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Fiber optic-based biosensor for ricin
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We report on an evanescent wave fiber-optic biosensor for detecting a potently toxic protein, ricin, in the picograms per milliliter range. A sandwich immunoassay scheme was used to detect ricin. First, an anti-ricin IgG was immobilized onto the surface of an optical fiber in two different ways. In the first method, the antibody was directly coated to the silanized fiber using a crosslinker. Second, avidin-coated fibers were incubated with biotinylated antiricin IgG to immobilize the antibody using an avidin-biotin bridge. The assay using the avidin-biotin linked antibody demonstrated higher sensitivity and wider linear dynamic range than the assay using antibody directly conjugated to the surface. The linear dynamic range of detection for ricin in buffer using the avidin-biotin chemistry is 100 pg/ml-250 ng/ml. The limits of detection for ricin in buffer solution and river water are 100 pg/ml and 1 ng/ml, respectively. At higher concentrations of ricin ( > 50 ng/ml), we observe a strong interaction of ricin with the avidin coated on the surface of the fibers. We have demonstrated that this interaction is primarily due to the lectin activity of ricin and is significantly reduced using fibers coated with neutravidin or by adding galactose to the ricin samples. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Limited.
Keywords:
biosensor
evanescent wave
plant toxins
ricin
avidin
biotin
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