Polypeptide with electroactive endgroups as sensing platform for the abused drug ‘methamphetamine’ by bioelectrochemical method

Bilal Demir, Tulay Yilmaz, Emine Guler, Z. Pinar Gumus, Huseyin Akbulut, Ebru Aldemir, Hakan Coskunol, Demet Goen Colak, Ioan Cianga, Shuhei Yamada, Suna Timur*, Takeshi Endo, Yusuf Yagci

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Abstract

Affinity-type sensors have emerged as outstanding platforms in the detection of diagnostic protein markers, nucleic acids and drugs. Thus, these novel platforms containing antibodies could be integrated into the monitoring systems for abused drugs. Herein, we established a novel detection platform for the analysis of a common illicit drug; methamphetamine (METH). Initially, a fluorescent-labeled polypeptide (EDOT-BTDA-Pala), derived from L-alanine N-carboxyanhydride (L-Ala-NCA) via ring-opening polymerization using 4,7-bis(2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin-5-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-5,6-diamine (EDOT-NH2-BTDA) as initiator, was employed as a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) covering host, in order to immobilize the METH-selective antibody. Prior to the examination of analytical features, GCE/EDOT-BTDA-Pala/Antibody surface was successfully characterized in the way of electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) and microscopic techniques (scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy). As for the analytical characterization, linearity and limit of detection (LOD) were found as 10–100 µg/mL with an equation of y=0.0429x−0.2347, (R2=0.996) and 13.07 µg/mL, respectively. Moreover, sample application using artificial urine, saliva and serum samples spiked with METH (10, 25, 50 µg/mL) were performed and LC-MS/MS system was used for further confirmation. The described platform can be adapted to monitor the other types of abused drugs by using suitably selected biorecognition elements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)789-796
Number of pages8
JournalTalanta
Volume161
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

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© 2016 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

  • Abused drug analysis
  • Chromatography
  • Immunosensor
  • Methamphetamine
  • Polypeptide
  • Surface modification

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