Nanostructured biosensor using bioluminescence quenching technique for glucose detection

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Abstract

Background: Most methods for monitoring glucose level require an external energy source which may limit their application, particularly in vivo test. Bioluminescence technique offers an alternative way to provide emission light without external energy source by using bioluminescent proteins found from firefly or marine vertebrates and invertebrates. For quick and non-invasive detection of glucose, we herein developed a nanostructured biosensor by applying the bioluminescence technique. Results: Luciferase bioluminescence protein (Rluc) is conjugated with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The bioluminescence intensity of Rluc can be quenched by 8±3nm gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) when Au NPs covalently bind to β-CD. In the presence of glucose, Au NPs are replaced and leave far from Rluc through a competitive reaction, which results in the restored bioluminescence intensity of Rluc. A linear relationship is observed between the restored bioluminescence intensity and the logarithmic glucose concentration in the range of 1-100μM. In addition, the selectivity of this designed sensor has been evaluated. The performance of the senor for determination of the concentration of glucose in the blood of diabetic rats is studied for comparison with that of the concentration of glucose in aqueous. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the design of a bioluminescence sensor for quickly detecting the concentration of glucose sensitively.

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Chen, L., Chen, L., Dotzert, M., Melling, C. W. J., & Zhang, J. (2017). Nanostructured biosensor using bioluminescence quenching technique for glucose detection. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-017-0294-1

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