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Yang LF, Ling M, Kacherovsky N, Pun SH. Aptamers 101: aptamer discovery and in vitro applications in biosensors and separations. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4961-4978. [PMID: 37206388 PMCID: PMC10189874 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00439b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that bind and recognize targets much like antibodies. Recently, aptamers have garnered increased interest due to their unique properties, including inexpensive production, simple chemical modification, and long-term stability. At the same time, aptamers possess similar binding affinity and specificity as their protein counterpart. In this review, we discuss the aptamer discovery process as well as aptamer applications to biosensors and separations. In the discovery section, we describe the major steps of the library selection process for aptamers, called systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX). We highlight common approaches and emerging strategies in SELEX, from starting library selection to aptamer-target binding characterization. In the applications section, we first evaluate recently developed aptamer biosensors for SARS-CoV-2 virus detection, including electrochemical aptamer-based sensors and lateral flow assays. Then we discuss aptamer-based separations for partitioning different molecules or cell types, especially for purifying T cell subsets for therapeutic applications. Overall, aptamers are promising biomolecular tools and the aptamer field is primed for expansion in biosensing and cell separation.
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- Lucy F Yang
- Department of Bioengineering and Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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Ni X, Zhang Y, Xue C, Chen X. Ultrasensitive Detection of Ochratoxin A With a Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks Composite–Based Electrochemical Aptasensor. Front Chem 2022; 10:858107. [PMID: 35464199 PMCID: PMC9019229 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.858107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a harmful mycotoxin, which is mainly secreted by Penicillium and Aspergillus species. In this work, an electrochemical aptasensor is presented for OTA detection based on Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) modified zeolite imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) ZIF-8 platform and duplex-specific nuclease (DSN) triggered hybridization chain reaction (HCR) signal amplification. G-quadruplex-hemin assembled HCR nanowire acted as a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) oxidase and an HRP-mimicking DNAzyme. Besides, thionine (Thi) was enriched as a redox probe for signal amplification in this pseudobienzyme electrocatalytic system. Under the optimal conditions, the analytical response ranged from 1 to 107 fg ml−1 with a detection limit of 0.247 fg ml−1. Furthermore, the aptasensor was proven to be applied in real wheat samples with a recovery between 96.8 and 104.2%, illustrating the potential prospects in practical detection.
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- Xiao Ni
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Shanghai Pudong New District Jincai High School, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaojun Chen,
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Marassi V, Mattarozzi M, Toma L, Giordani S, Ronda L, Roda B, Zattoni A, Reschiglian P, Careri M. FFF-based high-throughput sequence shortlisting to support the development of aptamer-based analytical strategies. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5519-5527. [PMID: 35182166 PMCID: PMC9242963 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03971-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Aptamers are biomimetic receptors that are increasingly exploited for the development of optical and electrochemical aptasensors. They are selected in vitro by the SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment) procedure, but although they are promising recognition elements, for their reliable applicability for analytical purposes, one cannot ignore sample components that cause matrix effects. This particularly applies when different SELEX-selected aptamers and related truncated sequences are available for a certain target, and the choice of the aptamer should be driven by the specific downstream application. In this context, the present work aimed at investigating the potentialities of asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) with UV detection for the development of a screening method of a large number of anti-lysozyme aptamers towards lysozyme, including randomized sequences and an interfering agent (serum albumin). The possibility to work in native conditions and selectively monitor the evolution of untagged aptamer signal as a result of aptamer-protein binding makes the devised method effective as a strategy for shortlisting the most promising aptamers both in terms of affinity and in terms of selectivity, to support subsequent development of aptamer-based analytical devices.
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- Valentina Marassi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy. .,byFlow Srl, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 23/A, 43124, Parma, Italy.,Institute of Biophysics, CNR, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,byFlow Srl, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,byFlow Srl, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna, Italy.,byFlow Srl, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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Vergara-Barberán M, Lerma-García MJ, Simó-Alfonso EF, García-Hernández M, Martín ME, García-Sacristán A, González VM, Herrero-Martínez JM. Selection and characterization of DNA aptamers for highly selective recognition of the major allergen of olive pollen Ole e 1. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1192:339334. [PMID: 35057930 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this study, single-stranded DNA aptamers with binding affinity to Ole e 1, the major allergen of olive pollen, were selected using systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) method. Binding of the aptamers was firstly established by enzyme-linked oligonucleotide assay (ELONA) and aptaprecipitation assays. Additionally, aptamer-modified monolithic capillary chromatography was used in order to evaluate the recognition of this allergenic protein against other non-target proteins. The results indicated that AptOle1#6 was the aptamer that provided the highest affinity for Ole e 1. The selected aptamer showed good selective recognition of this protein, being not able to retain other non-target proteins (HSA, cyt c, and other pollen protein such as Ole e 9). The feasibility of the affinity monolithic column was demonstrated by selective recognition of Ole e 1 in an allergy skin test. The stability and reproducibility of this monolithic column was suitable, with relative standard deviations (RSDs) in retention times and peak area values of 7.8 and 9.3%, respectively (column-to-column reproducibility). This is the first study that describes the design of an efficient DNA aptamer for this relevant allergen.
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- María Vergara-Barberán
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, C. Doctor Moliner 50, E-46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, C. Doctor Moliner 50, E-46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, C. Doctor Moliner 50, E-46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Grupo de Aptámeros. Departamento de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km.9.100, CP-28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Aptámeros. Departamento de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km.9.100, CP-28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Aptámeros. Departamento de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km.9.100, CP-28034, Madrid, Spain; Aptus Biotech SL, Av. Cardenal Herrera Oria 298, CP-28035, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, C. Doctor Moliner 50, E-46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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Zhao T, Zhang M, Peng Q, Lin X, Xie Z. Facile DNA adsorption enabling ammonium-based hydrophilic affinity monolithic column for high-performance online selective microextraction of ochratoxin A. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1185:339077. [PMID: 34711314 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339077] [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: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein, a facile protocol of simple DNA adsorption on UV-initiated polymerization supports was proposed for effectively fabricating aptamer-based affinity monolithic column. Hydrophilic cationic monolith with an excellent mechanical stability was achieved within 7 min and then massive aptamers were directly bound by DNA charge-dependent adsorption. Strong cationic quaternary ammonium-based monomer was employed to provide effective and stable positive charge surface for aptamer immobilization in a wide range of pH. An ultra-high aptamer coverage density of 6813 pmol/μL was achieved to gain a highly specific online recognition performance. Limitations such as low aptamer capacity, tedious modification and time-consuming reactions in the traditional biological or covalent modification strategies were avoided. By using ochratoxin A (OTA) as the given analyte, the selective recognition and high recoveries were successfully achieved, and little cross-reactivity towards OTB analogue was only 0.5% even if the content of OTB got up to 125 folds of OTA. Applied to sample analysis, the satisfactory discriminations of trace OTA were obtained at 93.9 ± 1.9% - 96.5 ± 1.7%(n = 3)in beer, wheat and chicken liver samples. It might light a cost-effective access to efficiently preparing high-performance affinity monoliths towards the selective in-tube microextraction of OTA.
