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Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical immunoassay of antibody against tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen amplified by functionalized graphene derivates and enzymatic biocatalytic precipitation.

Abstract
Tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) are often found on the surface of cancer cells. The determination of the carbohydrate components of glycoconjugates is challenging because of the chemical complexity of glycan chains. Through monitoring corresponding antibody, we can get a good solution for clinical diagnosis. Here breast tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens Tn were used as a model and a new photoelectrochemical biosensor for ultrasensitive detection of antibody against Tn was developed. To enhance the sensitivity, both graphene oxide and graphene were used during the construction of biosensor. Through the formation of immunocomplex and the insoluble biocatalytic precipitation (BCP) product, photocurrent intensity was decreased greatly and the antibody could be detected from 0.5 to 500 pg/mL with a detection limit of 1.0×10(-13) g/mL. At the same time, the developed biosensor showed acceptable selectivity and could be used in the complex matrix. Compared with the traditional glycoarray method, this PEC method is more sensitive (5 orders of magnitude), and thus provides another platform to monitor the immune response to carbohydrate epitopes at different stages during differentiation, metastasis, or treatment.
AuthorsXiaoru Zhang, Mingshuai Liu, Yaning Mao, Yunpeng Xu, Shuyan Niu
JournalBiosensors & bioelectronics (Biosens Bioelectron) Vol. 59 Pg. 21-7 (Sep 15 2014) ISSN: 1873-4235 [Electronic] England
PMID24690557 (Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
  • Tn antigen
  • Graphite
Topics
  • Antibodies (analysis, blood, immunology)
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate (immunology)
  • Biosensing Techniques (instrumentation)
  • Electrochemical Techniques (instrumentation)
  • Equipment Design
  • Graphite (chemistry)
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay (instrumentation)
  • Limit of Detection

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