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Huang Y, Liu Y, Sun M, Lu L, Li X, Jiang K, Li N, Ling S, Wang S. Establishment of highly sensitive lateral flow immunochromatographic strips for quinclorac detection utilizing signal amplification nanoparticles. Food Chem 2024; 463:140960. [PMID: 39236383 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140960] [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: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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Highly selective herbicide quinclorac (Qui) is a type of quinoline carboxylic acid hormone herbicide, which has the characteristics of long half-life and difficulty for degradation, causing high risk to the environmental safety. In this study, anti-Qui 8A3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) with good specificity and high affinity (3.89 × 109 L/mol) was prepared, and two kinds of lateral flow immunochromatographic strips (LFICS) including nano-flower nanoparticles (AuNF) - and latex microsphere (LM)- based LFICS were established based on the antibody and signal amplification. The linear range of the AuNF- and LM- based LFICS were 5.31-345.48 ng/mL and 2.52-257.92 ng/mL, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) of the AuNF- and LM- based LFICS were determined to be 5.31 ng/mL and 2.52 ng/mL, respectively. In summary, the developed LFICS using AuNF and LM as signal amplification reporters exhibited excellent sensitivity and provided the rapid on-site screening of Qui and other analytes in food safety field.
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- Yongming Huang
- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Lu YT, Zeng YX, Tsai WX, Huang HC, Tsai MY, Diao Y, Hung WH. Study of Highly Efficient Au/Pt Nanoparticles for Rapid Screening of Clostridium difficile. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:24593-24600. [PMID: 38882078 PMCID: PMC11170621 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c00722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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This study synthesized core/shell gold-platinum nanoparticles and characterized their colorimetric properties; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy revealed that the synthesized nanoparticles exhibited distinct colors from conventional gold nanoparticles. Furthermore, the nanoparticles were subjected to lateral flow assays using Protein A, and the results revealed that they outperformed conventional spherical gold nanoparticles in terms of color development. This improvement can be attributed to the distinct core/shell structures of our nanoparticles. Further evaluation revealed that these nanoparticles could facilitate the detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin B visually at an extremely low concentration (1 ng/mL) without the requirement for advanced instrumentation. This substantial improvement in sensitivity can be attributed to the meticulous design and nanoscale engineering of the structure of the nanoparticles.
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- Ying-Tsang Lu
- School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, No. 269 Chenghua North Rd ,Quanzhou ,Fujian 362021, China
- Strong Biotech Corporation, 7f., No. 32, Sec. 1, Chenggong Rd., Nangang District ,Taipei City 11570, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhong-da Rd. Zhongli District ,Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhong-da Rd. Zhongli District ,Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhong-da Rd. Zhongli District ,Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Tripod Nano Technology Corporation, No. 3, Gongye 12th Rd., Pingzhen District ,Taoyuan City 324403, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Tripod Nano Technology Corporation, No. 3, Gongye 12th Rd., Pingzhen District ,Taoyuan City 324403, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, No. 269 Chenghua North Rd ,Quanzhou ,Fujian 362021, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhong-da Rd. Zhongli District ,Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Zhai W, Wei D, Cao M, Wang Z, Wang M. Biosensors based on core-shell nanoparticles for detecting mycotoxins in food: A review. Food Chem 2023; 429:136944. [PMID: 37487389 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by fungi in the process of infecting agricultural products, posing serious threat to the health of human and animals. Thus, sensitive and reliable analytical techniques for mycotoxin detection are needed. Biosensors equipped with antibodies or aptamers as recognition elements and core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) for the pre-treatment and detection of mycotoxins have been extensively studied. By comparison with monocomponent NPs, core-shell nanostructures exhibit unique optical, electric, magnetic, plasmonic, and catalytic properties due to the combination of functionalities and synergistic effects, resulting in significant improvement of sensing capacities in various platforms, such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence, lateral flow immunoassay and electrochemical sensors. This review focused on the development of core-shell NPs based biosensors for the sensitive and accurate detection of mycotoxins in food samples. Recent developments were categorised and summarised, along with detailed discussion of advantages and shortcomings. The future potential of utilising core-shell NPs in food safety testing was also highlighted.
