A Label-Free Electrochemical Biosensor Based on a Reduced Graphene Oxide and Indole-5-Carboxylic Acid Nanocomposite for the Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae

J AOAC Int. 2017 Mar 1;100(2):548-552. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.16-0251. Epub 2016 Nov 30.

Abstract

A label-free DNA hybridization electrochemical sensor for the detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae was developed, which could be helpful in the diagnosis of bacterial infections. Indole-5-carboxylic acid (ICA) and graphene oxide (GO) were electrodeposited on a glassy carbon electrode, and the resulting reduced GO (rGO)-ICA hybrid film served as a platform for immobilizing oligonucleotides on a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) sequence. The conditions were optimized, with excellent electrochemical performance. A significant change was observed after hybridization of ssDNA with the target probe under optimum conditions. Hybridization with complementary, noncomplementary, one-base mismatched, and three-base mismatched DNA targets was studied effectively by differential pulse voltammetry. The proposed strategy could detect target DNA down to 3 × 10-11 M, with a linear range from 1 × 10-6 M to 1 × 10-10 M, showing high sensitivity. This electrochemical method is simple, free from indicator, and shows good selectivity. Hence, electrochemical biosensors are successfully demonstrated for the detection of K. pneumoniae.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • DNA Probes / chemistry
  • DNA, Single-Stranded / chemistry
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods*
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • Indoles
  • indole-5-carboxylic acid
  • Graphite