title: Ultrasensitive electrochemical immunoassay of staphylococcal enterotoxin B in food using enzyme-nanosilica-doped carbon nanotubes for signal amplification.
abstract: A new sandwich-type electrochemical immunoassay for ultrasensitive detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) in food was developed using horseradish peroxidase-nanosilica-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes (HRPSiCNTs) for signal amplification. Rabbit polyclonal anti-SEB antibodies immobilized on the screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) and covalently bound to the HRPSiCNTs were used as capture antibodies and detection antibodies, respectively. In the presence of SEB analyte, the sandwich-type immunocomplex could be formed between the immobilized anti-SEB on the SPCE and anti-SEB-labeled HRPSiCNTs, and the carried HRP could catalyze the electrochemical reduction of H2O2 with the help of thionine. The high content of HRP in the HRPSiCNTs could greatly amplify the electrochemical signal. Under optimal conditions, the reduction current increased with the increase of SEB in the sample, and exhibited a dynamic range of 0.05-15 ng/mL with a low detection limit (LOD) of 10 pg/mL SEB (at 3σ). Intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were below 10%. In addition, the assay was evaluated with SEB spiked samples including watermelon juice, soymilk, apple juice, and pork food, receiving excellent correlation with results from commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
authors.forename: Dianping
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Biling
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Guonan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C031818:enterotoxin B, staphylococcal