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- Tingting Zhao
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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Zhao T, Ding X, Lin C, Lin X, Xie Z. In situ photo-initiated polymerized oligonucleotide-functionalized hydrophilic capillary affinity monolith for highly selective in-tube microextraction of ochratoxin A mycotoxin. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:341. [PMID: 34523048 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04997-6] [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: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A photo-initiated polymerized oligonucleotide-grafted hydrophilic affinity monolithic column was synthesized in situ, and exploited for selective in-tube solid phase micro-extraction (IT-SPME) protocol towards the sensitive detection of ochratoxin A (OTA). Only 7 min was required for the rapid polymerization of aptamer-based affinity monolith, which was much less than the reaction time of most thermal polymerization (12-16 h) and sol-gel chemistry methods (up to 52 h). Characterizations such as polymerization recipes, structure morphology, FTIR spectrum, elemental mapping, mechanical stability, and specific recognition performance were evaluated. A significantly hydrophilic nature with a low contact angle of 15° was observed, and a mixed-mode mechanism including aptamer affinity recognition and hydrophilic interaction (HI) was employed. By coupling with HPLC-fluorescence detection, the highly specific online recognition performance was achieved with an extremely low nonspecific adsorption of the analogues. The calibration curve of OTA was obtained in the concentration range 0.05-50.00 ng·mL-1 with a limit of detection (LOD, S/N = 3) of 0.012 ng·mL-1. Applied to sample analysis, acceptable recovery yields of 95.1 ± 1.4% - 99.5 ± 2.2% (n = 3) were obtained in beer and red wine. The proposed method lighted a promising way to efficiently preparing a hydrophilic aptamer-affinity monolith for highly specific recognition of trace mycotoxin by IT-SPME coupled with HPLC. A hydrophilic oligonucleotide-based affinity capillary monolith was explored via in situ photopolymerization for overcoming low preparation efficiency and achieving high-performance online IT-SPME of OTA mycotoxin.
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- Tingting Zhao
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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Zhao T, Tong S, Zhou S, Lin C, Lin X, Xie Z. A facile aptamer immobilization strategy to fabricate a robust affinity monolith for highly specific in-tube solid-phase microextraction. Analyst 2021; 146:5732-5739. [PMID: 34515698 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00993a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Developing a functional affinity monolithic column towards in-tube solid-phase microextraction (IT-SPME) for selective sample pretreatment is critical. Herein, a high-performance capillary affinity monolithic column with an ultra-high aptamer coverage density was rapidly fabricated via a simple adsorption strategy, in which aptamers with natural sequences were directly immobilized on an ammonium-based strongly cationic matrix. Limitations of the traditional biological or covalent methods such as time-consuming modification reactions, special requirement of active groups (e.g. -NH2 and -SH) on the aptamer, and low aptamer coverage density levels were avoided. An ultra-high coverage density of 8616 pmol μL-1 was achieved with excellent stability, and the highest aptamer-modification level among all the current methods was reached. Selective recognition and high recovery yields of the model mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) were achieved in 95.9 ± 0.98%-97.9 ± 0.28% (n = 3). In particular, there was little cross-reactivity towards the OTB analogue of only 0.5% even in the case of 250 fold of the analogue OTB, which was not reported in previous affinity monoliths. Upon sample analysis, satisfactory discriminations of trace OTA were obtained at 93.7 ± 1.4%-95.5 ± 2.5% (n = 3) in beer and wheat. A facile and direct method for efficiently fabricating an aptamer-based affinity monolith towards online selective IT-SPME was proposed.
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- Tingting Zhao
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China. .,Engineering Technology Research Center on Reagent and Instrument for Rapid Detection of Product Quality and Food Safety, Fujian, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China. .,Engineering Technology Research Center on Reagent and Instrument for Rapid Detection of Product Quality and Food Safety, Fujian, Fuzhou, 350108, P.R. China
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Poddar S, Sharmeen S, Hage DS. Affinity monolith chromatography: A review of general principles and recent developments. Electrophoresis 2021; 42:2577-2598. [PMID: 34293192 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202100163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Affinity monolith chromatography (AMC) is a liquid chromatographic technique that utilizes a monolithic support with a biological ligand or related binding agent to isolate, enrich, or detect a target analyte in a complex matrix. The target-specific interaction exhibited by the binding agents makes AMC attractive for the separation or detection of a wide range of compounds. This article will review the basic principles of AMC and recent developments in this field. The supports used in AMC will be discussed, including organic, inorganic, hybrid, carbohydrate, and cryogel monoliths. Schemes for attaching binding agents to these monoliths will be examined as well, such as covalent immobilization, biospecific adsorption, entrapment, molecular imprinting, and coordination methods. An overview will then be given of binding agents that have recently been used in AMC, along with their applications. These applications will include bioaffinity chromatography, immunoaffinity chromatography, immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography, and dye-ligand or biomimetic affinity chromatography. The use of AMC in chiral separations and biointeraction studies will also be discussed.
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- Saumen Poddar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, USA
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Zhao T, Ding X, Chen Y, Lin C, Qi G, Lin X, Xie Z. Towards highly specific aptamer-affinity monolithic column by efficient UV light-initiated polymerization in "one-pot". Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1165:338517. [PMID: 33975695 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Time-consuming or tedious operation in multiple-step process might is the obstacle for efficiently preparing aptamer-affinity monolithic column. Here, a new and facile strategy to prepare aptamer-based hybrid affinity monolith in "one-pot" at room temperature was exploited, in which UV light-initiated free-radical polymerization and "thiol-ene" click reaction were implemented simultaneously. Only 7 min was cost for finishing the polymerization reaction, which was only 1/100 of that for the traditional thermal polymerization. Using ochratoxin A (OTA) as the model analyte, the recipe for photo-initiated polymerization was optimized, and SEM morphology, FTIR, EDS, pore size distribution and specific recognition performance were also studied. Compared with traditional thermal polymerization, the resultant monolith was achieved more facilely and displayed better results such as more homogeneous skeleton structure, higher reaction efficiency of aptamer (>88.2%) and better specific selectivity to OTA. Besides, an extremely low nonspecific adsorption of analogues was obtained and showed a level at only 1/25 of that in the similar aptamer-affinity monolith prepared by thermal polymerization. Applied to beer and red wine samples, good recovery yields about 99.7 ± 4.0% -101.2 ± 2.3% (n = 3)was achieved with the acceptable RSDs. It would open up a rapid and promising access to efficiently preparing high-performance aptamer-based affinity monolithic columns for online specific recognition.
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- Tingting Zhao
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China; Engineering Technology Research Center on Reagent and Instrument for Rapid Detection of Product Quality and Food Safety, Fujian, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China; Engineering Technology Research Center on Reagent and Instrument for Rapid Detection of Product Quality and Food Safety, Fujian, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China
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Universal gold nanoparticle modified hybrid monolithic substrate developed for facile in-column post-functionalization. Talanta 2021; 225:121993. [PMID: 33592740 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid monolithic columns, due to the comprehensive advantages, have been applied as promising solid-phase separation matrices for pretreatment of complex samples in biomedical and environmental analyses, however, a tremendous time and efforts are cost to optimize the preparation methods of hybrid monolithic columns with different functional groups for various target analytes. Herein, we proposed a strategy to develop basic hybrid monolithic column materials for flexible and facile post-functionalization. Three kinds of single-functionalized (amine, thiol, and carboxyl) and two kinds of bi-functionalized (amine and thiol, and amine and carboxyl) hybrid monolithic columns were immobilized with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) as intermediary bridge to construct the universal substrates. The GNPs adsorption capacities of the five hybrid monoliths were compared through qualitative characterization and quantitative analysis. Thioglycolic acid (TGA) and an aptamer against human α-thrombin were respectively used for further functionalizing the substrates to select the most suitable hybrid monolith for optional post-functionalization. It was reported for the first time that the coverage density of TGA on functionalized monolithic column modified by GNPs was 168.41 nmol μL-1. Notably, the coverage density (2205.8 pmol μL-1) of the aptamer decorated on the hybrid monolithic column was significantly higher than most other similar materials in published works. After that, the aptamer functionalized hybrid monolithic column screened out was applied for the solid-phase microextraction of thrombin, which possessed excellent adsorption selectivity in interference experiment. Consequently, the developed GNPs modified amine- and thiol-bi-functionalized hybrid monolithic column is an attractive universal substrate to realize easy and efficient post-modification of separation materials for other target analytes in complex samples avoiding a lot of time and labor consumption in the optimization of process preparation.
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Zhang Q, Chen J, Wang Y, Xia G, Zheng Y, Wang X, Wu Y, Zhang C. Preparation and application of lysozyme aptamer fibre for specific recognition of lysozyme in food samples. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-021-01993-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chen Y, Jiang B, Yuan H, Zhu X, Liu J, Zhang X, Liang Z, Wang L, Zhang L, Zhang Y. Fully integrated protein absolute quantification platform for analysis of multiple tumor markers in human plasma. Talanta 2021; 226:122102. [PMID: 33676658 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122102] [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: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this study, we developed a fully integrated protein absolute quantification platform for simultaneous analysis of multiple tumor markers in human plasma, by which multiple target proteins (alpha-fetoprotein, prostate-specific antigen, carcino-embryonic antigen and mucin-1) were firstly enriched by aptamers immobilized capillary column using graphene oxide modified polymer microsphere as the separation matrix, and then the eluted target proteins were online denatured, reduced, desalted and digested by our developed fully automated sample treatment device (FAST), finally the resulting peptides were analyzed by parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) on LTQ-orbitrap velos mass spectrometry. Compared to traditional ELISA assay, the platform exhibited significant advantages such as short analysis time, low limit of detection, and ease of automation. Furthermore, our developed platform was also applied in the absolute quantification of tumor markers from clinical human plasma samples, and the results were comparable to those obtained by clinical immunoassay. All the results demonstrated that such a platform could provide a promising tool for achieving high sensitivity, high accuracy, and high throughput detection of disease related protein markers in the routine physical examination and clinical disease diagnosis.
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- Yuanbo Chen
- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116027, China
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, China
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Perret G, Boschetti E. Aptamer-Based Affinity Chromatography for Protein Extraction and Purification. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 174:93-139. [PMID: 31485702 DOI: 10.1007/10_2019_106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aptamers are oligonucleotide molecules able to recognize very specifically proteins. Among the possible applications, aptamers have been used for affinity chromatography with effective results and advantages over most advanced protein separation technologies. This chapter first discusses the context of the affinity chromatography with aptamer ligands. With the adaptation of SELEX, the chemical modifications of aptamers to comply with the covalent coupling and the separation process are then extensively presented. A focus is then made about the most important applications for protein separation with real-life examples and the comparison with immunoaffinity chromatography. In spite of well-advanced demonstrations and the extraordinary potential developments, a significant optimization work is still due to deserve large-scale applications with all necessary validations. Graphical Abstract Aptamer-protein complexes by X-ray crystallography.
