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A Method for Selecting Structure-switching Aptamers Applied to a Colorimetric Gold Nanoparticle Assay
Published on: February 28, 2015
Shared hairpin structure electrochemiluminescence biosensor based on Au@Ni-Co metal organic frameworks for
Hongguo Zhai1, Yue Wang1, Qi Guo1
1School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo, 255000, China; Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo, 255000, China.
Abstract:
The excessive content of lead (Pb(II)) and Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) seriously harms the quality of aquatic products. In this paper, a highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor was constructed using the synergistic effect of Au NPs@Nickel-Cobalt-Metal-organic frameworks (Au@Ni-Co-MOFs) and double potential resolution function of urchin-like Au@luminol and Cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QDs) for synchronous detection of Pb(II) and S.aureus in aquatic products. Au@Ni-Co-MOFs as the base material, its cube structure can improve the surface active area and sensitivity of the sensor, providing more catalytic active sites for the two functional probes. Urchin-like Au@luminol binding aptamer DNA2 specifically recognizes Pb(II), CdS QDs binding aptamer DNA3 specifically recognizes S.aureus, which collaboratively catalyzed hydrogen peroxide reduction to produce two electrochemiluminescence signals. The shared hairpin structure DNA1 binds stably to Au@Ni-Co-MOFs via the Au-S bond, and the two functional probes are complementary paired with the DNA1 respectively to ensure the specificity of the aptamer. According to the ECL intensity changes of different potentials signal sources, the synchronous detection of Pb(II) and S.aureus with different concentrations is realized. The sensor realizes the detection of two targets in aquatic products and provides a new strategy for the simultaneous detection of multiple targets.

