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Zhang Y, Dong X, Jiang C, Yu Y, Zhang H, Fu J, Su G, Liu Y. A competitive aptamer binding-based CRISPR-cas biosensor for sensitive detection of tetracycline residues in biological samples. Talanta 2025; 286:127491. [PMID: 39753078 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.127491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 12/21/2024] [Accepted: 12/28/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2025]
Abstract
Tetracycline (TC) is widely used in veterinary medicine and animal feed; however, TC residues in food pose a risk to human health. Thus, the sensitive and selective detection of TC is needed to ensure food safety. Herein, we developed a CRISPR-Cas12a biosensor with competitive aptamer binding to detect TC residues. The aptasensor, formed by hybridizing activator DNA with TC-specific aptamers on streptavidin-modified magnetic beads, releases activator DNA in a TC concentration-dependent manner. This activated the Cas12a-crRNA complex, which cleaved single-strand DNA reporters to generate a detectable fluorescence signal. The TC signal was amplified through a two-step incubation reaction, with a detection limit as low as 9.45 × 10-5 μg L-1. The assay showed high selectivity and good recovery rates in various biological samples (e.g., honey, milk, fish), demonstrating the applicability of the biosensors in pollutant detection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yali Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Molecular Drug Targets of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China.
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Chai S, Chi Y, Sun W, Hou X, Pei S, Luo K, Lv W. Synthesis of N-doped and P-doped silicon quantum dots and their applications for tetracycline detection in the honey samples and antibacterial properties. Food Chem 2024; 450:139324. [PMID: 38615527 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
The abuse of tetracycline can lead to its residue in animal derived foods, posing many potential hazards to human health. Therefore, rapid and accurate detection of tetracycline is an important means to ensure food safety. Nitrogen doped and phosphorus doped silicon quantum dots (N-SiQDs, P-SiQDs) with remarkable optical stability were fabricated via a one-pot hydrothermal procedure in this study. Upon the excitation at 346 nm, N-SiQDs and P-SiQDs emitted fluorescence at 431 nm and 505 nm, respectively. Two SiQDs had the potential to serve as a probe for detecting low concentrations of tetracycline (TC), employing a mechanism of the static quenching effect. The calibration curves of N-SiQDs and P-SiQDs were linear within the range of 0-0.8 μM and 0-0.4 μM, the limits of detection were low as 5.35 × 10-4 μmol/L and 6.90 × 10-3 μmol/L, respectively. This method could be used successfully to detect TC in honey samples. Moreover, the remarkable antibacterial efficacy of two SiQDs could be attributed to the generation of a large number of intracellular reactive oxygen species. The SEM images showed that the structure of bacterial cell was disrupted and the surface became irregular when treated with both SiQDs. These properties enabled potential usage of SiQDs as excellent antibacterial material for different biomedical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shuiqin Chai
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- People's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404037, PR China.
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, PR China.
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