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Zhang Z, Luan Y, Ru S, Teng H, Li Y, Liu M, Wang J. A novel electrochemical aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of herbicide prometryn based on its highly specific aptamer and Ag@Au nanoflowers. Talanta 2023; 265:124838. [PMID: 37453395 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
Herbicide prometryn has become a common pollutant in aquatic environments and caused adverse impacts on ecosystems. This study developed an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor for prometryn based on its highly affinitive and specific aptamer and Ag@Au nanoflowers (Ag@AuNFs) for signal amplification. Firstly, this study improved the Capture-SELEX strategy to screen aptamers and obtained aptamer P60-1, which had a high affinity (Kd: 23 nM) and could distinguish prometryn from its structural analogues. Moreover, the typical stem-loop structure in aptamer P60-1 was found to be the binding pocket for prometryn. Subsequently, an electrochemical aptasensor for prometryn was established using multiwalled carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide as electrode substrate, Ag@Au NFs as signal amplification element, and aptamer P60-1 as recognition element. The aptasensor had a detection range of 0.16-500 ng/mL and a detection limit of 60 pg/mL, which was much lower than those of existing detection methods. The aptasensor had high stability and good repeatability, and could specifically detecting prometryn. Furthermore, the utility of the aptasensor was validated by measuring prometryn in environmental and biological components. Therefore, this study provides a robust and ultrasensitive aptasensor for accurate detection for prometryn pollution.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhenzhong Zhang
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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Chen Q, Zhang Z, Xie L, Huang C, Lin X, Tang W, Xu J, Qiu B, Xu X. A one-step aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of lung cancer marker homocysteine based on multifunctional carbon nanotubes by square-wave voltammetry. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 153:108464. [PMID: 37295310 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108464] [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: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
In this work, a one-step aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of homocysteine (HCY) is developed based on multifunctional carbon nanotubes, which is magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Fe3O4@MWCNTs) combined with the aptamer (Apt) for HCY (Fe3O4@MWCNTs-Apt). Fe3O4@MWCNTs-Apt have multiple functions as follows. (1) Apt immobilized could selectively capture all target molecules HCY in the sample; (2) Magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles could separate all target molecules HCY captured by Apt from the sample substrate to eliminate the background interference and achieve one-step preparation of the aptasensor; And (3), MWCNTs with good electrical conductivity become a new electrode surface, construct a three-dimensional electrode surface network, make the electron transfer easier and thus then enhance the signal response. Results show that there is a good linear relationship between peak current of square-wave voltammetry (SWV) and HCY concentration in the range of 0.01 μmol/L-1 μmol/L, with a limit of detection (LOD) 0.002 μmol/L. And, selectivity, reproducibility, precision and accuracy are all satisfactory. In addition, it could be applied to the detection of HCY in the plasma of lung cancer patients successfully, suggesting that this one-step aptasensor for HCY has a potential in practical clinical applications.
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- Qianshun Chen
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China
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- 907 Hospital, Yanping District, Nanping 353000, Fujian, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, PR China.
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