TY  - JOUR
A1  - Koch, Claudia
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
A1  - Wege, Christian
T1  - Penicillin Detection by Tobacco Mosaic Virus-Assisted Colorimetric Biosensors
JF  - Nanotheranostics
N2  - The presentation of enzymes on viral scaffolds has beneficial effects such as an increased enzyme loading and a prolonged reusability in comparison to conventional immobilization platforms. Here, we used modified tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) nanorods as enzyme carriers in penicillin G detection for the first time. Penicillinase enzymes were conjugated with streptavidin and coupled to TMV rods by use of a bifunctional biotin-linker. Penicillinase-decorated TMV particles were characterized extensively in halochromic dye-based biosensing. Acidometric analyte detection was performed with bromcresol purple as pH indicator and spectrophotometry. The TMV-assisted sensors exhibited increased enzyme loading and strongly improved reusability, and higher analysis rates compared to layouts without viral adapters. They extended the half-life of the sensors from 4 - 6 days to 5 weeks and thus allowed an at least 8-fold longer use of the sensors. Using a commercial budget-priced penicillinase preparation, a detection limit of 100 µM penicillin was obtained. Initial experiments also indicate that the system may be transferred to label-free detection layouts.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ntno.22114
SN  - 2206-7418
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
SP  - 184
EP  - 196
PB  - Ivyspring
CY  - Sydney
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Jablonski, Melanie
A1  - Koch, Claudia
A1  - Bronder, Thomas
A1  - Rolka, David
A1  - Wege, Christina
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Field-effect biosensor using virus particles as scaffolds for enzyme immobilization
JF  - Biosensors and Bioelectronics
N2  - A field-effect biosensor employing tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) particles as scaffolds for enzyme immobilization is presented. Nanotubular TMV scaffolds allow a dense immobilization of precisely positioned enzymes with retained activity. To demonstrate feasibility of this new strategy, a penicillin sensor has been developed by coupling a penicillinase with virus particles as a model system. The developed field-effect penicillin biosensor consists of an Al-p-Si-SiO₂-Ta₂O₅-TMV structure and has been electrochemically characterized in buffer solutions containing different concentrations of penicillin G. In addition, the morphology of the biosensor surface with virus particles was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy methods. The sensors possessed a high penicillin sensitivity of ~ 92 mV/dec in a nearly-linear range from 0.1 mM to 10 mM, and a low detection limit of about 50 µM. The long-term stability of the penicillin biosensor was periodically tested over a time period of about one year without any significant loss of sensitivity. The biosensor has also been successfully applied for penicillin detection in bovine milk samples.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2018.03.036
SN  - 0956-5663
VL  - 110
SP  - 168
EP  - 174
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -