期刊
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
卷 1422, 期 -, 页码 239-246出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.09.089
关键词
Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4); Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS); Anthrax; Protective antigen (PA)
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning [2015R1A2A2A01006445]
Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) was evaluated as a potential analytical method for detection of a protective antigen (PA), an Anthrax biomarker. The scheme was based on the recognition of altered AF4 retention through the generation of the size-increased Au nanoparticle probes as a result of PA binding, in which a PA-selective peptide was conjugated on the probe surface. In the visible absorption-based AF4 fractograms, the band position shifted to a longer retention time as the PA concentration increased due to the presence of probe bound with PAs. The shift was insignificant when the concentration was relatively low at 84.3 pM. To improve sensitivity, two separate probes conjugated with two different peptides able to bind on different PA epitopes were used together. The band shift then became distinguishable even at 84.3 pM of PA sample. The formation of larger PA-probe inter-connected species using the dual-probe system was responsible for the enhanced band shift. In parallel, the feasibility of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as a potential AF4 detection method was also evaluated. In the off-line SERS fractogram constructed using fractions collected during AF4 separation, a band shift was also observed for the 84.3 pM PA sample, and the band intensity was higher when using the dualprobe system. The combination of AF4 and SERS is promising for the detection of PA and will become a potential tool if the reproducibility of SERS measurement is improved. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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