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Yu Z, Han X, Li F, Tan X, Shi W, Fu C, Yan H, Zhang G. Lengthening the aptamer to hybridize with a stem-loop DNA assistant probe for the electrochemical detection of kanamycin with improved sensitivity. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:2391-2397. [PMID: 32076786 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02481-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
By adding 6 thymines to lengthen the parent aptamer combined with the change of "on" and "off" induced by the target for an assistant stem-loop DNA probe (ASP-SLP-MB), a new folding-type electrochemical kanamycin (Kana) aptamer-engineering dual-probe-based sensor (sensor d) was developed. By purposefully reducing the background current and increasing the electron transfer efficiency of methylene blue (MB), the sensor obtained significantly enhanced detection sensitivity compared with non-aptamer-engineering one-probe-based sensor (sensor a). Such efficacy was validated by a big decrease from 530.6 to 210.2 nA for the background current signal and from 360 to 0.3 nM for the detection limit. In addition to the improved sensitivity, the sensor also exhibited good selectivity, anti-fouling detection performance, and potential quantitative analysis ability, showing a feasible potential practical analytical application in real-life complicated samples, for example, milk and serum. The released results prove that the aptamer-engineering method is effective in improving the analytical performance of folding-type sensors and provides a methodological guidance for the design and fabrication of other high-performance folding-type aptasensors. Graphical abstract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhigang Yu
- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, China.
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, China
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, China.
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Kim DW, Chun HJ, Kim JH, Yoon H, Yoon HC. A non-spectroscopic optical biosensor for the detection of pathogenic Salmonella Typhimurium based on a stem-loop DNA probe and retro-reflective signaling. Nano Converg 2019; 6:16. [PMID: 31089914 PMCID: PMC6517456 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-019-0186-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
The detection of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms is an essential issue in molecular diagnostics. Fluorescence-based assays have been widely utilized in molecular diagnostics because of their ability to detect and measure low analyte concentrations. However, conventional fluorescence-based assays require sophisticated optics systems, such as a specific light source and light filter. To overcome these limitations, we developed an optical sensing system using a retroreflective Janus microparticle (RJP) as a signaling probe. Compared to fluorescent dyes, RJPs have the advantage of not requiring complicated optic systems because they can be observed using visible light without a filter. To confirm that RJPs can be used as a probe for molecular diagnostics, Salmonella was detected using a biotinylated stem-loop DNA probe to capture the target gene DNA and a streptavidin-conjugated RJP (SA-RJP) as the detection molecule. When the target gene DNA was present at the sensing surface where the stem-loop DNA probe was immobilized, the biotinylated stem-loop DNA probe was stretched, exposing biotin, which can react with SA-RJP. Since the amount of exposed biotin increased according to the concentration of the applied target gene DNA, the number of observed RJPs on the sensing surface increased with the concentration of the target gene DNA. Consequently, the concentration of Salmonella could be quantitated by counting the number of observed RJPs. Using this system, Salmonella at concentrations ranging from 0 to 100 nM could be analyzed, with high sensitivity and selectivity, with a limit of detection of 2.48 pM.
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- Dong Woo Kim
- Department of Molecular Science & Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science & Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science & Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science & Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science & Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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