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Qin M, Khan IM, Ding N, Qi S, Dong X, Zhang Y, Wang Z. Aptamer-modified paper-based analytical devices for the detection of food hazards: Emerging applications and future perspective. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 73:108368. [PMID: 38692442 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108368] [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: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Food analysis plays a critical role in assessing human health risks and monitoring food quality and safety. Currently, there is a pressing need for a reliable, portable, and quick recognition element for point-of-care testing (POCT) to better serve the demands of on-site food analysis. Aptamer-modified paper-based analytical devices (Apt-PADs) have excellent characteristics of high portability, high sensitivity, high specificity, and on-site detection, which have been widely used and concerned in the field of food safety. The article reviews the basic components and working principles of Apt-PADs, and introduces their representative applications detecting food hazards. Finally, the advantages, challenges, and future directions of Apt-PADs-based sensing performance are discussed, to provide new directions and insights for researchers to select appropriate Apt-PADs according to specific applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mingwei Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation Institute, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Meat Processing of Sichuan, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Meat Processing of Sichuan, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Zahraee H, Mehrzad A, Abnous K, Chen CH, Khoshbin Z, Verdian A. Recent Advances in Aptasensing Strategies for Monitoring Phycotoxins: Promising for Food Safety. BIOSENSORS 2022; 13:56. [PMID: 36671891 PMCID: PMC9856083 DOI: 10.3390/bios13010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Phycotoxins or marine toxins cause massive harm to humans, livestock, and pets. Current strategies based on ordinary methods are long time-wise and require expert operators, and are not reliable for on-site and real-time use. Therefore, it is urgent to exploit new detection methods for marine toxins with high sensitivity and specificity, low detection limits, convenience, and high efficiency. Conversely, biosensors can distinguish poisons with less response time and higher selectivity than the common strategies. Aptamer-based biosensors (aptasensors) are potent for environmental monitoring, especially for on-site and real-time determination of marine toxins and freshwater microorganisms, and with a degree of superiority over other biosensors, making them worth considering. This article reviews the designed aptasensors based on the different strategies for detecting the various phycotoxins.
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- Hamed Zahraee
- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality Control, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad 1314983651, Iran
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad 1314983651, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality Control, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad 1314983651, Iran
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Song M, Li Y, Gao R, Liu J, Huang Q. De novo design of DNA aptamers that target okadaic acid (OA) by docking-then-assembling of single nucleotides. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 215:114562. [PMID: 35870338 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114562] [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: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Okadaic acid (OA) is a diarrhetic shellfish poison widespread in ocean, so its detection is of great significance to seafood safety. Because of good sensitivity and low cost, biosensors using nucleic-acid aptamers as the recognition molecules are emerging as an important detection tool. However, the traditional SELEX screening method for acquiring OA high-affinity aptamers is time- and resource-intensive. Alternatively, here we developed a de novo design method based on the 3D structure of a target molecule, such as OA. Without experimental screening, this method designs OA aptamers by a computational approach of docking-then-assembling (DTA) of single nucleotides (A, C, G and T) as: (1) determining the high-affinity nucleotide binding sites of the target molecule via saturated molecular docking; (2) assembling the bound nucleotides into binding units to the target molecule; (3) constructing full-length aptamers by introducing stabilizing units to connect these binding units. In this way, five OA aptamers were designed, and microscale thermophoresis (MST) experiments verified that their Kd values are in the range of 100-600 nM; and one of them (named 9CGAT_4_a) could specifically bind to OA with low affinities for the other three marine biotoxins. Therefore, this study provides high-affinity and specific aptamers for the development of OA biosensors, and presents a promising de novo design method applicable to other target molecules.
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- Menghua Song
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China; Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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