Anastasia V. Gribas

Development of ultrasensitive direct chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for determination of aflatoxin B1 in food products.

A direct competitive chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CL-ELISA) for determination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was developed. To improve the assay sensitivity, a mixture of 3-(10-phenothiazinyl)-propane-1-sulfonate and 4-morpholinopyridine previously optimized by a factorial design was used as enhancer of horseradish peroxidase-induced chemiluminescence. Varying the concentrations of the coating anti-AFB1 antibody and conjugate of AFB1 and horseradish peroxidase the conditions of the chemiluminescent assay were optimized. The values of the detection limit value and dynamic working range of CL-ELISA of AFB1 were 0.0015 ng mL(-1) and 0.003-0.03 ng mL(-1), respectively. It was shown that a dilution of rice and mung beans extracts in 5 and 10 times, respectively, prevented a matrix effect of the food products in CL-ELISA. The recovery values from the spiked samples of rice and mung beans were in the range of 90-104% and 102-117%, respectively. Studying 8 rice and 8 mung beans samples purchased in commercial stores the developed CL-ELISA allowed to find 3 samples (1 rice and 2 mung beans) containing AFB1, the content of AFB1 in one sample being higher than the maximum acceptable level established in the European Community.

3-(10'-Phenothiazinyl)propionic acid is a potent primary enhancer of peroxidase-induced chemiluminescence and its application in sensitive ELISA of methylglyoxal-modified low density lipoprotein.

Using a full factorial design the optimization of experimental conditions of enhanced chemiluminescence reaction (ECR) catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the presence of 3-(10-phenothiazinyl)propionic acid (PPA) as a primary enhancer was performed. The effect of concentrations of PPA, hydrogen peroxide, MORPH, luminol, and Tris on a ratio of peroxidase-catalyzed CL to background was studied. The detection limit value of HRP in ECR with PPA was 0.09 pM. Using PPA the ultra-sensitive chemiluminescent ELISA for determination of methylglyoxal-modified low density lipoprotein was developed. The detection limit value for the developed method was 0.5 ng mL(-1). The obtained results open up very promising perspectives for using PPA to improve the sensitivity of enzyme immunoassay kits.

Improved method for chemiluminescent determination of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme activity

The optimization of experimental conditions for the chemiluminescent determination of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme (PMDNAzyme) formed at the interaction of hemin and its aptamer EAD2 was performed. The effect of concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and luminol, acidity of the substrate solution, and composition and concentration of the assay buffer was estimated. Under optimized conditions, a value of detection limit for the PMDNAzyme was 350 pM. A comparison of the conditions determined in this work with those reported previously showed that the optimization of the composition of the substrate solution improved the sensitivity of the chemiluminescent determination of the PMDNAzyme. The obtained results open up promising perspectives for using the proposed method to improve the sensitivity of PMDNAzyme-based assays.

Structure–activity relationship study for design of highly active covalent peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme

We synthesized a series of conjugates of hemin and its aptamer EAD2, named covalent peroxidase-mimicking DNAzymes (PMDNAzymes), varying the length, rigidity and 5′-/3′-position of a linker between the oligonucleotide and hemin. Systemic structure–activity relationship study of these PMDNAzymes showed that covalent PMDNAzyme with hemin bound to the 5′-end of EAD2 via T10 spacer (PMDNAzyme(T10)) demonstrated the highest activity in luminol oxidation assay. Its activity was significantly higher in comparison to the non-covalent complex of hemin and aptamer EAD2 (non-covalent PMDNAzyme). Comparison of the detection limit values for the PMDNAzyme(T10) in the reactions of oxidation of luminol and ABTS, which were equal to 0.2 and 1.6 pM, respectively, showed that the chemiluminescent method of PMDNAzyme(T10) detection is preferred over the colorimetric one. Similarity of the detection limit values for the PMDNAzyme(T10) and horseradish peroxidase, whose activity was measured in an enhanced chemiluminescence reaction (0.25 pM), opens up very promising perspectives for the development of highly sensitive PMDNAzyme(T10)-based assays and devices.

Development of a chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for the determination of dexamethasone in milk

An indirect competitive chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CL-ELISA) for the determination of dexamethasone (DEX) was developed using soybean peroxidase (SbP) as an enzyme label. A mixture of 3-(10′-phenothiazinyl)-propane-1-sulfonate (SPTZ) and 4-morpholinopyridine (MORPH) was used as an enhancer of SbP-induced chemiluminescence. Varying the concentrations of the capture antigen (DEX-ovalbumin) and specific anti-DEX antibody, the conditions of the assay were optimized. The values of IC10, IC50 and working range (IC20–IC80) of the CL-ELISA of DEX were 0.02, 0.9, 0.08–9.3 ng mL−1, respectively. It was shown that a pretreatment of cow milk samples by centrifugation and 25% methanol prevented the matrix effect of whole milk. The coefficient of variation (CV) and recovery values from the spiked milk samples estimated by the developed CL-ELISA were in the range of 2.2 to 9.9% and 82 to 142%, respectively.