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- Wenlei Zhai
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Center of AGRI-Products Quality and Safety, Beijing 100029, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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Yang N, Liu K, Zhang W, Li Y, Shen S, Lu C, Xu K, Peng W, Deng C, Chen M, Yang L, Lai S. Predicting late-onset preeclampsia by detecting ELABELA content using an immunochromatographic colloidal gold test strip: Blood ELABELA content predicts the risk of pre-eclampsia. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2023; 25:932-942. [PMID: 37746730 PMCID: PMC10560972 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder that seriously affects the outcome of mothers and infants and lacks effective prediction and diagnosis methods. ELABELA is the second endogenous ligand of the apelin receptor (APJ) and is associated with the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. In a previous study, the authors found that the downregulation of ELABELA expression is closely related to late-onset preeclampsia, which may be a marker for the clinical diagnosis of late-onset preeclampsia. In this study, the authors again collected 120 maternal blood samples, including 60 pregnant women with a medical diagnosis of late-onset preeclampsia. ELISA results showed that the serum ELABELA concentration in late-onset preeclampsia pregnant women (12.57 ± 7.77 ng/mL) was significantly lower than that in normal pregnant women (36.99 ± 23.58 ng/mL), which was consistent with previously reported results. Therefore, the authors used an ELABELA monoclonal antibody to label four colloidal gold nanoparticles with different diameters (15, 30, 55, and 150 nm) and developed a transverse-flow immunochromatographic band for the rapid and accurate detection of serum ELABELA levels. The strip test shows that colloidal gold with a diameter of 30 nm can be used as a good ELABELA detection marker and had more than 90% positive detection effect. Therefore, the authors hope that the colloidal gold strip with ELABELA as the diagnostic index developed by us will be popularized and applied in clinical diagnosis.
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- Na Yang
- School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryWomen's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal UniversityNanjingChina
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- Pan'an Mason Medical Technology Co., LTD.JinhuaChina
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryWomen's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyWomen's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal UniversityNanjingChina
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clinical Rapid Diagnosis and Early Warning of Infectious DiseasesKingMed School of Laboratory MedicineGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal UniversityNanjingChina
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- Pan'an County maternal and Child Health Hospital, Clinical LaboratoryJinhuaChina
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- Department of Obstetrics & GynecologyAffiliated Jinling HospitalMedical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal UniversityNanjingChina
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Scarsi A, Pedone D, Pompa PP. A multi-line platinum nanozyme-based lateral flow device for the colorimetric evaluation of total antioxidant capacity in different matrices. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:2167-2174. [PMID: 37056622 PMCID: PMC10089119 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00931e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The evaluation of Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), namely the complete pattern of antioxidant species in a complex medium, is of major interest in many fields ranging from health monitoring to quality control in the food industry. In this framework, point-of-care (POC) testing technologies are a promising diagnostic solution for rapid on-site analyses, unlike laboratory based-assays, which are often limited by centralized analyses, time-consuming and costly procedures, and invasiveness in the case of health diagnostics. In this work, we developed a POC methodology that evaluates TAC in different matrices, exploiting the peroxidase-like properties of 5 nm platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs), combined with a colorimetric paper-based device. Notably, we designed and optimized a multi-line PtNPs-based Lateral Flow Assay (LFA), which relies on three sequential test lines with increasing concentrations of platinum nanozymes, to get a non-invasive, accurate, and fast (10 minutes) colorimetric evaluation of the body TAC in saliva samples. Furthermore, we employed the device as a prototype of a quality control tool in the food industry, for the determination of the TAC in fruit juices.
