Abstract
The determination of a short cDNA sequence from West Nile Virus (WNV) was carried out with an amperometric DNA sensor. The latter was constituted by an amino-21-mer oligonucleotide probe covalently anchored to a poly(pyrrole-NHS), previously electro-polymerized on a platinum electrode. After incubation with a target model of the WNV cDNA, the hybridization events on the sensor surface were detected by an additional hybridization process with a complementary biotinylated 15-mer WNV cDNA followed by the specific attachment of a biotinylated glucose oxidase via an avidin bridge. The hybridization event was then monitored at 0.6 V vs Ag/AgCl by amperometric detection of H2O2, generated by the enzyme marker in the presence of glucose. A relatively short (2 h) hybridization period allows the convenient quantification of the WNV DNA target in the range 10-10-10-15 g ml-1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1741-1748 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- DNA sensor
- Polypyrrole
- Pyrrole-NHS
- West Nile Virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrochemistry