Spectroscopic detection of Saxitoxin: an alternative to mouse bioassay.
Herein, we report the surface modification of quartz with a coumaryl-aza-crown-6 derivative to detect Saxitoxin using fluorescence enhancement through Photoinduced Electron Transfer and the sensitivity with this system approaches the limit of the mouse bioassay which is the current benchmark for Saxitoxin detection.
Kele
Péter
P
Department of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pazmany Peter setany 1/A, VI. Emelet 646 szoba, Budapest 1117, Hungary.
Orbulescu
Jhony
J
Gawley
Robert E
RE
Leblanc
Roger M
RM
D000818:Animals; D047248:Crown Compounds; D051379:Mice; D010777:Photochemistry; D011791:Quartz; D012530:Saxitoxin / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
D047248:Crown Compounds; D011791:Quartz; D012530:Saxitoxin