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JIANG H, LV XF, ZHAO KX. Progress of Aptamer Screening Techniques Based on Microfluidic Chips. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(20)60015-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Current trends in affinity-based monoliths in microextraction approaches: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1084:1-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gao W, Liu XL, Li JY, Lian HZ, Mao L. One-pot preparation of zwitterionic sulfoalkylbetaine monolith for rapid and efficient separation of lysozyme from egg white. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 175:112761. [PMID: 31330280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A porous zwitterionic monolithic column was prepared to rapidly and efficiently separate lysozyme from egg white. The monolith was synthesized in a stainless steel HPLC column (5 cm × 4.6 mm i.d.) by in-situ thermal initiated co-polymerization of N,N-dimethyl-N-methacryloxyethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium betaine (MSA) and ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA). Due to the combination of quaternary ammonium and sulfonic groups on the monolithic matrix in one-pot process, the hydrophobic carbon chain and hydrophilic radical were obtained, which provided multiple driving forces for neutral, basic and acidic analytes, thus mix-mode chromatography mechanism contributed to the retention of different charged proteins. Properties such as composition, morphology and stability of the MSA-co-EDMA monolithic column were characterized by various analytical methods and the results showed that the monolith has large through-pores, good hydrophilicity and permeability. The effects of mobile phase pH and ionic strength on proteins were investigated, drawing the conclusion that the main adsorption and elution mechanism of lysozyme on MSA-co-EDMA monolith was electrostatic interaction, while those of other proteins included hydrophobic, hydrophilic and electrostatic interactions. Therefore, efficient separation of lysozyme and other proteins could be successfully achieved by switching the pH of mobile phase. Lysozyme can be adsorbed using 20 mmol/L phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) and eluted with 20 mmol/L phosphate buffer (pH 2.0). To prove the practicality of the monolithic column, it was also applied in the separation of lysozyme in egg white, which means the work has the potential for further development in proteome analysis of real biological samples.
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- Wei Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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Acquah C, Chan YW, Pan S, Yon LS, Ongkudon CM, Guo H, Danquah MK. Characterisation of aptamer-anchored poly(EDMA-co-GMA) monolith for high throughput affinity binding. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14501. [PMID: 31601836 PMCID: PMC6787036 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50862-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Immobilisation of aptameric ligands on solid stationary supports for effective binding of target molecules requires understanding of the relationship between aptamer-polymer interactions and the conditions governing the mass transfer of the binding process. Herein, key process parameters affecting the molecular anchoring of a thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA) onto polymethacrylate monolith pore surface, and the binding characteristics of the resulting macroporous aptasensor were investigated. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the TBA-thrombin binding indicated enhanced Guanine 4 (G4) structural stability of TBA upon interaction with thrombin in an ionic environment. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analyses were used to characterise the available functional groups and thermo-molecular stability of the immobilised polymer generated with Schiff-base activation and immobilisation scheme. The initial degradation temperature of the polymethacrylate stationary support increased with each step of the Schiff-base process: poly(Ethylene glycol Dimethacrylate-co-Glycidyl methacrylate) or poly(EDMA-co-GMA) [196.0 °C (±1.8)]; poly(EDMA-co-GMA)-Ethylenediamine [235.9 °C (±6.1)]; poly(EDMA-co-GMA)-Ethylenediamine-Glutaraldehyde [255.4 °C (±2.7)]; and aptamer-modified monolith [273.7 °C (±2.5)]. These initial temperature increments reflected in the associated endothermic energies were determined with differential scanning calorimetry. The aptameric ligand density obtained after immobilisation was 480 pmol/μL. Increase in pH and ionic concentration affected the surface charge distribution and the binding characteristics of the aptamer-modified disk-monoliths, resulting in the optimum binding pH and ionic concentration of 8.0 and 5 mM Mg2+, respectively. These results are critical in understanding and setting parametric constraints indispensable to develop and enhance the performance of aptasensors.
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- Caleb Acquah
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia.,School of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia
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- School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Freising, 85354, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States.,SimCenter, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States.
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Yu X, Lai S, Wang L, Chen Y, Lin X, Xie Z. Preparation of aptamer-bound polyamine affinity monolithic column via a facile triazine-bridged strategy and application to on-column specific discrimination of ochratoxin A. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:2272-2279. [PMID: 31038265 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Developing a high-performance modification protocol is critical for efficiently fabricating affinity monolith. Herein, by using 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine as the linker, a simple triazine-bridged approach was proposed for efficiently fabricating aptamer-grafted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-polyethyleneimine affinity monolith with high specificity toward ochratoxin A. Experimental parameters, column characteristics and specificity performances of the resultant affinity monolith were investigated in detail. Under the optimal conditions, 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine was rapidly grafted on the polyamine matrix, and effectively applied to the subsequent bridge linkage of aptamers. It was simple and effective, which resulted in a significant decrease of modification time, excellent properties including the high coverage density of aptamer up to 1799 pmol/μL and sensitive detection of ochratoxin A as low as 10 pg/mL in beer samples. This protocol provides a facile approach for fabricating aptamer-grafted polyamine affinity monoliths with highly selective discrimination performance.
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- Xia Yu
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China.,Zhejiang Fuxing Environment Development, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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Luo R, Zhou X, Chen Y, Tuo S, Jiang F, Niu X, Pan F, Wang H. Lysozyme Aptamer-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Purification of Lysozyme from Chicken Egg White. Foods 2019; 8:foods8020067. [PMID: 30759859 PMCID: PMC6406557 DOI: 10.3390/foods8020067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lysozyme is in high demand due to its many favorable characteristics such as being naturally occurring, non-toxic, and easy to digest and absorb. Recently, superparamagnetic nanoparticles with strong magnetic responsiveness have attracted significant interest for enzyme purification. The aptamer of the enzyme can be chemically synthesized rapidly at a large scale using simple and low-cost preparation methods. Therefore, Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄ NPs) were prepared by chemical co-precipitation and were then functionalized with amino groups to produce NH₂-Fe₃O₄ NPs. The specific reaction of aldehyde and amino groups was used to attach lysozyme aptamers with specific sequences to NH₂-Fe₃O₄ NPs to produce Apt-NH₂-Fe₃O₄ NPs. The synthesized materials were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), hysteresis loop analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The optimal experimental conditions for adsorption of lysozyme were investigated. The effects of initial lysozyme concentration, adsorption time, pH, reaction temperature, and ionic strength were determined. The maximum adsorption capacity and relevant activity of Apt-NH₂-Fe₃O₄ NPs was 460 mg·g-¹ and 16,412 ± 55 U·mg-¹ in an aqueous lysozyme solution. In addition, as demonstrated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) electrophoresis analysis, lysozyme could be separated from crude fresh egg white using Apt-NH₂-Fe₃O₄ NPs with an amount up to 113 ± 4.2 mg·g-¹ and an activity up to 16,370 46 U·mg-¹.
