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Shah MM, Ahmad K, Boota S, Jensen T, La Frano MR, Irudayaraj J. Sensor technologies for the detection and monitoring of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1141523. [PMID: 37051269 PMCID: PMC10083357 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1141523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a class of man-made substances with potential to disrupt the standard function of the endocrine system. These EDCs include phthalates, perchlorates, phenols, some heavy metals, furans, dimethoate, aromatic hydrocarbons, some pesticides, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). EDCs are widespread in the environment given their frequent use in daily life. Their production, usage, and consumption have increased many-fold in recent years. Their ability to interact and mimic normal endocrine functions makes them a potential threat to human health, aquatics, and wild life. Detection of these toxins has predominantly been done by mass spectroscopy and/or chromatography-based methods and to a lesser extent by advanced sensing approaches such as electrochemical and/or colorimetric methods. Instrument-based analytical techniques are often not amenable for onsite detection due to the lab-based nature of these detecting systems. Alternatively, analytical approaches based on sensor/biosensor techniques are more attractive because they are rapid, portable, equally sensitive, and eco-friendly. Advanced sensing systems have been adopted to detect a range of EDCs in the environment and food production systems. This review will focus on advances and developments in portable sensing techniques for EDCs, encompassing electrochemical, colorimetric, optical, aptamer-based, and microbial sensing approaches. We have also delineated the advantages and limitations of some of these sensing techniques and discussed future developments in sensor technology for the environmental sensing of EDCs.
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- Muhammad Musaddiq Shah
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan
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- College of Food Sciences and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan
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- Biomedical Research Center, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Metabolomics Core Facility, Roy J Carver Biotechnology Center, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Biomedical Research Center, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Joseph Irudayaraj,
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Otarola G, Castillo H, Marcellini S. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-based bioassays for dioxin detection: Thinking outside the box. J Appl Toxicol 2017; 38:437-449. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Gaston Otarola
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences; University of Concepcion; Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences; University of Concepcion; Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences; University of Concepcion; Chile
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Archibong E, Foster A, Caldwell K, Lita A, Mochona B, Mateeva N. Synthesis, characterization, and electrospinning of novel polyaniline-peptide polymers. APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY 2016; 4:78-82. [PMID: 29399607 PMCID: PMC5794223 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Aniline-peptide (FLDQV, FLDQVC, Dansyl-FLDQV, Dansyl-FLDQVC, and FLDQV-AMC) mixtures underwent oxidative chemical and electrochemical polymerization in excess of aniline. The products of the chemical polymerization were low molecular weight polymers containing more than 70% peptide. Electrochemically polymerized species polyaniline-FLDQV (PANI-FLDQV) consisted mainly of polyaniline units containing about 10% peptide. The solubility of the latter in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFP) was similar to the camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) doped emeraldine base (PANI-CSA) solubility, however the weight composition of the electrospun fibers produced from the two polymers was significantly different. 2D 1H-13C HSQC analyses were employed to analyze the binding between the aniline and peptide moieties. Binding of peptide to polyaniline is reflected by the appearance of extra cross-peaks which display line broadening between the free polyaniline and the free pentapeptide. Peptides may be chemically bonded to the polymer molecules, but they may also act as doping agents to the nitrogen atoms via hydrogen bonding.
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- Edikan Archibong
- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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Simultaneous detection of pentachlorophenol and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin in guar gum—an electrochemical approach. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-016-0916-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Tavakoly Sany SB, Narimani L, Soltanian FK, Hashim R, Rezayi M, Karlen DJ, Mahmud HNME. An overview of detection techniques for monitoring dioxin-like compounds: latest technique trends and their applications. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra11442c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) are considered as persistent bioaccumulative toxicants with a number of continuing issues in the fields of ecotoxicology and bioassay.
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- University Malaya
- 50603 Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences University of Malaya
- 50603 Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- University Malaya
- 50603 Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
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- Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
- Tampa
- USA
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A rapid and cost-effective computational methodology for designing and rationalizing the selection of small peptides as receptors for dioxin-like compounds was proposed. The backbone of the dioxin Ah receptor binding site was used to design a series of penta- and hexapeptide libraries, with 1400 elements in total. Peptide flexibility was considered and 10 conformers were found to be a good option to represent peptide conformational space with fair speed-accuracy ratio. Each peptide conformer was treated as a possible receptor, generating a dedicated box and then running a docking process using as ligands a family of 76 dibenzo-p-dioxins and 113 dibenzofurans mono- and polychlorinated. Significant predictions were confirmed by comparing primary structure of top and bottom ranked peptides binding dioxins confirming that scrambled positions of the same amino acids gave completely different predicted binding. The hexapeptide EWFQPW, with the best binding score, was chosen as selective sorbent material in solid-phase extraction. The retention performances were tested using the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and two polychlorinated biphenyls in order to verify the hexapeptide specificity. The solid-phase extraction experimental procedure was optimized, and analytical parameters of hexapeptide sorbent material were compared with the resin without hexapeptide and a commercial reversed phase cartridge.
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Archibong E, Wang L, Ivanov I, Lita A, Redda K, Mateeva N. Investigation of the binding of dioxin selective pentapeptides to a polyaniline matrix. SYNTHETIC METALS 2012; 162:1255-1263. [PMID: 30381782 PMCID: PMC6205211 DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polyaniline in form of emeraldine salt and emeraldine base was used as a matrix to attach several labeled and non-labeled dioxin selective pentapeptides both directly to the polymer and using glutaraldehyde as a linker. The peptides have been selected as a model to study the binding process due to their smaller size, lower sensitivity to the environment and potential application as solid state extraction reagents for chlorinated toxins. The composition and the properties of the compounds were investigated by means of elemental analysis, XPS, FTIR, UV/vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results have shown that 3.30-7.76% peptides were attached to the emeraldine base both with and without a linker. Glutaraldehyde and the peptides were connected to the matrix via chemical bond resulting in formation of compounds whit similar composition and stability in a broad pH range. The influence of the linker and the peptides on the electronic properties and composition of the polymer have been investigated by principal component analysis.
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- Edikan Archibong
- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
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Chobtang J, de Boer IJM, Hoogenboom RLAP, Haasnoot W, Kijlstra A, Meerburg BG. The need and potential of biosensors to detect dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls along the milk, eggs and meat food chain. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2011; 11:11692-716. [PMID: 22247688 PMCID: PMC3252005 DOI: 10.3390/s111211692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) are hazardous toxic, ubiquitous and persistent chemical compounds, which can enter the food chain and accumulate up to higher trophic levels. Their determination requires sophisticated methods, expensive facilities and instruments, well-trained personnel and expensive chemical reagents. Ideally, real-time monitoring using rapid detection methods should be applied to detect possible contamination along the food chain in order to prevent human exposure. Sensor technology may be promising in this respect. This review gives the state of the art for detecting possible contamination with dioxins and DL-PCBs along the food chain of animal-source foods. The main detection methods applied (i.e., high resolution gas-chromatography combined with high resolution mass-spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) and the chemical activated luciferase gene expression method (CALUX bioassay)), each have their limitations. Biosensors for detecting dioxins and related compounds, although still under development, show potential to overcome these limitations. Immunosensors and biomimetic-based biosensors potentially offer increased selectivity and sensitivity for dioxin and DL-PCB detection, while whole cell-based biosensors present interpretable biological results. The main shortcoming of current biosensors, however, is their detection level: this may be insufficient as limits for dioxins and DL-PCBs for food and feedstuffs are in pg per gram level. In addition, these contaminants are normally present in fat, a difficult matrix for biosensor detection. Therefore, simple and efficient extraction and clean-up procedures are required which may enable biosensors to detect dioxins and DL-PCBs contamination along the food chain.
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- Jeerasak Chobtang
- Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (J.C.); (I.J.M.B.)
- Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands; E-Mail: (A.K.)
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- Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (J.C.); (I.J.M.B.)
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (R.L.A.P.H.); (W.H.)
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (R.L.A.P.H.); (W.H.)
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- Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands; E-Mail: (A.K.)
- Eye Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands; E-Mail: (A.K.)
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Abalde-Cela S, Ho S, Rodríguez-González B, Correa-Duarte MA, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Liz-Marzán LM, Kotov NA. Loading of exponentially grown LBL films with silver nanoparticles and their application to generalized SERS detection. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:5326-9. [PMID: 19526478 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200901807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Feature film: Thin films made by exponential layer-by-layer growth display high diffusivity and can be readily infiltrated with inorganic nanoparticles. They can sequestrate molecular systems from solution as a function of the composition of their layers, while providing intense surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals (see picture).
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- Sara Abalde-Cela
- Departamento de Química-Física and Unidad Asociada CSIC-Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Abalde-Cela S, Ho S, Rodríguez-González B, Correa-Duarte M, Álvarez-Puebla R, Liz-Marzán L, Kotov N. Loading of Exponentially Grown LBL Films with Silver Nanoparticles and Their Application to Generalized SERS Detection. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200901807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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