Dummy-template imprinted bovine serum albumin for extraction of zearalenone.

The aim of this study is to develop molecularly imprinted protein specific to zearalenone (ZEN). The primary idea of our study was to replace the toxic template-ZEN-with a dummy-template-4-hydroxicoumarin-during the synthesis of imprinted proteins (IPs). The choice of the dummy-template was based on the results of comprehensive evaluation that included a combination of blind docking and molecular dynamics simulations.