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- Ruiping Luo
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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Chen Y, Zhu D, Ding X, Qi G, Lin X, Xie Z. Highly hydrophilic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-containing aptamer-modified affinity hybrid monolith for efficient on-column discrimination with low nonspecific adsorption. Analyst 2019; 144:1555-1564. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01890a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A highly hydrophilic aptamer-modified POSS-containing hybrid affinity monolith is presented for efficient on-column discrimination with low non-specific adsorption.
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- Yiqiong Chen
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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Chi J, Chen M, Deng L, Lin X, Xie Z. A facile AuNPs@aptamer-modified mercaptosiloxane-based hybrid affinity monolith with an unusually high coverage density of aptamer for on-column selective extraction of ochratoxin A. Analyst 2018; 143:5210-5217. [PMID: 30270376 DOI: 10.1039/c8an01531g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A convenient and high-performance AuNPs@aptamer-modified mercaptosiloxane-based hybrid affinity monolithic column with an unusually high coverage density of aptamers was facilely prepared and used for on-column selective recognition of ochratoxin A (OTA). Due to the high surface-to-volume ratio of AuNPs, the robust conjugation of Au-SH and large specific surface area of hybrid-silica monolith, high coverage density of 5'-SH-aptamers up to 3494 pmol μL-1 was achieved, which was 2.5-10 folds higher than that of other previously reported affinity monoliths modified with AuNPs@Apt. Using OTA as the model analyte, the highly selective recognition of OTA was carried out via online coupling with HPLC, and the cross-reactivity towards analogues, such as OTB and aflatoxin B1, was weak. High recovery yields of OTA were achieved at more than 92% (n = 3) even when OTB was added at a high concentration level up to 50 ng mL-1. For sample analysis, efficient discrimination of OTA was successfully obtained with a sensitive detection limit of 25 pg mL-1. The recoveries of OTA with different fortified levels were achieved at 88.6%-94.1% and 88.2%-94.3% for beer and wine samples, respectively. This protocol provides a facile approach for fabricating a desirable affinity monolith modified with abundant aptamers for highly selective and sensitive on-column extraction of target analyte OTA.
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- Jinxin Chi
- Institute of Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
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Aptamer-based polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-containing hybrid affinity monolith prepared via a "one-pot" process for selective extraction of ochratoxin A. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1563:37-46. [PMID: 29866505 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A novel aptamer-based polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-containing hybrid affinity monolith has been prepared with a facile "one-pot" process simultaneously via "free radical polymerization" and "thiol-ene" click reaction, and used for on-line selective extraction and practical analysis to trace ochratoxin A (OTA). By using the ternary porogenic mixture composed of water/DMF/PEG, a homogeneous polymerization mixture with POSS chemicals, acrylate-based monomers and aptamer aqueous solution was obtained, and the copolymerization of POSS chemicals, polymer monomers and aptamer aqueous solution was systematically studied. Characterizations such as the morphology, FT-IR and fluorescence spectra, mechanical stability, dynamic binding capacity, cross-reactivity and selectivity of the resultant affinity monolith were also evaluated. Attributed to the porous monolithic structure and aptamer-based affinity interaction, acceptable selective recognition and recovery yields towards trace OTA were obtained. With a 5-fold volume enrichment, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) of OTA in fortified beer samples were gained at 0.025 ng/mL (S/N = 3) and 0.045 ng/mL (S/N = 10), respectively. It could be competent for the sensitive measure of actual OTA residues in real beer samples. In comparison with the previously reported strategies containing common "sol-gel" chemistry, the proposed protocol to fabricating aptamer-modified POSS-containing hybrid affinity monolith showed a simpler preparation with acceptable selectivity and higher recovery to trace OTA.
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Acquah C, Danquah MK, Chan YW, Moy CKS, Ongkudon CM, Lau SY. Chromatographic characterisation of aptamer-modified poly(EDMA-co-GMA) monolithic disk format for protein binding and separation. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2018.1443139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Caleb Acquah
- Curtin Malaysia Research Institute, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia
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- Curtin Malaysia Research Institute, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia
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Zhang C, Rodriguez E, Bi C, Zheng X, Suresh D, Suh K, Li Z, Elsebaei F, Hage DS. High performance affinity chromatography and related separation methods for the analysis of biological and pharmaceutical agents. Analyst 2018; 143:374-391. [PMID: 29200216 PMCID: PMC5768458 DOI: 10.1039/c7an01469d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The last few decades have witnessed the development of many high-performance separation methods that use biologically related binding agents. The combination of HPLC with these binding agents results in a technique known as high performance affinity chromatography (HPAC). This review will discuss the general principles of HPAC and related techniques, with an emphasis on their use for the analysis of biological compounds and pharmaceutical agents. Various types of binding agents for these methods will be considered, including antibodies, immunoglobulin-binding proteins, aptamers, enzymes, lectins, transport proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. Formats that will be discussed for these methods range from the direct detection of an analyte to indirect detection based on chromatographic immunoassays, as well as schemes based on analyte extraction or depletion, post-column detection, and multi-column systems. The use of biological agents in HPLC for chiral separations will also be considered, along with the use of HPAC as a tool to screen or study biological interactions. Various examples will be presented to illustrate these approaches and their applications in fields such as biochemistry, clinical chemistry, and pharmaceutical research.
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- Chenhua Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA.
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Perret G, Boschetti E. Aptamer affinity ligands in protein chromatography. Biochimie 2017; 145:98-112. [PMID: 29054800 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The present review deals with the place of single chain oligonucleotide ligands (aptamers) in affinity chromatography applied to proteins. Aptamers are not the only affinity ligands available but they represent an emerging and highly promising route that advantageously competes with antibodies in immunopurification processes. A historical background of affinity chromatography from the beginning of the discipline to the most recent outcomes is first presented. Then the focus is centered on aptamers which represent the last step so far to the long quest for affinity ligands associating very high specificity, availability and strong stability against most harsh cleaning agents required in chromatography. Then technologies of ligand selection from large libraries followed by the most appropriate chemical grafting approaches are described and supported by a number of bibliographic references. Experimental results assembled from relevant published paper are reported; they are selected by their practical applicability and potential use at large scale. The review concludes with specific remarks and future developments that are expected in the near future to turn this technology into a large acceptance for preparative applications.
