PMID- 34213105 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20210702 LR - 20210702 IS - 1872-2059 (Electronic) IS - 1000-8713 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 11 DP - 2020 Nov 8 TI - [Simultaneous and rapid determination of malachite green and leucomalachite green by a label-free colorimetric aptasensor]. PG - 1332-1339 LID - 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2020.04010 [doi] AB - A label-free colorimetric aptasensor, using a bispecific aptamer (A3) as a sensing probe, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an indicator, and NaCl solution as an aggregation inducer, was successfully developed for the simultaneous, rapid and visual detection of malachite green (MG) and leucomalachite green (LMG) in aquatic products. This method is based on the aptamer A3 having bispecific binding ability with MG and LMG, making it an ideal recognition receptor for MG and LMG. It can adsorb on the AuNPs and protect AuNPs against salt-induced aggregation, maintaining the red color of the solution. When MG or LMG was added to a solution, aggregation of AuNPs was specifically induced by desorption of aptamer from the AuNPs surface upon formation of the aptamer-target complex. Therefore, the salt could trigger aggregation of AuNPs and the solution color was changed from red to blue. This color change allowed the qualitative determination of MG and LMG visually, and quantitative determination by measuring the ratio of the absorbances at 520 nm and 650 nm. In this study, 50 muL of the nucleic acid aptamer A3 (final concentrations 150 nmol/L) and 150 muL of AuNPs (final concentrations 1.25 nmol/L) were incubated at room temperature (RT) for 6 min, then 50 muL of the sample was added and incubated at RT for 30 min, and finally 50 muL NaCl solution (final concentrations 150 mmol/L) was added. After 4 min, the solution color change was observed, and the absorbances at 520 nm and 650 nm were measured. Under the optimal conditions, MG and LMG could be detected specifically without any cross-reactivity with sulfadiazine (SDZ) and nitrofurantoin (NFT). The absorbance were related to the concentrations of MG and LMG, and a good linear relationship was obtained in the range of 0-17.5 mumol/L. The correlation coefficients (R(2)) were 0.9938 and 0.9715, respectively. The limits of detection of MG and LMG were 6.93 nmol/L and 6.38 nmol/L, respectively. The spiked recoveries of MG and LMG ranged from 88.60% to 93.30% and 101.80% to 107.00%, respectively. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of MG and LMG ranged from 2.27% to 3.55% and 2.62% to 3.75%, respectively. This colorimetric method is simple, rapid, sensitive, and allows visual, and it can provide a new method for the simultaneous and rapid determination of the MG and LMG in aquatic products. FAU - Wu, Wenwei AU - Wu W AD - Agricultural College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China. FAU - Wang, Yi AU - Wang Y AD - College of Science of Beihua University, Jilin 132001, China. FAU - Liu, Kexin AU - Liu K AD - Agricultural College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China. FAU - Li, Tiansong AU - Li T AD - College of Science of Beihua University, Jilin 132001, China. FAU - Yang, Yongjie AU - Yang Y AD - Agricultural College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China. LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Se Pu JT - Se pu = Chinese journal of chromatography JID - 9424804 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - bispecific aptamer OT - gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) colorimetry OT - leucomalachite Green (LMG) OT - malachite Green (MG) OT - simultaneous and rapid detection EDAT- 2021/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/03 06:01 CRDT- 2021/07/02 09:12 PHST- 2021/07/02 09:12 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/03 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2020.04010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Se Pu. 2020 Nov 8;38(11):1332-1339. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2020.04010.