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Design and Development of Aptamer–Gold Nanoparticle Based Colorimetric Assays for In-the-field Applications
Published on: June 23, 2016
A colorimetric aptamer-based method for detection of cadmium using the enhanced peroxidase-like activity of Au-MoS2
Zui Tao1, Liting Wei1, Shijia Wu1
1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, PR China.
Abstract:
In this work, a colorimetric aptamer-based method for detection of cadmium using gold nanoparticles modified MoS2 nanocomposites as enzyme mimic is established. In short, biotinylated Cd2+ aptamers are immobilized by biotin-avidin binding on the bottoms of the microplate, the complementary strands of Cd2+ aptamers are connected to the Au-MoS2 nanocomposites which have the function of enhanced peroxidase-like activity. The csDNA-Au-MoS2 signal probe and target Cd2+ compete for binding Cd2+ aptamer, the color change can be observed by addition of chromogenic substrate, thereby realizing visual detection of Cd2+. The absorbance of the solution at 450 nm has a clear linear relationship with the Cd2+ concentration. The linear range is 1-500 ng/mL, and the limit of detection is 0.7 ng/mL. The assay was used to test white wine samples, the results are consistent with those of atomic absorption spectrometry; which prove that this method can be used for detection of Cd2+ in real samples.
