Abstract
An electrochemical detection method for chemical sensing has been developed using a DNA aptamer immobilized gold electrode chip. DNA aptamers specifically binding to 17β-estradiol were selected by the SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) process from a random ssDNA library, composed of approximately 7.2 × 1014 DNA molecules. Gold electrode chips were employed to evaluate the electrochemical signals generated from interactions between the aptamers and the target molecules. The DNA aptamer immobilization on the gold electrode was based on the avidin-biotin interaction. The cyclic voltametry (CV) and square wave voltametry (SWV) values were measured to evaluate the chemical binding to aptamer. When 17β-estradiol interacted with the DNA aptamer, the current decreased due to the interference of bound 17β-estradiol with the electron flow produced by a redox reaction between ferrocyanide and ferricyanide. In the negative control experiments, the current decreased only mildly due to the presence of other chemicals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2525-2531 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biosensors and Bioelectronics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 May 15 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by Korea University Grant in 2006 and KOSEF through the Advanced Environmental Monitoring Research center (ADERC) at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). The authors are grateful for the supports. Financial supports from the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) and the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) are gratefully acknowledged.
Keywords
- 17β-Estradiol
- Aptamer
- Electrochemical detection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Biophysics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrochemistry