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Continuous Colorimetric Assay for Acetylcholinesterase and Inhibitor Screening with Gold Nanoparticles

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LANGMUIR
Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 2504-2507

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la803870v

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  1. NSFC
  2. State Basic Program and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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We report herein a new colorimetric assay method for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and its inhibitor screening by making use of the following facts: (1) the aggregation of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) results in the red-shift of the plasmon absorption due to interparticle plasmon interactions and (2) AChE can catalyze the hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine into thiocholine which can induce the aggregation of Au-NPs. With this convenient method, the activity of AChE with a concentration as low as 0.6 mU/mL can be assayed. Moreover, this assay method is also useful for screening inhibitors of AChE. Given its simplicity and easy-operation, this method may extend to high-throughput screening of AChE inhibitors and relevant drug discovery.

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