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- Anna Scarsi
- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Via Morego 30 16163-Genova Italy
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova Via Dodecaneso 31 16146-Genova Italy
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Via Morego 30 16163-Genova Italy
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Via Morego 30 16163-Genova Italy
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Establishment and application of multiple immunoassays for environmental estrogens based on recombinant Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) choriogenin protein. Talanta 2023; 254:124135. [PMID: 36470019 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124135] [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: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Environmental estrogens have generated great concern because of their potential threat to aquatic organisms; however, the commonly used vitellogenin (Vtg) biomarker detection methods are not capable of detecting estrogenic activity below 10 ng/L 17β-estradiol. In this study, we developed multiple immunoassays based on Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) choriogenin (Chg), a highly sensitive biomarker of environmental estrogens. Chg genes (ChgL and ChgH) of Japanese flounder were cloned for the first time, and a recombinant ChgL protein with a molecular weight of approximately 52 kDa was prepared using a prokaryotic expression system and purified using Ni-affinity column chromatography. Subsequently, specific monoclonal antibodies against ChgL were prepared and used to develop sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), which had a detection range of 3.9-250 ng/mL and detection limit of 1.9 ng/mL. An immunofluorescence method was also established and used to visually detect ChgL induction in the tissues. In addition, a lateral flow immunoassay for ChgL that could detect estrogen activity within 10 min was developed. Finally, the reliability of the immunoassays was examined by measuring ChgL induction in the plasma and tissues of Japanese flounder exposed to 0, 2, 10, and 50 ng/L 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2). The results showed that 2 ng/L EE2 notably increased ChgL levels in the plasma, demonstrating that ChgL is more sensitive than Vtg to environmental estrogens; 50 ng/L EE2 induced obvious Chg induction in the sinusoidal vessels of the liver. Conclusions taken together, this study provides reliable methods for sensitive and rapid detection of estrogenic activity in aquatic environments.
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Cai P, Wang R, Ling S, Wang S. Rapid and sensitive detection of tenuazonic acid in agricultural by-products based on gold nano-flower lateral flow. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1021758. [PMID: 36277402 PMCID: PMC9585153 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1021758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Tenuazonic acid (TA) is a highly toxic mycotoxin mainly generated by the fungi of Alternaria genus and widely contaminates agricultural by-products. Given the threat of TA to food-security, it is very important to develop rapid and sensitive detection methods for TA monitoring. In this study, gold nano-particles (AuNP) with average diameter near 17.25 nm were prepared, and the developed AuNP-based strip has an assay time of 15 min with visual limit of detection (LOD) of 12.5 ng/ml and threshold of 100 ng/ml. To further improve sensitivity, multi-branched gold nano-flowers (AuNF) with average diameter near 50 nm were prepared and characterized by UV-VIS and TEM, and the established AuNF-based strip has visual LOD of 0.78 ng/ml and threshold of 50 ng/ml within 15 min. Both assays were applied to determine TA in apple juice and tomato ketchup, and the results were consistent with that of UHPLC-MS/MS. Thus, these assays could be applied for rapid determination of trace TA in real samples.
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- Peiyuan Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Chen Q, Yao L, Wu Q, Xu J, Yan C, Guo C, Zhang C, Xu T, Qin P, Chen W. Rapid and simultaneous visual typing of high-risk HPV-16/18 with use of integrated lateral flow strip platform. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:350. [PMID: 36008739 PMCID: PMC9409624 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05449-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A biosensor for rapid and simultaneous visual identification of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes 16 and 18 in clinical samples based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) integrated lateral flow strip platform was developed. Using an one-step protocol to extract nucleic acid rapidly and the functionalized primer sets specific to HPV-16 and 18 were designed for the simultaneous amplification. In the presence of target HPV genotypes, the corresponding functionalized primer sets will participate in the PCR process and produce numerous duplex functionalized dsDNA amplicons. With the bridge effect of duplex functionalized dsDNA amplicons between gold nanoparticles-fluorescein isothiocyanate antibody conjugates (AuNP-FITC antibody conjugates) and other two antibodies on corresponding test line (T1 or T2), visualized color signals on test lines could be obtained directly visible with a naked eye. Combining the high amplification efficiency of PCR and the visualized sensing of LFS, as low as 700 copies of HPV-16 and 18 DNA were detected simultaneously within 75 min, which can promote application in the resource limited settings. High-risk genotypes of HPV-16 and HPV-18 were easily and simultaneously screened with the amplification-assisted molecular lateral flow strip by on-site observation in the resource-limited settings.
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- Qi Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Deepblue Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Hefei, 230088, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Deepblue Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Hefei, 230088, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China.
- Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-Process, MOE; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China.
- Intelligent Manufacturing Institute, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China.
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Development of Immunochromatographic Strip for Detection of αB-VxXXIVA-Conotoxin Based on 5E4 Monoclonal Antibody. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14030191. [PMID: 35324688 PMCID: PMC8953961 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14030191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Given the application of αB-VxXXIVA-conotoxin (αB-CTX) in analgesics and cancer chemotherapeutics, and its threat to humans, it is urgent to develop a rapid, effective and accurate method for the analysis and detection of αB-CTX in real shellfish and medicine drug samples. In the present study, two different immunochromatographic strips were established for αB-CTX detection, based on the monoclonal antibody 5E4 against αB-CTX, and the visual limits of detection (vLOD) for the colloidal gold nanoparticles-based strip (AuNPs-based strip) and nanoflowers-based strip (AuNFs-based strip) were 4 μg/mL and 1.5 μg/mL, respectively. The developed AuNPs-/AuNFs-based strips have good specificity and accuracy, and the detection results were analyzed in less than 10 min, without using an instrument. In view of the excellent repeatability and usability, the established methods could be applied to detect and analyze the content of αB-CTX in real samples.
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Detection of αB-Conotoxin VxXXIVA (αB-CTX) by ic-ELISA Based on an Epitope-Specific Monoclonal Antibody. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14030166. [PMID: 35324663 PMCID: PMC8949368 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14030166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In view of the toxicological hazard and important applications in analgesics and cancer chemotherapeutics of αB-CTX, it is urgent to develop an accurate, effective and feasible immunoassay for the determination and analysis of αB-CTX in real samples. In this study, MBP-αB-CTX4 tandem fusion protein was used as an immunogen to elicit a strong immune response, and a hybridoma cell 5E4 secreting IgG2b against αB-CTX was successfully screened by hybridoma technology. The affinity of the purified 5E4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) was 1.02 × 108 L/mol, which showed high affinity and specificity to αB-CTX. Epitope 1 of αB-CTX is the major binding region for 5E4 mAb recongnization, and two amino acid residues (14L and 15F) in αB-CTX were critical sites for the interaction between αB-CTX and 5E4 mAb. Indirect competitive ELISA (ic-ELISA) based on 5E4 mAb was developed to detect and analyze αB-CTX in real samples, and the linear range of ic-ELISA to αB-CTX was 117–3798 ng/mL, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 81 ng/mL. All the above results indicated that the developed ic-ELISA had high accuracy and repeatability, and it could be applied for αB-CTX detection and drug analysis in real samples.
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Wang Y, Zhang C, Wang J, Knopp D. Recent Progress in Rapid Determination of Mycotoxins Based on Emerging Biorecognition Molecules: A Review. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:73. [PMID: 35202100 PMCID: PMC8874725 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungal species, which pose significant risk to humans and livestock. The mycotoxins which are produced from Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium are considered most important and therefore regulated in food- and feedstuffs. Analyses are predominantly performed by official laboratory methods in centralized labs by expert technicians. There is an urgent demand for new low-cost, easy-to-use, and portable analytical devices for rapid on-site determination. Most significant advances were realized in the field bioanalytical techniques based on molecular recognition. This review aims to discuss recent progress in the generation of native biomolecules and new bioinspired materials towards mycotoxins for the development of reliable bioreceptor-based analytical methods. After brief presentation of basic knowledge regarding characteristics of most important mycotoxins, the generation, benefits, and limitations of present and emerging biorecognition molecules, such as polyclonal (pAb), monoclonal (mAb), recombinant antibodies (rAb), aptamers, short peptides, and molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), are discussed. Hereinafter, the use of binders in different areas of application, including sample preparation, microplate- and tube-based assays, lateral flow devices, and biosensors, is highlighted. Special focus, on a global scale, is placed on commercial availability of single receptor molecules, test-kits, and biosensor platforms using multiplexed bead-based suspension assays and planar biochip arrays. Future outlook is given with special emphasis on new challenges, such as increasing use of rAb based on synthetic and naïve antibody libraries to renounce animal immunization, multiple-analyte test-kits and high-throughput multiplexing, and determination of masked mycotoxins, including stereoisomeric degradation products.
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- Yanru Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.W.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.W.); (C.Z.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.W.); (C.Z.)
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- Chair for Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Institute of Hydrochemistry, Technische Universitat München, Elisabeth-Winterhalter-Weg 6, D-81377 München, Germany
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