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Abstract
Elevated concentrations of sulfadimethoxine (SDM) in food products contribute to the development of bacterial resistance, resulting in a range of health problems for individuals. This background makes it incumbent to develop an efficient and accurate detection method for SDM. Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is an easy operation and highly efficient signal improvement technique that does not require thermal cycling. This study presents a fluorescent aptasensor that operates without labels to detect SDM, utilizing the RCA process. Using the RCA method as the main contributor for signal amplification, a large number of DNA copies is produced in a short time. This allows for the immobilization of SYBR Green (SGI) molecules and a sharp increase in the fluorescence response. Hence, it can be achieved a wide detection range of SDM from 1 pM to 200 nM and an impressive detection limit of 0.238 pM. The aptasensor can successfully monitor SDM in various livestock products and biological samples. This aptasensor offers advantages such as a short fabrication time, cost-effectiveness, and user-friendliness. It can be promoted as a convenient and economic portable testing kit.
期刊介绍:
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (SAA) is an interdisciplinary journal which spans from basic to applied aspects of optical spectroscopy in chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials science.
The journal publishes original scientific papers that feature high-quality spectroscopic data and analysis. From the broad range of optical spectroscopies, the emphasis is on electronic, vibrational or rotational spectra of molecules, rather than on spectroscopy based on magnetic moments.
Criteria for publication in SAA are novelty, uniqueness, and outstanding quality. Routine applications of spectroscopic techniques and computational methods are not appropriate.
Topics of particular interest of Spectrochimica Acta Part A include, but are not limited to:
Spectroscopy and dynamics of bioanalytical, biomedical, environmental, and atmospheric sciences,
Novel experimental techniques or instrumentation for molecular spectroscopy,
Novel theoretical and computational methods,
Novel applications in photochemistry and photobiology,
Novel interpretational approaches as well as advances in data analysis based on electronic or vibrational spectroscopy.