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  • Title: Electrochemical detection of thrombin based on aptamer and ferrocenylhexanethiol loaded silica nanocapsules.
    Author: Wang Y, He X, Wang K, Ni X, Su J, Chen Z.
    Journal: Biosens Bioelectron; 2011 Apr 15; 26(8):3536-41. PubMed ID: 21376563.
    Abstract:
    A sensitive and specific electrochemical assay for detection of thrombin based on aptamer and ferrocenylhexanethiol loaded silica nanocapsules (FcSH/SiNCs) amplification is described. In the protocol, a double aptamer sandwich structure was formed in the presence of thrombin, in which an aptamer-labeled FcSH/SiNCs for electrochemical detection, and a streptavidin-coated magnetic bead immobilized aptamer for rapid and specific separation of target protein. After separated from the sample mixture under a magnetic field, the sandwich complex was treated with NaOH to release the loaded ferrocenylhexanethiol (FcSH) from the silica nanocapsules (SiNCs). Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was employed to detect the released FcSH, which was related to the concentration of the thrombin. The method took advantage of sandwich binding of two affinity aptamers for increased specificity, high payload of FcSH in SiNCs for signal amplification, magnetic beads for fast magnetic separation. The peak current of released FcSH had a good linear relationship with the thrombin concentration in the range of 0.1-5 nmol/L, and the detection limit of thrombin in the method was 0.06 nmol/L. The detection was also specific for thrombin without being affected by other proteins, such as immunoglobulin G, bovine serum albumin, lysozyme and human serum albumin. The method has been used to detect thrombin in human serum albumin with minimum background interference.
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