TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-02DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128257
Junlan Yu , Wenjie Li , Jiachen Zhao , Guijie Hao , Zhe Feng , Fangkai Han , Jiahua Wang , Xiaodan Liu , Fuwei Pi , Huang Dai , Xin Liu , Yafang Shen
{"title":"A MOF-818-based nanozyme-linked aptasensor for microcystin-LR detection in edible algae powder","authors":"Junlan Yu , Wenjie Li , Jiachen Zhao , Guijie Hao , Zhe Feng , Fangkai Han , Jiahua Wang , Xiaodan Liu , Fuwei Pi , Huang Dai , Xin Liu , Yafang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of simple, rapid, and sensitive detection methods for microcystin-leucine-arginine (MC-LR) is crucial for ensuring food safety. A novel nanozyme-linked colorimetric aptasensor was developed using metal-organic framework (MOF) material MOF-818. The aptamer and MOF-818 with complementary DNA (cDNA) on its surface (MOF-818/cDNA) served as bioreceptors and signal reporters, respectively. Without MC-LR, MOF-818/cDNA bound to the aptamer, catalyzing the oxidation of 3,5-Di-<em>tert</em>-butylcatechol (3,5-DTBC) and producing yellow-colored products. While in the presence of MC-LR, it bound to the aptamers competitively, inhibited MOF-818/cDNA capture and reduced catalytic activity, enabling colorimetric quantification. The method achieved a linear detection range of 1–200 ng/mL and a limit of detection of 0.849 ng/mL. It successfully quantified MC-LR in spiked lake water and tap water, as well as MC-LR-contaminated edible algae (<em>Spirulina platensis</em> and <em>Chlorella pyrenoidosa</em>) powders, with recovery rates ranging from 81.45 % to 136.67 %. This research provided a cost-effective, efficient and portable method for MC-LR screening in food and environmental samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"295 ","pages":"Article 128257"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-02DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128229
Shoujie Li , Zixiong Qin , Yuan Lu , Lihui Ren , Jingjun Lin , Zhenzhen Wang , Yoshihiro Deguchi , Ronger Zheng
{"title":"High-throughput microanalysis of steel segregation using picosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy","authors":"Shoujie Li , Zixiong Qin , Yuan Lu , Lihui Ren , Jingjun Lin , Zhenzhen Wang , Yoshihiro Deguchi , Ronger Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128229","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128229","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Segregation monitoring plays an essential role in the quality control of steels, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) can be employed as a diagnostic tool in this process for elemental microanalysis. In this study, we constructed an ultrafast LIBS system employing a 1.2 kHz repetition-rate picosecond laser (ps-laser) to achieve high-throughput analysis of steel segregation with a spatial resolution of 1 μm. A large-scale elemental imaging was successfully accomplished with 100 million pixels covering an area of 1 cm<sup>2</sup>, while only consuming a total time of 25.27 h. The mapping results demonstrated excellent agreement with those obtained from Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA), thereby confirming the measurement reliability. Due to its comparative performance, LIBS has the potential to be developed as an alternative method for steel segregation analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"295 ","pages":"Article 128229"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-02DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128255
Eduard F. Valenzuela , Ivana Ferreira Simões , Fernanda Warken Rosa Camelier , Aníbal de Freitas Santos Júnior , Zenilde das Graças Guimarães Viola , Giselle Carolina da Fonseca Andrade
{"title":"Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in e-cigarettes: A thermal desorption coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS) approach","authors":"Eduard F. Valenzuela , Ivana Ferreira Simões , Fernanda Warken Rosa Camelier , Aníbal de Freitas Santos Júnior , Zenilde das Graças Guimarães Viola , Giselle Carolina da Fonseca Andrade","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128255","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128255","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates 67 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled e-cigarette aerosol using thermal desorption coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS). As e-cigarettes become increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional smoking, it is essential to understand the chemical composition of their emitted aerosol and their potential health and environmental impacts. The methods employed were optimized and validated, demonstrating high accuracy, excellent linearity, and robust detection limits. The analytical range extended from 0.5 to 25 ng in tube, with detection limits between 0.08 and 0.33 ng in tube and quantification limits from 0.12 to 0.50 ng in tube. Linearity was confirmed with R<sup>2</sup> values surpassing 0.9900 for calibration curves. Recovery rates ranged from 88 % to 109 %, and coefficients of variation were between 2 % and 13 %. Twenty-one e-liquid samples were obtained from liquor stores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, featuring fruity flavors (e.g., watermelon, apple, mint, vanilla, strawberry, pineapple, mango) and three brands. A total of 28 VOCs were identified and quantified, including regulated substances such as BTEX (0.55–9.50 ng in tube or 0.28–4.75 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>), acetone (0.55–0.86 ng in tube or 0.28–0.43 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>), and Chlorinated organic pollutants. The TD-GC-MS method proves effective for VOCs analysis in e-cigarettes, providing valuable insights for future research and regulatory efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"294 ","pages":"Article 128255"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143905956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127550
