Biomedical subjects

Frieder W Scheller

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PubMed2002

Highly sensitive detection of cocaine using a piezoelectric immunosensor.

This paper describes the development of a highly sensitive competitive immunoassay with the piezoelectric sensor. The immobilized derivative of cocaine was benzoylecgonine-1,8-diamino-3,4-dioxaoctane (BZE-DADOO). For the immobilization of BZE-DADOO, the conjugate BZE-DADOO with 11-mercaptomonoundecanoic acid (MUA) was synthesized via 2-(5-norbornen-2,3-dicarboximide)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium-tetrafluoroborate (TNTU), followed by the creation of the conjugate monolayer on the piezosensor electrodes. For the optimization of the competitive assay we used electrodes with rough or smooth gold areas and for the interaction with immobilized antigen different anti-cocaine sheep polyclonal (pAb, either whole IgG or Fab fragment) and mouse monoclonal (mAb, whole IgG) antibodies. The assay of cocaine developed achieved a detection limit (LOD) of 100 pmol/l (34 ng/l) using the sheep antibody (IgG) and piezoelectric sensors with a smooth gold surface. The total time of one analysis was 15 min and the measuring area of the sensor could be used more than 40 times without losing its sensitivity.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

PubMed2002

Bioelectrocatalysis by redox enzymes at modified electrodes.

Self-assembled monolayers of thiolated compounds are used as promoters for protein-electrode reactions. They provide an anchor group based on thiol chemisorptions and also a functional group for effective interaction with the protein. These interactions are often governed by electrostatic attraction. For example, for positively charged proteins, such as cytochrome c and the selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase, mercaptoalkanoic acids have been used. Clay modification of the electrode surface has been found to facilitate the heterogeneous electron transfer process for heme proteins, e.g. cytochrome c, cytochrome P450 and myoglobin. Interestingly, nucleic acids at carbon electrodes and thiol-modified double stranded oligonucleotides act as promoters of the redox communication to proteins, whereas the mechanism is still subject to controversy interpretations. By interacting the protein immobilised at the electrode with species in solution, signal chains have been constructed. The interaction can result in a simple co-ordination or redox reaction, depending on the nature of the reaction partners. For analytical purposes, e.g. biosensors, the electrochemical redox conversion of the immobilised protein is evaluated.

Biotechnology↗

PubMed2002

Real-time determination of telomerase activity in cell extracts using an optical biosensor.

A biosensoric approach has been developed to determine the activity of telomerase in tumor cell lysates. An optical sensor, the grating coupler, was used to monitor the association and dissociation of unlabeled compounds on the sensor surface in real time, by virtue of an evanescent field. An oligonucleotide was immobilized on the surface of the optical biosensor and linked with two other oligonucleotides by complementary sequences in an overlapping manner. The 3'-end of the last one carried the sequence of the telomeric substrate (TS) primer used for elongation by telomerase in the telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay. This primer sequence was phosphorothioate (PS)-modified, which is known to strongly increase the affinity to the primer binding site of telomerase protein and consequently the velocity of the telomerase reaction. We show that the PS primer binds to the modified biosensor and is elongated effectively by the telomerase from HL-60 cell lysates. A synthesis rate of 1 nucleotide/min was determined. The inhibitory effect of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) was shown by using immobilized TS. The velocity of the telomerase reaction was slowed down and the signal intensity was below the signal-to-noise ratio. Most nucleic acid detection systems use amplification steps such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to increase the amount of the probe. Since telomerase is a polymerase itself amplification of DNA by PCR is not required. Furthermore, no purification steps were required since all measurements were performed with crude cell extract.

Base Sequence↗

PubMed2002

Biosensors.

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Biosensing Techniques↗

PubMed2001

Determination of the turnover number of the restriction endonuclease EcoRI using evanescent wave technology.

Binding and catalytic activity of the type II restriction endonuclease EcoRI on immobilized DNA has been observed in real time using three different evanescent wave biosensors and two different immobilization techniques. The method gives direct access to the turnover number (kcat) without the necessity for the determination of any concentration or activity. The combination of different evanescent wave techniques gives access to the catalytic mechanism and allows the determination of the rate limiting step.

Biosensing Techniques↗

PubMed2001

Electron transfer of hemoglobin at electrodes modified with colloidal clay nanoparticles.

Nanostructured sodium montmorillonite was prepared via a colloidal chemical approach and deposited onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCE). Subsequently, hemoglobin was spontaneously adsorbed onto the clay membrane-modified electrode. The colloidal clay nanoparticles and the adsorbed protein were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The electrochemical impedance behavior of the system was studied using a microlithographically fabricated interdigitated microsensor electrode (IME). The interaction of the clay nanoparticles with hemoglobin was investigated by UV-VIS spectroscopy and electrochemical methods. The heme protein adsorbed in this way displayed a well-defined electrode process and the electron transfer was confirmed to originate from its heme site. Furthermore, nitric oxide affects the hemoglobin electrochemistry.

Adsorption↗