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CHEMOSENSORS
卷 9, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9120363
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aflatoxin M1; mycotoxins; gold nanoparticles; plasmonic sensor; enhanced surface plasmon resonance; molecularly imprinted polymers
This study developed a molecularly-imprinted-based plasmonic sensor for direct detection of lower amounts of AFM1 in raw milk samples. The method showed a low detection limit (0.4 pg/mL) and good linearity (0.0003 ng/mL-20.0 ng/mL) under optimized experimental conditions. The plasmonic sensor platforms were specific to the detection of AFM1 in random dairy farmer milk samples.
Aflatoxins are a group of extremely toxic and carcinogenic substances generated by the mold of the genus Aspergillus that contaminate agricultural products. When dairy cows ingest aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-contaminated feeds, it is metabolized and transformed in the liver into a carcinogenic major form of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), which is eliminated through the milk. The detection of AFM1 in milk is very important to be able to guarantee food safety and quality. In recent years, sensors have emerged as a quick, low-cost, and reliable platform for the detection of aflatoxins. Plasmonic sensors with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) can be interesting alternatives for the determination of AFM1. In this work, we designed a molecularly-imprinted-based plasmonic sensor to directly detect lower amounts of AFM1 in raw milk samples. For this purpose, we prepared gold-nanoparticle-(AuNP)-integrated polymer nanofilm on a gold plasmonic sensor chip coated with allyl mercaptan. N-methacryloyl-l-phenylalanine (MAPA) was chosen as a functional monomer. The MIP nanofilm was prepared using the light-initiated polymerization of MAPA and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate in the presence of AFM1 as a template molecule. The developed method enabled the detection of AFM1 with a detection limit of 0.4 pg/mL and demonstrated good linearity (0.0003 ng/mL-20.0 ng/mL) under optimized experimental conditions. The AFM1 determination was performed in random dairy farmer milk samples. Using the analogous mycotoxins, it was also demonstrated that the plasmonic sensor platforms were specific to the detection of AFM1.
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