title: A cyclic peptide-polymer probe for the detection of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A.
abstract: A Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) ELISA detection system was developed based upon an 11-mer cyclic peptide, termed C11-019, that was identified through peptide phage display technology. The assay employs a sandwich format using the C11-019 cyclic peptide attached to a PEMA (poly(ethylene maleic anhydride)) matrix as the capture phase and anti-BoNT/A polyclonal antibodies as the detection phase. Results reported demonstrate that the C11-019 peptide-polymer can specifically bind to BoNT/A with no cross-reactivity to other serotypes examined in assay buffers and a variety of body fluids and foodstuffs. When a highly sensitive chemiluminescent substrate was engaged, the detection of 1 pg/mL could be readily achieved within 3h with a linear range of 0.1-1 ng/mL. These results demonstrate that an inexpensive peptide-polymer-based capture ELISA system can be used for rapid, sensitive and highly specific BoNT detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Hongzheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: YoungSoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kim D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Janda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A