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  • Title: Picogram-detection of estradiol at an electrochemical immunosensor with a gold nanoparticle|Protein G-(LC-SPDP)-scaffold.
    Author: Liu X, Wong DK.
    Journal: Talanta; 2009 Feb 15; 77(4):1437-43. PubMed ID: 19084662.
    Abstract:
    Low picograms of the hormone 17beta-estradiol were detected at an electrochemical immunosensor. This immunosensor features a gold nanoparticle|Protein G-(LC-SPDP)(1)-scaffold, to which a monoclonal anti-estradiol capture antibody was immobilised to facilitate a competitive immunoassay between sample 17beta-estradiol and a horseradish peroxidase-labelled 17beta-estradiol conjugate. Upon constructing this molecular architecture on a disposable gold electrode in a flow cell, amperometry was conducted to monitor the reduction current of benzoquinone produced from a catalytic reaction of horseradish peroxidase. This current was then quantitatively related to 17beta-estradiol present in a sample. Calibration of immunosensors in blood serum samples spiked with 17beta-estradiol yielded a linear response up to approximately 1200 pg mL(-1), a sensitivity of 0.61microA/pg mL(-1) and a detection limit of 6 pg mL(-1). We attribute these favourable characteristics of the immunosensors to the gold nanoparticle|Protein G-(LC-SPDP) scaffold, where the gold nanoparticles provided a large electrochemically active surface area that permits immobilisation of an enhanced quantity of all components of the molecular architecture, while the Protein G-(LC-SPDP) component aided in not only reducing steric hindrance when Protein G binds to the capture antibody, but also providing an orientation-controlled immobilisation of the capture antibody. Coupled with amperometric detection in a flow system, the immunosensor exhibited excellent reproducibility.
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