Catalytic hairpin assembly mediated liposome-encoded magnetic beads for signal amplification of peroxide test strip based point-of-care testing of ricin

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Nov 21;56(90):14091-14094. doi: 10.1039/d0cc05456a. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Abstract

Herein, we propose a new peroxide test strip (PTS) based point-of-care testing (POCT) method to detect ricin B-chain qualitatively and quantitatively by using catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) mediated liposome-encoded magnetic beads for signal amplification. The sensitivity of this PTS based POCT method was improved significantly because it combined CHA signal amplification and liposome-based signal amplification.

MeSH terms

  • Biocatalysis
  • Glucose Oxidase / chemistry
  • Glucose Oxidase / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Liposomes / chemistry
  • Liposomes / metabolism
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Peroxides / chemistry
  • Peroxides / metabolism*
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Reagent Strips / chemistry
  • Reagent Strips / metabolism*
  • Ricin / analysis*
  • Ricin / metabolism

Substances

  • Liposomes
  • Peroxides
  • Reagent Strips
  • Ricin
  • Glucose Oxidase