Proteins modified with DNAzymes or aptamers act as biosensors or biosensor labels

Bella Shlyahovsky, Di Li, Eugenii Katz, Itamar Willner*

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Abstract

Hybrid systems composed of a glucose oxidase (GOx)/peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme, and of microperoxidase-11 (MP-11)/anti-thrombin aptamer were synthesized. The hybrid systems were employed as amplifying labels for the colorimetric or chemiluminescence detection of an enzyme functions, and thrombin analysis, respectively. In the GOx/DNAzyme system, the GOx-mediated oxidation of glucose led to the formation of H2O2, and this activated the oxidation of ABTS to a colored product, or to the generation of chemiluminescence in the presence of luminol. The MP-11/anti-thrombin aptamer enabled the amplified analysis of thrombin by the MP-11-mediated generation of chemiluminescence in the presence of luminol/H2O2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2570-2576
Number of pages7
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume22
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2007

Keywords

  • Aptamer
  • Biosensor
  • Chemiluminescence
  • DNAzyme
  • Glucose oxidase
  • Thrombin

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