Multiple and sensitive mycotoxin detection is an essential early-warning mechanism for safeguarding human health, and preserving the environment. We synthesized a turn-on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) aptamer sensor based on the unique fluorescence quenching and substrate recognition characteristics of Ag NTs (energy receptors) and aptamer modified FeO@TiO NP (energy donor) to detect multiple toxins using a single diagnostic approach. The addition of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) resulted in a change in fluorescence intensity at 510 and 650 nm, which can be employed for simultaneous recognition with detection limits of 0.94 ng·mL (R = 0.997) and 0.54 ng·mL (R = 0.995). The aptasensors have been successfully applied for the determination of AFB1 and OTA in grain and oil samples with high recovery rates. The approach provides novel possibilities for the development of sensitive and selective aptasensors with potential applications in aptamer-recognized multifunctional biosensing.
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J Virol
December 2024
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State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
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January 2025
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January 2025
Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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