Specific and rapid reverse assaying protocol for detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on dual molecular recognition.

The worldwide emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is accelerated by irrational administration and use of empiric antibiotics. A key point to the crisis is a lack of rapid diagnostic protocols for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), which is crucial for a timely and rational antibiotic prescription. Here, a recombinant bacteriophage tail fiber protein (TFP) was functionalized on magnetic particles to specifically capture Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled-magainin II was utilized as the indicator.

[Simultaneous determination of eight hydroxyl naphthoquinones in different parts of Arnebiae euchroma by HPLC].

This present study is to develop an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of eight hydroxyl naphthoquinones, shikonin, β-hydroxy-isovalerylshikonin, acetylshikonin, β-acetoxy-isovalerylshikonin, deoxyshikonin, isobutyrylshikonin, β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin and isovalerylshikonin. The eight constituents were measured on a Waters Xbridge C18 column (4.6 mm×250 mm，5 μm) with isocratic elution of acetonitrile-0.