Label-free electrochemical aptasensor for the detection of lysozyme

Talanta. 2009 Apr 15;78(1):212-6. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2008.11.002. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

Abstract

This work reports the advantages of a label free electrochemical aptasensor for the detection of lysozyme. The biorecognition platform was obtained by the adsorption of the aptamer on the surface of a carbon paste electrode (CPE) previously blocked with mouse immunoglobulin under controlled-potential conditions. The recognition event was detected from the decrease in the guanine and adenine electro-oxidation signals produced as a consequence of the molecular interaction between the aptamer and lysozyme. The biosensing platform demonstrated to be highly selective even in the presence of large excess (9-fold) of bovine serum albumin, cytochrome C and myoglobin. The reproducibility for 10 repetitive determinations of 10.0 mg L(-1) lysozyme solution was 5.1% and 6.8% for guanine and adenine electro-oxidation signals, respectively. The detection limits of the aptasensor were 36.0 nmol L(-1) (if considering guanine signal) and 18.0 nmol L(-1) (if taking adenine oxidation current). This new sensing approach represents an interesting and promising alternative for the electrochemical quantification of lysozyme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aptamers, Nucleotide*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Electrodes
  • Muramidase / analysis*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Aptamers, Nucleotide
  • Muramidase