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A Simple Structure-Switch Aptasensor Using Label-Free Aptamer for Fluorescence Detection of Aflatoxin B1.

ABSTRACT: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, and it causes contamination in foods and great risk to human health. Simple sensitive detection of AFB1 is important and demanded for food safety and quality control. Aptamers can specifically bind to targets with high affinity, showing advantages in affinity assays and biosensors. We reported an aptamer structure-switch for fluorescent detection of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), using a label-free aptamer, a fluorescein (FAM)-labeled complementary strand (FDNA), and a quencher (BHQ1)-labeled complementary strand (QDNA). When AFB1 is absent, these three strands assemble into a duplex DNA structure through DNA hybridization, making FAM close to BHQ1, and fluorescence quenching occurs. In the presence of AFB1, the aptamer binds with AFB1, instead of hybridizing with QDNA. Thus, FAM is apart from BHQ1, and fluorescence increases with the addition of AFB1. This assay allowed detection of AFB1 with a detection limit of 61 pM AFB1 and a dynamic concentration range of 61 pM to 4 μM. This aptamer-based method enabled detection of AFB1 in complex sample matrix (e.g., beer and corn flour samples).

SUBMITTER: Wang C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9268478 | biostudies-literature |

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