Homogeneous chemiluminescent DNA assay based on allosteric activation of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme

We developed a homogeneous chemiluminescent DNA assay based on allosteric activation of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme. This assay exhibits high detection sensitivity and high specificity for target DNA.

Microplate chemiluminescent assay for HBV DNA detection using 3-(10′-phenothiazinyl)propionic acid/N-morpholinopyridine pair as enhancer of HRP-catalyzed chemiluminescence

A sensitive sandwich assay for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA detection based on use of commercial CL-ELISA microplates was developed. To reveal the target the covalent conjugate of reporter oligonucleotide and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was synthesized. An employment of enhanced chemiluminescence reaction, where 3-(10-phenothiazinyl)propionic acid/N-morpholinopyridine pair was used as enhancer of HRP-catalyzed chemiluminescence, permitted to measure the enzyme activity of the conjugate with high sensitivity. Under the favorable conditions the limit of detection and a linear range of the assay were 3 pM and 0.07-2.0xa0nM, respectively. The coefficient of variation (CV) for determination of HBV DNA concentrations within the working range was lower than 4%. The obtained results demonstrated that the developed assay had high sensitivity and precision.

Suicide inactivation of covalent peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme with hydrogen peroxide and its protection by a reductant substrate

Recently a covalent peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme (cPMDNAzyme) with the improved catalytic activity was prepared. Here we demonstrate that hydrogen peroxide, the oxidant substrate of cPMDNAzyme is an inactivating agent of this catalyst. Presence of the reductant substrate, 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenthothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) prevents the inactivation of cPMDNAzyme. The experimental conditions (pH-optimum, concentrations of ABTS and H2O2) for the determination of cPMDNAzyme activity were optimized that allows a construction of the colorimetric cPMDNAzyme-based biosensors and assays with improved sensitivity.

Chemiluminescent Detection of HIV DNA Based on Allosteric Activation of Peroxidase-Mimicking DNAzyme

Homogeneous chemiluminescent method for HIV DNA detection based on allosteric activation of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme (PMDNAzyme) was developed. The probes used in the assay contain PMDNAzyme fragment and the additional oligonucleotide sequence complementary to HIV DNA. The interaction of PMDNAzyme fragment and the additional oligonucleotide sequence results in changes in G-quadruplex structure of the PMDNAzyme and decreases peroxidase-like activity of the probe. In the presence of HIV DNA such interaction was destroyed due to the formation of stable duplex between the additional fragment of the probe and DNA-analyte. Consequently, some reorganizations in G-quadruplex structure of the probe are observed, which are accompanied by enhancement of catalytic activity of the PMDNAzyme. The mechanism of the DNA-dependent activation of PMDNAzyme containing probes was confirmed by CD spectroscopy as well as modeling of the probes and their complexes with DNA target. The calibration curves for HIV DNA determination allowed estimating the analytical parameters of the assay. The detection limit value and the linear range were shown to be 0.3 nM and 0.3–15 nM, respectively. The assay sensitivity was high (190000 nM–1). The values of coefficient of variation (CV) measured within the working range varied less than 4%, which indicates the high accuracy of the proposed assay.

Homogeneous Chemiluminescent Determination of Mercury(II) Using a Peroxidase-Mimicking DNAzyme Assay

ABSTRACT Environmental pollution in manufacturing sectors is often accompanied by the release of diverse forms of pollutants including heavy metals. Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals. Here, we describe a homogeneous chemiluminescent method for Hg2+ detection based on allosteric activation of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme and formation of Hg2+-thymine bonds in DNA duplex with T–T mismatches in the presence of mercury. The formation of such duplex increased the activity of peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme. The analysis conditions and structures of probes were optimized. Under the favorable conditions, the limit of detection and a linear range of the assay were 12 and 12–600u2009nM, respectively. The values of coefficient of variation measured within the working range varied from 0.7 to 3.0%. The study of cross-reactivity of Hg2+, Ag+, Pb2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Bi3+, Ni2+, Co2+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Cd2+, Mg2+, and Cr3+ showed that only mercury in concentration nanoscale activates peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme that indicates high specificity of the developed Hg2+ assay. Thus, an easy-to-use, specific, rapid, and sensitive method for Hg2+ detection was developed.