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Electrochemistry

Ratiometric Electrochemical Biosensor for the Sensitive Determination of DNA by a Hairpin DNA Probe

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Pages 2473-2483 | Received 01 Nov 2020, Accepted 29 Dec 2020, Published online: 12 Jan 2021
 

Abstract

Ratiometric signal detection has been widely used in bioelectrochemical sensors because of the good stability and selectivity. A novel biosensor is reported for nucleic acid detection based on the ratio of the oxidation peak current ratio between ferrocene (Fc) and methylene blue (MB) (IFc/IMB) using a proximity-dependent surface hybridization strategy. The design of hairpin capture was shown to reduce the possibility of the hybridization with the detection probe in the absence of the target which improved the specificity. Moreover, this approach improved the signal stability. Additionally, a linear relationship was observed between the ratio of IFc/IMB and the logarithm of the absolute value of DNA concentration from 1.0 × 10−12 M to 1.0 × 10−16 M. This biosensor possessed high sensitivity with a detection limit as low as 0.64 × 10−16 M. Moreover, good selectivity was obtained for the biosensor by identifying the target of the single-base mismatch. Therefore, this ratiometric electrochemical biosensor has great potential applications for nucleic acid detection and medical clinical diagnosis.

Conflict of interest

There are no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 31670868 and 21675094) and a grant from the National Key Research and Development Programs of China (2018YFE0113300).

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