3D-nanostructured Au electrodes for the event-specific detection of MON810 transgenic maize

Barroso, M. Fátima; Freitas, Maria; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.; de-los-Santos-Álvarez, Noemí; Lobo-Castañón, María Jesús; Delerue-Matos, Cristina

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Barroso, M. Fátima

Freitas, Maria

Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

de-los-Santos-Álvarez, Noemí

Lobo-Castañón, María Jesús

Delerue-Matos, Cristina

Abstract(s)

In the present work, the development of a genosensor for the event-specific detection of MON810 transgenic maize is proposed. Taking advantage of nanostructuration, a cost-effective three dimensional electrode was fabricated and a ternary monolayer containing a dithiol, a monothiol and the thiolated capture probe was optimized to minimize the unspecific signals. A sandwich format assay was selected as a way of precluding inefficient hybridization associated with stable secondary target structures. A comparison between the analytical performance of the Au nanostructured electrodes and commercially available screen-printed electrodes highlighted the superior performance of the nanostructured ones. Finally, the genosensor was effectively applied to detect the transgenic sequence in real samples, showing its potential for future quantitative analysis.