Mengchen Wang, Chengxiang Zhu, Nan Feng, Yiran Li, Jiahui Sun, Huangxian Ju
{"title":"MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric immunoassay of multiple tumor biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer screening.","authors":"Mengchen Wang, Chengxiang Zhu, Nan Feng, Yiran Li, Jiahui Sun, Huangxian Ju","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer biomarkers have been facing some issues such as poor accuracy and low sensitivity in the early diagnosis of tumors. Utilizing biotin-labelled peptide as a mass tag (MT), this work proposes a high-throughput biosensing strategy for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometric (MALDI-TOF-MS) immunoassay of multiple lung cancer biomarkers. Due to little required dosage, satisfied stability, high sensitivity and accuracy, this method can achieve off-site centralized signal detection after on-site sample incubation. The proposed approach has been successfully applied for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen199 (CA199), carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) and cytokeratin-19-fragment (CY211) in serum samples from various stages of non-small cell lung cancer. Based on the analysis of multiple parameters and pathological results, significant differences in biomarkers are found in serum samples of lung cancer patients at different stages. More importantly, the analysis of multiple tumor biomarkers can improve the accuracy and sensitivity of early diagnosis. Therefore, the multiple immunoassay based on MALDI-TOF MS exhibits exceptional performance in terms of high throughput, little sample dosage, stability and sensitivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"286 ","pages":"127550"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142969144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fluorescent distinguishing flavonoid glycosides against aglycones based on the selective recognization of boric acid-functional Eu(III)-organic framework.","authors":"Shuyun Zhu, Kunming Sun, Shuyi Liu, Qian Wang, Jiatong Fan, Xian-En Zhao, Guobao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127559","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flavonoid glycosides are formed by dehydration condensation of aglycones and sugar molecules. Therefore, discrimination of flavonoid glycosides from their corresponding aglycones is a challenging task because they contain the same aglycone part in their molecular structures. Herein, boric acid-functional Eu(III)-organic framework (BA-Eu-MOF) was applied to discriminate flavonoid glycosides including baicalin (Bai), wogonoside (Wog), rutin (Rut), puerarin (Pue), quercitrin (Que) and astragalin (Ast) from their corresponding aglycones for the first time. Besides as organic ligand to sensitize the luminescence of Eu<sup>3+</sup> through \"antenna\" effect, 5-boronobenzene-1,3 dicarboxylic acid provided recognition site for flavonoid glycosides. Infrared, fluorescence, UV-vis, and mass spectra were used to investigate the recognition reaction between BA-Eu-MOF and flavonoid glycosides. The data indicated that the cis-diols of flavonoid glycosides from sugars covalently bonded to boric acid group to form cyclic boronic esters, which quenched the fluorescence of BA-Eu-MOF at 620 nm through decreasing the intersystem efficiency, inner filter effect and photoelectron transfer. In contrast, aglycones could not alter the fluorescence of BA-Eu-MOF because of no covalent bond between them. This probe exhibited high sensitivity towards flavonoid glycosides with the low detection limits of 3.3 nM, 3.5 nM, 33 nM, 56 nM, 5.1 nM and 5.5 nM for Bai, Que, Wog, Ast, Pue and Rut, respectively. The unique recognition ability of boric acid group enables selective and sensitive detection of flavonoid glycosides without the interference of their corresponding aglycones.</p>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"286 ","pages":"127559"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142969132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical detection of cancer markers based on heterojunctions constructed from Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> star-like flower nanoclusters and CdS hollow nanorods.","authors":"Zimeng Wang, Jiawei Wang, Jingchun Ou, Xianbiao Hu, Minglun Wei, Zinan Chen, Rongshan Lin, Jianying Yang, Wenhua Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CYFRA21-1 is a tumor marker for lung cancer, and its rapid and accurate detection can provide evidence for the early diagnosis of lung cancer. In this work, Bi-Fe turnbull blue analogues (Bi-Fe-TBA) were synthesized by the self-templating method. Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SFNs was prepared by simple oxidation in air using Bi-Fe-TBA as a template. Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Star-like Flower Nanoclusters (Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SFNs) and CdS Hollow Nanorods (CdS-HNRs) were used to form a unique type II heterojunction for the first time. The arrangement of energy levels between CdS-HNRs and Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SFNs, along with their hollow structure and star shape, effectively suppressed the recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes while shortening carrier transport distance. An ultra-sensitive PEC biosensor was developed to detect the lung cancer marker CYFRA21-1, leveraging the superior photoelectric conversion capabilities of Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SFNs/CdS-HNRs. The sensor demonstrates outstanding stability, specificity, reproducibility as well as a wide linear range (10<sup>-4</sup> - 10 ng mL<sup>-1</sup>) and low detection limit (4.23 × 10<sup>-5</sup> ng mL<sup>-1</sup>). This study is valuable for the preparation of other functional materials using TBA as a template.</p>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"286 ","pages":"127563"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142976771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127529
Qiwei Wang, Zhifen Huang, Sen Ma, Mingxue Ma, Sheng Ye, Si Liu
{"title":"Engineering a cpGFP-based biosensor for enhanced quantification of glycolate production in Escherichia coli.","authors":"Qiwei Wang, Zhifen Huang, Sen Ma, Mingxue Ma, Sheng Ye, Si Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127529","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growing demand for glycolate, fueled by economic development, requires the advancement of production methods. Escherichia coli (E. coli), a preferred host for glycolate production, has undergone extensive metabolic engineering to improve yield. Developing rapid and precise methods for quantifying glycolate concentration is essential for screening high-yielding strains. Here, we present the engineering of a novel circularly permuted green fluorescent protein (cpGFP)-based glycolate sensor, termed GLYCO. GLYCO exhibits high specificity (minimal interference from other metabolites), stability (no decrease in performance after 15 days at -80 °C), and ease of detection via fluorescence measurement, enabling effective in vitro glycolate quantification. GLYCO spans a quantification range from 10 μM to 1 mM, facilitating effective monitoring of glycolate production in metabolically engineered E. coli strains. This biosensor represents a significant advancement in the metabolic engineering toolkit, facilitating efficient detection and optimization of glycolate production in E. coli, with potential applications in industrial biotechnology.</p>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"286 ","pages":"127529"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142977188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TalantaPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127543
Noemi Bellassai, Roberta D'Agata, Elena Giordani, Giovanna Ziccheddu, Roberto Corradini, Giuseppe Spoto
{"title":"A novel method for detecting genetic biomarkers in blood-based liquid biopsies using surface plasmon resonance imaging and magnetic beads shows promise in cancer diagnosis and monitoring.","authors":"Noemi Bellassai, Roberta D'Agata, Elena Giordani, Giovanna Ziccheddu, Roberto Corradini, Giuseppe Spoto","doi":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127543","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Directly detecting biomarkers in liquid biopsy for diagnosis and personalized treatment plays a crucial role in managing cancer relapse and increasing survival rates. Typically, the standard analysis of circulating tumour DNA requires lengthy isolation, extraction, and amplification steps, leading to sample contamination, longer turnaround time and higher assay costs. Surface plasmon resonance is an emerging and promising technology for rapid and real-time dynamic biomarker monitoring in liquid biopsy. Here, we propose a new SPR imaging biosensing approach to detect tumour DNA circulating in the blood of colorectal cancer patients by exploiting the unique properties of superparamagnetic particles. Micrometer beads functionalized with a biotinylated oligonucleotide can directly capture DNA target sequences bearing single-nucleotide variations of KRAS oncogene in human blood plasma. Mutated and wild-type peptide nucleic acid probes immobilized on an SPR gold surface recognize complementary and non-complementary DNA targets by discriminating a single nucleotide mismatch. The new assay allows for detecting p.G13D mutated DNA in buffer and spiked human plasma at attomolar level (down to 300 copies mL<sup>-1</sup>) with minimal sample manipulation and in just a few microliters. The assay was validated using plasma samples from colorectal cancer patients and healthy donors, by discriminating mutated DNA circulating in patients and wild-type DNA found in healthy blood donors. This feature underscores the potential of the liquid biopsy assay as a valuable tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":435,"journal":{"name":"Talanta","volume":"286 ","pages":"127543"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142969036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}