| Literature DB >> 21627131 |
Oscar R Miranda1, Xiaoning Li, Limary Garcia-Gonzalez, Zheng-Jiang Zhu, Bo Yan, Uwe H F Bunz, Vincent M Rotello.
Abstract
Rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens is a key requirement for both environmental and clinical settings. We report here a colorimetric enzyme-nanoparticle conjugate system for detection of microbial contamination. In this approach, cationic gold nanoparticles (NPs) featuring quaternary amine headgroups are electrostatically bound to an enzyme [β-galactosidase (β-Gal)], inhibiting enzyme activity. Analyte bacteria bind to the NP, which releases the β-Gal and restores its activity, providing an enzyme-amplified colorimetric readout of the binding event. Using this strategy, we have been able to quantify bacteria at concentrations of 1 × 10(2) bacteria/mL in solution and 1 × 10(4) bacteria/mL in a field-friendly test strip format.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21627131 PMCID: PMC3120917 DOI: 10.1021/ja2021729
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419