Glyphosate Determination by Coupling an Immuno-Magnetic Assay with Electrochemical Sensors

Autor: Aline Romero Natale, Ilaria Palchetti, Eduardo Torres, Francesca Bettazzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sensors
Volume 18
Issue 9
Sensors, Vol 18, Iss 9, p 2965 (2018)
ISSN: 1424-8220
Popis: Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is the most frequently used broad-spectrum herbicide worldwide. Its mechanism of action is based on the inhibition of an enzyme that is essential to plant growth. Its intensive use has caused global contamination to occur, which has not only affected the ecosystems, but even food and other objects of common use. Thus, there is a pronounced need for developing analytical methods for glyphosate determination in different matrices. Here, an electrochemical competitive immunoassay, based on the use of antibody-modified magnetic particles, has been developed. Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) has been used as an enzymatic substrate. The extent of the affinity reaction has been achieved by monitoring the current value, due to the reduction of the enzymatic product. A disposable screen-printed electrochemical cell has been used. The calibration curve has been recorded in the 0&ndash
10,000 ng/L concentration range, with a detection limit of 5 ng/L and quantification limit of 30 ng/L. The electrochemical immunoassay has also been applied to the analysis of spiked beer samples.
Databáze: OpenAIRE