Electroenzymatic polypyrrole-intercalator sensor for the determination of West Nile virus cDNA

The chemical binding of a redox acridone derivative onto a polypyrrole film functionalized by N-hydroxysuccinimide groups provided an electrode capable of anchoring DNA duplex by simple insertion of the grafted acridone intercalator into the dsDNA solution. This electrode was applied for the detection of a ssDNA derived from a West Nile virus sequence. The latter was thus amperometrically detected after its hybridization in solution with a biotinylated complementary oligonucleotide followed by its anchoring and labeling by a glucose oxidase at 1 pg/mL.