Detection of bacterial 16S rRNA using multivalent dendrimer-reporter enzyme conjugates

Biosens Bioelectron. 2009 Jul 15;24(11):3383-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2009.04.017. Epub 2009 Apr 17.

Abstract

Novel enzyme-oligodeoxynucleotide conjugate was synthesized to improve sensitivity of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA detection on gold electrodes. Thermostable esterase 2 from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius was multiply conjugated to a polyamidoamine dendrimer functionalized by one universal detector oligodeoxynucleotide. Three components rRNA/DNA hybridization between capture oligodeoxynucleotide covalently immobilized on a gold electrode, 16S rRNA and the multivalent esterase-dendrimer cluster was used for detection of E. coli. The linear dependence of the electrochemical signals to analyte concentration revealed a detection limit of 50 colony forming units E. coli, which represents a tenfold signal enhancement if compared to the detection limit achieved with monovalent esterase-oligodeoxynucleotide conjugate.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Colony Count, Microbial / instrumentation
  • Dendrimers / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Electrodes
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
  • Esterases / chemistry*
  • RNA, Bacterial / analysis*
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Transducers

Substances

  • Dendrimers
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Esterases