A gold nanoparticles-based colorimetric assay for alkaline phosphatase detection with tunable dynamic range.
In this report, a simple and label-free colorimetric assay was developed for detecting alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Based on the conjugated gold nanoparticle/adenosine triphosphate (AuNP/ATP) sensing system, this assay is highly sensitive and selective. In this system, ATP induces the aggregation of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-capped AuNPs and ALP stimulates the disaggregation of AuNPs by converting ATP into adenosine through an enzymatic dephosphorylation reaction. Hence, the presence of ALP can be visually observed (gray-to-red color change) and monitored by the shift of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption band of AuNPs. Furthermore, the dynamic range of the method can be varied by addition of different metal ions (e.g. 100-600unit/L to 5.0-100unit/L and 0.2-20unit/L in the presence of Ca(2+) and Pb(2+), respectively). The feasibility of this sensitive and specific assay with a tunable dynamic range was demonstrated to be consistent even in human serum samples.
Education Ministry Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
Chun Mei
CM
Li
Shu Jun
SJ
Zhen
Jian
J
Wang
Yuan Fang
YF
Li
Cheng Zhi
CZ
Huang
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*
D006046:Gold; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase