RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Amplified visual immunosensor integrated with nanozyme for ultrasensitive detection of avian influenza virus
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 128538
DO 10.1101/128538
A1 Syed Rahin Ahmed
A1 Suresh Neethirajan
YR 2017
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/04/19/128538.abstract
AB Nanomaterial-based artificial enzymes or nanozymes exhibits superior properties such as stability, cost effectiveness and ease of preparation in comparison to conventional enzymes. However, the lower catalytic activity of nanozymes limits their sensitivity and thereby practical applications in the bioanalytical field. To overcome this drawback, herein we propose a very simple but highly sensitive, specific and low-cost dual enhanced colorimetric immunoassay for the detection of avian influenza virus A (H5N1) through facile in situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their peroxidase-like enzymatic activity. 3,3’,5,5’-Tetramethylbenzidine (TMBZ) was used as a reducing agent to produce gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) from a viral target-specific antibody-gold ion complex. The developed blue color from the sensing design was further amplified through catalytic activity of Au NPs in presence of TMBZ–hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) complex. The developed dual enhanced colorimetric immunosensor enables the detection of avian influenza virus A (H5N1) with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.11 pg/mL. Our results further confirms that the developed assay has superior sensitivity than the conventional ELISA method, plasmonic-based bioassay and commercial flu diagnostic kits.