Multi-purpose electrochemical biosensor based on a "green" homobifunctional cross-linker coupled with PAMAM dendrimer grafted p-MWCNTs as a platform: application to detect alpha 2,3-sialylated glycans and alpha 2,6-sialylated glycans in human serum
Multi-purpose electrochemical biosensor based on a "green" homobifunctional cross-linker coupled with PAMAM dendrimer grafted p-MWCNTs as a platform: application to detect alpha 2,3-sialylated glycans and alpha 2,6-sialylated glycans in human serum
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基于“绿色”同双功能交联剂与 PAMAM 树枝状聚合物接枝 p-MWCNT 为平台的多用途电化学生物传感器:用于检测人血清中的 α2,3-唾液酸化聚糖和 α2,6-唾液酸化聚糖
作者:
Niu Yazhen;He Junlin;Li Yuliang;Zhao Yilin;Xia Chunyong;Yuan Guolin;Zhang Lei;Zhang Yuchan;Yu Chao
Sialylated glycans are crucial molecular targets for cancer diagnosis and clinical research. α2,3-Sialylated glycans and α2,6-sialylated glycans are the predominant sialic acids found in nature. Different expression of the quantity of glycans can result in development of different disease. However, there are no ideal methods for discriminating α2,3-sialylated glycans and α2,6-sialylated glycans. In this work, a multi-purpose biosensor is fabricated for sensitive detection of α2,3-sialylated glycans and α2,6-sialylated glycans. To improve the sensitivity of the biosensor, p-MWCNTs were integrated with PAMAM, as PAMAM has highly branched and abundant amino groups, providing a large available surface area for linking with other substances. To achieve distinguishable recognition, Maackia amurensis lectin (MAL) and Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA) were included. To facilitate the lectin fixation, PDITC, a kind of green homobifunctional cross-linker, was selected. Under optimized detection conditions, the linear range of detection for α2,3-sialylated glycans is 10 fg mL−1 to 50 ng mL−1 with a lower detection limit of 3 fg mL−1, and the linear range of detection for α2,6-sialylated glycans is 10 fg mL−1 to 50 ng mL−1 with a detection limit of 3 fg mL−1. This work not only provides a method for distinguishing detection of α2,3-sialylated glycans and α2,6-sialylated glycans, but also provides a reference for future clinical testing.