title: Electrochemical biochips for protein analysis.
abstract: Proteins bear important functions for most life processes. It is estimated that the human proteome comprises more than 250,000 proteins. Over the last years, highly sophisticated and powerful instruments have been developed that allow their detection and characterization with great precision and sensitivity. However, these instruments need well-equipped laboratories and a well-trained staff. For the determination of proteins in a hospital, in a doctor's office, or at home, low-budget protein analysis methods are needed that are easy to perform. In addition, for a proteomic approach, highly parallel measurements with small sample sizes are required. Biochips are considered as promising tools for such applications. The following chapter describes electrochemical biochips for protein analysis that use antibodies or aptamers as recognition elements.
authors.affiliation: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, iPOC Research Group, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, D-14476 Golm, Germany. warsinke@uni-potsdam.de
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warsinke
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry; D052158:Aptamers, Peptide / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000379:methods; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D052158:Aptamers, Peptide