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... We developed a rapid and sensitive colorimetric biosensor based on competitive recognition between kanamycin (KAN), magnetic beads-kanamycin (MBs-KAN) and aptamer and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated signal amplification strategy. In the absence of KAN, aptamers recognize MBs-KAN. TdT can amplify oligonucleotides to the 3′-OH ends of aptamers, with biotin-dUTP being embedded in ...
... As a common heavy metal ion with strong toxicity and wide distribution, lead ions (Pb²⁺) had great harm to the human body. In this work, a low-noise ratiometric fluorescence biosensor was developed based on Pb²⁺-dependent DNAzyme and exonuclease III (Exo III)–assisted cascade signal amplification. Firstly, the substrate chain of DNAzyme (S-DNA) was modified on the surface of magnetic beads (MBs) t ...
... The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the major shortcoming of healthcare systems globally in their inability to diagnose the disease rapidly and accurately. At present, the molecular approaches for diagnosing COVID-19 primarily use reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to create and amplify cDNA from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA ...
Escherichia coli; biotin; biotinylation; green fluorescent protein; immunoblotting; research
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... Proteins and antibodies labeled with biotin have been widely used for protein analysis, enzyme immunoassays, and diagnoses. Presently, they are prepared using either a chemical reaction involving a biotin N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester compound or by enzymatic biotin ligation using a combination of a biotinylation-peptide tag and Escherichia coli BirA. However, these methods are relatively compl ...
... An ultrasensitive label-free electrochemical immunosensor was developed for hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV). Worldwide, it is estimated 71 million people have HCV infection in a chronic stage that may lead to cirrose and cancer. To achieve HCV elimination, health programs should include screening testing based on anti-HCV detection allowing the early-stage treatment. The immunosensor was based o ...
... Herein, a universal strategy for the construction of highly sensitive and low fouling biosensors was proposed based on antifouling peptides conjugated with recognizing DNA probes. The peptide-DNA conjugate was formed through a reagent-free click reaction between a typical DNA aptamer modified with 5′-dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) and the designed antifouling peptide terminated with biotin and the azid ...
... Precise and specific circulating tumor cell (CTC) isolation is heavily interfered with by blood cells and proteins. Although satisfactory results have been achieved by some cell membrane-derived platforms, the following limitations have seriously limited the commercialization potential: complex membrane composition, difficult batch difference control, inconvenient source cell expansion, etc. To ov ...
Elena Yu. Poimanova; Polina A. Shaposhnik; Daniil S. Anisimov; Elena G. Zavyalova; Askold A. Trul; Maxim S. Skorotetcky; Oleg V. Borshchev; Dmitry Z. Vinnitskiy; Marina S. Polinskaya; Vadim B. Krylov; Nikolay E. Nifantiev; Elena V. Agina; Sergey A. Ponomarenko
Influenza A virus; biosensors; biotin; chemical species; lab-on-a-chip technology; point-of-care systems; sodium chloride; transistors
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... Requirements of speed and simplicity in testing stimulate the development of modern biosensors. Electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors (EGOFETs) are a promising platform for ultrasensitive, fast, and reliable detection of biological molecules for low-cost, point-of-care bioelectronic sensing. Biosensitivity of the EGOFET devices can be achieved by modification with receptors of one of ...
... SPR is a mature optical biosensor technology for detecting biomolecular interactions without fluorescence or enzyme labeling. In this paper, we acquire a sensitive SPR biosensor based on ZnO@Au nanomaterial, and the classical sandwich strategy using biotin-streptavidin for secondary signal amplification system was used to detect human IgG (hIgG). Nano-zinc oxide (ZnO) has the dual characteristics ...
biosensors; biotin; detection limit; electrochemiluminescence; electrodes; genes; hot water treatment; leukemia; nanosheets; streptavidin
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... An “on-off” nonenzymatic and ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensing platform has been constructed to detect BCR-ABL fusion gene based on CeO₂/MXene heterojunction and configuration-entropy driven dual-toehold strand displacement reaction (DT-SDR) for signal amplification. The CeO₂/MXene heterojunction were prepared via one-step hydrothermal method through in situ synthesis of CeO ...
... Guttate psoriasis (GP) and psoriasis plaques (PP) are common subtypes of psoriasis. Previous studies have fully researched the association between psoriasis and gut microbiota. However, the differences in gut microbiota between GPs and PPs are still unknown. Fecal samples were collected from 30 psoriatic patients (15 GP and 15 PP) and 15 healthy subjects. Metagenomic sequencing was then used to co ...
... To improve the production of 3-HP with glucose as a substrate, the malonyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA pathways were coupled to regulate NADP⁺/NADPH regeneration in the recombinant E. coli. The strain Ec-AM that overexpressed the key enzymes of the malonyl-CoA pathway, acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC) from Ustilago maydis and malonyl CoA reductase (MCR) from Chloroflexus aurantiacus, produced 0.26 g/L of 3- ...
... Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are key virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria, consequently, they have become important targets for new approaches against these pathogens, especially in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Among these targets of interest YopH (Yersinia outer protein H) from virulent species of Yersinia is an example. PTPs can be reversibly inhibited by nitric oxide (NO ...
aminoacyl tRNA ligases; biotin; chemical bonding; detection limit; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; food contamination; ochratoxin A
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... Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a common food contaminant that seriously threatens the safety and health of consumers. Here, an indirect competitive biotin-streptavidin-amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icBA-ELISA) was developed for the sensitive detection of OTA by employing Fc-specific multi-biotinylated antibodies. An Fc-binding protein (Z-domain) carrying a photo-cross-linker (p-benzoylphenyl ...
antibodies; biotin; detection limit; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; milk; progesterone; public health; streptavidin; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Agricultural product contamination by endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) residues is an international public health issue and requires continuously stringent administration. A high-throughput biotin-streptavidin-amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (BA-ELISA) for detection of progesterone (P4) has been established to be applied in determining milk samples. Under experimental optimization ...
... Coix seed (Coix lachryma-jobi L.) is an important nourishing food and traditional Chinese medicine. The role of their bioactive constituents in physiology and pharmacology has received considerable scientific attention. However, very little is known about the role of coix seed bioactive components in the growth of Limosilactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri). This study aimed to evaluate the effects o ...
... The lateral flow assay (LFA) is one of the most successful analytical platforms for rapid on-site detection of target substances. This type of assay has been used in many rapid diagnoses, for example, pregnancy tests and infectious disease prevention. However, applications of LFAs for very small molecules remain a demanding challenge due to the problem of obtaining the corresponding binding partne ...
... As an important kind of environmental endocrine disruptors, 17 β -Estradiol (E2) plays a major role in affecting the growth of human including sexual characters, pregnancy system, etc. In the modern society, with the threat of abuse in breeding, it is imperative to design sensitive methods for detecting low concentration of E2 in environment. In this work, we constructed a highly sensitive and sim ...
... The soft colloidal probe (SCP) assay is a highly versatile sensing principle employing micrometer-sized hydrogel particles as optomechanical transducer elements. We report the synthesis, optimization, and conjugation of SCPs with defined narrow size distribution and specifically tailored mechanical properties and functionalities for integration into a microinterferometric optomechanical biosensor ...
... Novel methods that enable facile, ultrasensitive and multiplexed detection of low molecular weight organic compounds such as metabolites, drugs, additives, and organic pollutants are valuable in biomedical research, clinical diagnosis, food safety and environmental monitoring. Here, we demonstrate a simple, rapid, and ultrasensitive method for detection and quantification of small molecules by imp ...