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SUBMITTER: Miranda OR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3120917 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miranda Oscar R OR Li Xiaoning X Garcia-Gonzalez Limary L Zhu Zheng-Jiang ZJ Yan Bo B Bunz Uwe H F UH Rotello Vincent M VM
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20110607 25
Rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens is a key requirement for both environmental and clinical settings. We report here a colorimetric enzyme-nanoparticle conjugate system for detection of microbial contamination. In this approach, cationic gold nanoparticles (NPs) featuring quaternary amine headgroups are electrostatically bound to an enzyme [β-galactosidase (β-Gal)], inhibiting enzyme activity. Analyte bacteria bind to the NP, which releases the β-Gal and restores its activity, providing ...[more]