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Porous monoliths for on-line sample preparation: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 964:24-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Acquah C, Danquah MK, Moy CKS, Anwar M, Ongkudon CM. Thermogravimetric characterization of ex situ polymethacrylate (EDMA-co-GMA) monoliths. CAN J CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.22781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Caleb Acquah
- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute; Curtin University; Sarawak, 98009 Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Curtin University; Sarawak, 98009 Malaysia
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- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute; Curtin University; Sarawak, 98009 Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Curtin University; Sarawak, 98009 Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Jiangsu, 215123 China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Curtin University; Sarawak, 98009 Malaysia
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- Biotechnology Research Institute; Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu; Sabah 88400 Malaysia
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Chen Y, Deng N, Wu C, Liang Y, Jiang B, Yang K, Liang Z, Zhang L, Zhang Y. Aptamer functionalized hydrophilic polymer monolith with gold nanoparticles modification for the sensitive detection of human α-thrombin. Talanta 2016; 154:555-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Adsorption and separation of HCV particles by novel affinity aptamer-functionalized adsorbents. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1017-1018:174-181. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Acquah C, Moy CKS, Danquah MK, Ongkudon CM. Development and characteristics of polymer monoliths for advanced LC bioscreening applications: A review. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1015-1016:121-134. [PMID: 26919447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biomedical research advances over the past two decades in bioseparation science and engineering have led to the development of new adsorbent systems called monoliths, mostly as stationary supports for liquid chromatography (LC) applications. They are acknowledged to offer better mass transfer hydrodynamics than their particulate counterparts. Also, their architectural and morphological traits can be tailored in situ to meet the hydrodynamic size of molecules which include proteins, pDNA, cells and viral targets. This has enabled their development for a plethora of enhanced bioscreening applications including biosensing, biomolecular purification, concentration and separation, achieved through the introduction of specific functional moieties or ligands (such as triethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylamine, antibodies, enzymes and aptamers) into the molecular architecture of monoliths. Notwithstanding, the application of monoliths presents major material and bioprocess challenges. The relationship between in-process polymerisation characteristics and the physicochemical properties of monolith is critical to optimise chromatographic performance. There is also a need to develop theoretical models for non-invasive analyses and predictions. This review article therefore discusses in-process analytical conditions, functionalisation chemistries and ligands relevant to establish the characteristics of monoliths in order to facilitate a wide range of enhanced bioscreening applications. It gives emphasis to the development of functional polymethacrylate monoliths for microfluidic and preparative scale bio-applications.
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- Caleb Acquah
- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88400, Malaysia
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Du K, Yang M, Zhang Q, Dan S. Highly Porous Polymer Monolith Immobilized with Aptamer (RNA) Anchored Grafted Tentacles and Its Potential for the Purification of Lysozyme. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b02793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Kaifeng Du
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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Zhao JC, Zhu QY, Zhao LY, Lian HZ, Chen HY. Preparation of an aptamer based organic–inorganic hybrid monolithic column with gold nanoparticles as an intermediary for the enrichment of proteins. Analyst 2016; 141:4961-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an00957c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles are used as an intermediary in a sandwich structure for the preparation of an aptamer-based organic–inorganic hybrid affinity monolithic column.
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- Jin-cheng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
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Jiang HP, Zhu JX, Peng C, Gao J, Zheng F, Xiao YX, Feng YQ, Yuan BF. Facile one-pot synthesis of a aptamer-based organic-silica hybrid monolithic capillary column by "thiol-ene" click chemistry for detection of enantiomers of chemotherapeutic anthracyclines. Analyst 2015; 139:4940-6. [PMID: 25072056 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00767k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the current study, we developed a facile strategy for the one-pot synthesis of an aptamer-based organic-silica hybrid monolithic capillary column. A 5'-SH-modified aptamer, specifically targeting doxorubicin, was covalently modified in the hybrid silica monolithic column by a sol-gel method combined with "thiol-ene" click reaction. The prepared monolithic column had good stability and permeability, large specific surface, and showed excellent selectivity towards chemotherapeutic anthracyclines of doxorubicin and epirubicin. In addition, the enantiomers of doxorubicin and epirubicin can be easily separated by aptamer-based affinity monolithic capillary liquid chromatography. Furthermore, doxorubicin and epirubicin spiked in serum and urine were also successfully determined, which suggested that the complex biological matrix had a negligible effect on the detection of doxorubicin and epirubicin. Finally, we quantified the concentration of epirubicin in the serum of breast cancer patients treated with epirubicin by intravenous injection. The developed analytical method is cost-effective and rapid, and biological samples can be directly analyzed without any tedious sample pretreatment, which is extremely useful for monitoring medicines in serum and urine for pharmacokinetic studies.
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- Han-Peng Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Acquah C, Danquah MK, Agyei D, Moy CKS, Sidhu A, Ongkudon CM. Deploying aptameric sensing technology for rapid pandemic monitoring. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2015; 36:1010-1022. [PMID: 26381238 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1083940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The genome of virulent strains may possess the ability to mutate by means of antigenic shift and/or antigenic drift as well as being resistant to antibiotics with time. The outbreak and spread of these virulent diseases including avian influenza (H1N1), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-Corona virus), cholera (Vibrio cholera), tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola Virus) and AIDS (HIV-1) necessitate urgent attention to develop diagnostic protocols and assays for rapid detection and screening. Rapid and accurate detection of first cases with certainty will contribute significantly in preventing disease transmission and escalation to pandemic levels. As a result, there is a need to develop technologies that can meet the heavy demand of an all-embedded, inexpensive, specific and fast biosensing for the detection and screening of pathogens in active or latent forms to offer quick diagnosis and early treatments in order to avoid disease aggravation and unnecessary late treatment costs. Nucleic acid aptamers are short, single-stranded RNA or DNA sequences that can selectively bind to specific cellular and biomolecular targets. Aptamers, as new-age bioaffinity probes, have the necessary biophysical characteristics for improved pathogen detection. This article seeks to review global pandemic situations in relation to advances in pathogen detection systems. It particularly discusses aptameric biosensing and establishes application opportunities for effective pandemic monitoring. Insights into the application of continuous polymeric supports as the synthetic base for aptamer coupling to provide the needed convective mass transport for rapid screening is also presented.
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- Caleb Acquah
- a Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University , Sarawak 98009 , Malaysia.,b Department of Chemical Engineering , Curtin University , Sarawak 98009 , Malaysia
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- b Department of Chemical Engineering , Curtin University , Sarawak 98009 , Malaysia
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- c Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University , Geelong-Waurn Ponds , Australia
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- d Faculty of Engineering and Science , Curtin University , Sarawak 98009 , Malaysia
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- a Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University , Sarawak 98009 , Malaysia.,e Faculty of Health Sciences , Curtin University , Perth 6102 , Australia , and
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- f Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu , Sabah, 88400 , Malaysia
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Lönne M, Bolten S, Lavrentieva A, Stahl F, Scheper T, Walter JG. Development of an aptamer-based affinity purification method for vascular endothelial growth factor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 8:16-23. [PMID: 28352569 PMCID: PMC4980704 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Since aptamers bind their targets with high affinity and specificity, they are promising alternative ligands in protein affinity purification. As aptamers are chemically synthesized oligonucleotides, they can be easily produced in large quantities regarding GMP conditions allowing their application in protein production for therapeutic purposes. Several advantages of aptamers compared to antibodies are described in general within this paper. Here, an aptamer directed against the human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) was used as affinity ligand for establishing a purification platform for VEGF in small scale. The aptamer was covalently immobilized on magnetic beads in a controlled orientation resulting in a functional active affinity matrix. Target binding was optimized by introduction of spacer molecules and variation of aptamer density. Further, salt-induced target elution was demonstrated as well as VEGF purification from a complex protein mixture proving the specificity of protein-aptamer binding.
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- Maren Lönne
- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 5, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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Acquah C, Danquah MK, Yon JLS, Sidhu A, Ongkudon CM. A review on immobilised aptamers for high throughput biomolecular detection and screening. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 888:10-8. [PMID: 26320953 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The discovery of Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX) assay has led to the generation of aptamers from libraries of nucleic acids. Concomitantly, aptamer-target recognition and its potential biomedical applications have become a major research endeavour. Aptamers possess unique properties that make them superior biological receptors to antibodies with a plethora of target molecules. Some specific areas of opportunities explored for aptamer-target interactions include biochemical analysis, cell signalling and targeting, biomolecular purification processes, pathogen detection and, clinical diagnosis and therapy. Most of these potential applications rely on the effective immobilisation of aptamers on support systems to probe target species. Hence, recent research focus is geared towards immobilising aptamers as oligosorbents for biodetection and bioscreening. This article seeks to review advances in immobilised aptameric binding with associated successful milestones and respective limitations. A proposal for high throughput bioscreening using continuous polymeric adsorbents is also presented.
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- Caleb Acquah
- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia
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- Curtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia; Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, 6109, Australia
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia
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Ahirwar R, Nahar P. Development of an aptamer-affinity chromatography for efficient single step purification of Concanavalin A from Canavalia ensiformis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 997:105-9. [PMID: 26102634 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Herein, an aptamer-based affinity chromatography method for rapid and single step purification of Concanavalin A is developed and validated. We have used a 41ntssDNA aptamer of Con A (Con A aptabody) as an affinity reagent in the developed aptamer-affinity chromatography. Stationary phase of the method consists of surface functionalized agarose beads carrying covalently immobilized Con A-aptabody. Affinity purification of Con A from jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) seed using developed aptamer-affinity columns has resulted in ≥66% recovery with 90% purity and 336-fold purification of Con A. The developed aptamer-affinity chromatography has shown efficient scalability and consistent purification when analysed over 13mm, 20mm and 25mm diameter columns having a bed height of 60mm each. Also, the developed aptamer-agarose columns were found to be reusable with recovery decrease of 12.9% in seven sequential cycles of purification. Therefore, the developed aptamer-affinity chromatography provides a novel, efficient and single-step methodology for isolation and purification of Con A.
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- Rajesh Ahirwar
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India.
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Liu X, Hu R, Gao Z, Shao N. Photoluminescence Mechanism of DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters: Coupling between Surface Plasmon and Emitter and Sensing of Lysozyme. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:5859-5867. [PMID: 25945609 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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DNA-templated silver nanoclusters (DNA-AgNCs) have now been thrust into the limelight with their superior optical properties and potential biological applications. However, the origin of photoluminescence from DNA-AgNCs still remains unclear. In this work, DNA-AgNCs were synthesized and the photoluminescence properties as well as the biosensing applications of the designed DNA-AgNCs were investigated. The photoluminescence properties of the DNA-AgNCs were studied under three regions of excitation wavelength based on the UV-visible absorption spectra. It was deemed that the photoluminescence originated from coupling between the surface plasmon and the emitter in AgNCs when they were excited by visible light above 500 nm, and thus the emission wavelength varied with changing the excitation wavelength. The photoluminescence of the red-emitting-only AgNCs was the intrinsic fluorescence when excited from 200 to 400 nm, which was only related to the emitter; but for two components of blue- and red-emitting AgNCs, the emission wavelength varied with the excitation wavelength ranging from 300 to 360 nm, and the photoluminescence was a coupling between the surface plasmon and the emitter. The photoluminescence was only related to the surface plasmon when the AgNCs were excited from 400 to 500 nm. Four DNA probes were designed and each contained two parts: one part was the template used to synthesize AgNCs and it was same to all, and the other part was the lysozyme binding DNA (LBD) used to bind lysozyme and two kinds of LBD were studied. It was deemed that the difference in DNA bases, sequence, and secondary structure caused the synthesized DNA-AgNCs to be different in photoluminescence properties and sensing ability to lysozyme, and the sensing mechanism based on photoluminescence enhancement was also presented. This work explored the origin of photoluminescence and the sensing ability of DNA-AgNCs, and is hoped to make a better understanding of this kind of photoluminescence probe.
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- Xiaorong Liu
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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Aptamer-based organic-silica hybrid affinity monolith prepared via “thiol-ene” click reaction for extraction of thrombin. Talanta 2015; 138:52-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 01/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Du F, Guo L, Qin Q, Zheng X, Ruan G, Li J, Li G. Recent advances in aptamer-functionalized materials in sample preparation. Trends Analyt Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Huang R, Xi Z, He N. Applications of aptamers for chemistry analysis, medicine and food security. Sci China Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-015-5344-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Saberian-Borujeni M, Johari-Ahar M, Hamzeiy H, Barar J, Omidi Y. Nanoscaled aptasensors for multi-analyte sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 4:205-15. [PMID: 25671177 PMCID: PMC4298712 DOI: 10.15171/bi.2014.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Introduction: Nanoscaled aptamers (Aps), as short single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides, are able to bind to their specific targets with high affinity, upon which they are considered as powerful diagnostic and analytical sensing tools (the so-called "aptasensors"). Aptamers are selected from a random pool of oligonucleotides through a procedure known as "systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment".
Methods: In this work, the most recent studies in the field of aptasensors are reviewed and discussed with a main focus on the potential of aptasensors for the multianalyte detection(s).
Results: Due to the specific folding capability of aptamers in the presence of analyte, aptasensors have substantially successfully been exploited for the detection of a wide range of small and large molecules (e.g., drugs and their metabolites, toxins, and associated biomarkers in various diseases) at very low concentrations in the biological fluids/samples even in presence of interfering species.
Conclusion: Biological samples are generally considered as complexes in the real biological media. Hence, the development of aptasensors with capability to determine various targets simultaneously within a biological matrix seems to be our main challenge. To this end, integration of various key scientific dominions such as bioengineering and systems biology with biomedical researches are inevitable.
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- Mehdi Saberian-Borujeni
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Aptamer-based-sorbents for sample treatment--a review. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 407:681-98. [PMID: 25286873 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To improve selectivity during sample pretreatment, various selective tools inducing a molecular recognition mechanism during the extraction procedure have been developed, such as sorbents constituted of immobilized antibodies, i.e., immunosorbents, or molecularly imprinted polymers. More recently, as an alternative to both previous approaches, aptamers immobilized onto a solid support, i.e., oligosorbents, were proposed. Thanks to the high affinity and high selectivity of the interaction that some aptamers offer toward some target analytes, they also provide powerful techniques that make selective extraction and the concentration of a target analyte from liquid matrices in one step or sample purification of extracts from solid matrices possible. This review describes the development and the properties of these oligosorbents developed for different types of targets-pharmaceuticals, mycotoxins, proteins, cells, etc. After describing the immobilization procedures, we discuss different parameters characterizing the potential of aptamer-based supports as extraction sorbents. Close relations exist between extraction recoveries and the affinity and amounts of aptamers immobilized on the extraction device. In addition, analyte-aptamer interactions may be affected by matrix components and by additives in the samples. This may also lower extraction recoveries and affect the stability and the possible reusability of the aptamer-based sorbent. All these points are discussed and illustrated. Numerous examples of applications of these sorbents to the treatment of complex samples such as food samples, environmental samples, and biological fluids are also reported. Their association with analytical devices, from conventional to miniaturized analytical systems, is also discussed.
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Nie H, Chen Y, Lü C, Liu Z. Efficient selection of glycoprotein-binding DNA aptamers via boronate affinity monolithic capillary. Anal Chem 2013; 85:8277-83. [PMID: 23895515 DOI: 10.1021/ac4015353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) is the workhorse method for selecting aptamers that are capable of binding target molecules from a random oligonucleic acid library. However, conventional SELEX methods are associated with apparent drawbacks including labor-intensive, time-consuming, large reagent consumption and strong nonspecific binding with separation media. Herein, we report a boronate affinity monolithic capillary-based SELEX approach for rapid selection of high-specificity glycoprotein-binding DNA aptamers. Boronate affinity monolithic capillary is an advanced functional material appeared in recent years, which allows for facile capture/release of glycoproteins in a pH-switchable fashion. By using boronate affinity monolithic capillary as a platform for target immobilization and aptamer isolation, the proposed SELEX method allowed for efficient selection of glycoprotein-binding aptamers by 6 rounds and the dissociation constants were at 10(-8) M level. Because of the employment of boronate affinity monolithic capillary, the new SELEX approach overcame the above-mentioned drawbacks and provided several significant advantages, including rapid selection speed (only 2 days were needed), high specificity toward the target molecules, and minute reagent consumption.
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- Hongyuan Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Gao C, Sun X, Woolley AT. Fluorescent measurement of affinity binding between thrombin and its aptamers using on-chip affinity monoliths. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1291:92-6. [PMID: 23587316 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A microfluidic chip with integrated 2mm long monoliths incorporated with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) groups was developed for thrombin-aptamer interaction study. The non-G quartet forming oligonucleotide coated monoliths was compared to a 15 mer thrombin-binding aptamer, in which affinity binding and elution processes were real-time monitored fluorescently. The results showed that the fluorescence intensity of aptamer stationary phase is approximately 10 times higher than that of the control column, which is probably due to the successful suppression of nonspecific adsorption between thrombin and aptamers/monoliths by using PEG-monolith. The experiment was repeated using human serum albumin (HSA) and green fluorescence protein (GFP) as interferences, it was double confirmed that thrombin was selectively retained by PEG-monolith. An elution efficiency of 75% was achieved with an elute of 200mM acetic acid and 2M NaCI, and the eluted thrombin was successfully separated in an ionic buffer system of 20mM NaHCO3 (pH 9.5) with 3% PEG. The hydrophilic and antifouling properties of PEG-monolith greatly decrease nonspecific adsorption and enhance detection sensitivity, which provided an alternative method to perform on-chip fluorescent measurement of bioaffinity binding.
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- Changlu Gao
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Shandong 264209, China
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Deng N, Liang Z, Liang Y, Sui Z, Zhang L, Wu Q, Yang K, Zhang L, Zhang Y. Aptamer Modified Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Silica Monolithic Capillary Columns for Highly Selective Recognition of Thrombin. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10186-90. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302779u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nan Deng
- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation
Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research
and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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