Integrated amperometric affinity biosensors using Co2+-tetradentane nitrilotriacetic acid modified disposable carbon electrodes. Application to the determination of beta-lactam antibiotics

A novel strategy for the construction of disposable amperometric affinity biosensors is described in this work. The approach uses a recombinant bacterial penicillin binding protein (PBP) tagged by an N-terminal hexahistidine tail which was immobilized onto Co2+−tetradentate nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs). The biosensor was employed for the specific detection and quantification of β-lactam antibiotics residues in milk, which was accomplished by means of a direct competitive assay using a tracer with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) for the enzymatic labeling. The amperometric response measured at −0.20 V versus the Ag pseudoreference electrode of the SPCE upon the addition of H2O2 in the presence of hydroquinone (HQ) as redox mediator was used as the transduction signal. The developed affinity sensor allowed limits of detection to be obtained in the low part-per-billion level for the antibiotics tested in untreated milk samples. Moreover, the biosensor exhibited a good selectivity against other antibiotics residues frequently detected in milk and dairy products. The analysis time was of approximately 30 min.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Conzuelo, F., Gamella, María, Campuzano, Susana, Martínez-Ruiz, Paloma, Esteban-Torres, María, Rivas, Blanca de las, Reviejo , A. J., Muñoz, Rosario, Pingarrón, José M.
Other Authors:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	American Chemical Society 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/89711 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003176 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012818
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