Abstract
The harmful effects of cyanotoxins in surface waters have led to increasing demands for accurate early warning methods. This study proposes a capacitive immunosensor for broad-spectrum detection of the group of toxic cyclic peptides called microcystins (~80 congeners) at very low concentration levels. The novel analytical platform offers significant advances compared to the existing methods. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs, clone AD4G2) that recognize a common element of microcystins were used to construct the biosensing layer. Initially, a stable insulating anchor layer for the mAbs was made by electropolymerization of tyramine onto a gold electrode surface, with subsequent incorporation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the glutaraldehyde (5%) activated polytyramine surface. The biosensor responded linearly to microcystin concentrations from 1×10-13M to 1×10-10M MC-LR standard with a limit of detection of 2.1×10-14M. The stability of the biosensor was evaluated by repeated measurements of the antigen and by determining the capacitance change relative to the original response, which decreased below 90% after the 30th cycle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-76 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Analytica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 826 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Spectroscopy