant in agricultural and processed food products. As consumption is detrimental to human and animal health, regular product monitoring is vital, and highly sensitive and portable OTA sensors are necessary in many circumstances. Herein, we report an ultrasensitive, electroanalytical aptasensor for precise determination of OTA at trace levels. The sensor leverages a DNA aptamer to capture OTA and silver metallization as a signal enhancer. Exonuclease I is used to digest unbound aptamers, engendering excellent background signal suppression and sensitivity enhancements. Efficient optimization of assay conditions is achieved using central composite design (CCD), allowing rapid evaluation of both the electrode and square wave voltammetry parameter space. The sensor exhibits excellent analytical performance, with a concentration limit of detection of 0.7 pg mL-1, a limit of quantitation of 2.48 pg mL-1, and a linear dynamic range ( R2 = 0.968) of over 6 orders of magnitude (between 1 pg mL-1 and 0.1 μg mL-1). Direct comparison with ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) indicates excellent analytical performance for standard solutions ( R2 = 0.995) and spiked beer samples ( R2 = 0.993), with almost quantitative recovery and less than 5% relative standard deviation (RSD).
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- Akkapol Suea-Ngam
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Agroecology and Environment Research Division, Agroscope, 8046 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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