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  • Title: Electrochemical immunoassay using quantum dot/antibody probe for identification of cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR.
    Author: Yu HW, Lee J, Kim S, Nguyen GH, Kim IS.
    Journal: Anal Bioanal Chem; 2009 Aug; 394(8):2173-81. PubMed ID: 19585111.
    Abstract:
    The presence of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins such as microcystin-LR poses health threats to humans due to their potential for causing severe physiological effects when contaminated drinking water is ingested. Here, the electrochemical detection of microcystin-LR is explored using a quantum dot/antibody (QD/Ab) probe for nanoparticle-based amplification and direct electrochemical transduction. The immunological recognition of microcystin-LR using the QD/Ab probe was amplified and converted to an electrochemical signal by measuring the cadmium ions released from QD based on square wave stripping voltammetry under optimized electrochemical factors. Whereas a qualitative analysis for microcystin-LR was achieved using the specific peak potential of the anodic voltammogram at -0.6 +/- 0.05 V, concentration of the toxin was quantified based on the charge density of the anodic peak; a dynamic range of 0.227 to 50 microg/L and limit of detection of 0.099 microg/L were obtained with high sensitivity. The extracted microcystin-LR from Microcystis aeruginosa was estimated as 1,944 microg/g of dried weight of the microorganism.
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