Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115980
Shahid Habib Ansari , Sana Amjad , Tehreem Ul Wara , Sehrish Hanif , Ali Raza , Hafiza Khushbakht Hussain , Naeem Akhtar , Mohibullah Shah , Imran Imran , Sonam Javaid Khan , Bushra Yaqub , Samra Rasheed
{"title":"Real-time electrochemical detection of Ascorbic acid in mouse brain homogenate using SCN-wrapped Co@NiO Nanosensor","authors":"Shahid Habib Ansari , Sana Amjad , Tehreem Ul Wara , Sehrish Hanif , Ali Raza , Hafiza Khushbakht Hussain , Naeem Akhtar , Mohibullah Shah , Imran Imran , Sonam Javaid Khan , Bushra Yaqub , Samra Rasheed","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115980","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115980","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oxidative stress, a major key factor to neurological disorders such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disease. Ascorbic acid (AA), a vital brain antioxidant, protects neurons by scavenging reactive oxygen species, and its fluctuations can damage neuronal function. Therefore, precise monitoring of AA in humans is critical for early diagnosis and disease management. However, despite significant advancements in noble metal-free nanocomposite based electrochemical sensors, precise detection remains challenging due to low physiological concentrations and interference from coexisting biomolecules, which limit sensor sensitivity, selectivity, and real-time applicability. To address these limitations herein, we synthesized cobalt-doped nickel oxide (Co@NiO), wrapped with thiourea, and dopamine (SCN- wrapped Co@NiO) for selective and sensitive detection of AA. The SCN groups provide abundant binding sites through hydrogen-bonding interactions with AA, thereby enhancing selectivity, while the Co@NiO nanostructure catalytically facilitates AA oxidation, significantly improving sensitivity and enabling efficient sensing efficacy against interfering species. The findings demonstrated that the fabricated material exhibits excellent sensitivity (0.1837 μA/nM/cm<sup>2</sup>), a wide linear range (5nM–20μM), and low detection limit (12.72 nM). Furthermore, the designed electrode has shown excellent selectivity towards AA even in presence of various interfering species, highlighting its potential in real-time analysis for practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115980"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115984
Tzi Shien Yeoh, Marimuthu Citartan
{"title":"Heterodimeric aptamer improves the limit of detection of sandwich ELASA and dot blot assay","authors":"Tzi Shien Yeoh, Marimuthu Citartan","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115984","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115984","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heterodimerization, which is an amalgamation of discrete aptamers into a single functional module is a viable strategy to augment the binding strength of aptamers. In this study, we sought to derive several heterodimeric aptamers using the discrete aptamers, LepDapt-2a and LepDapt-5a prior to their binding evaluation against the target LipL32. We further integrated heterodimeric aptamer LepDapt-H1b as a detection aptamer into aptamer-based sandwich ELASA and dot blot assay for the detection of <em>Leptospira</em>, attaining a LOD of 4 and 10 CFU/mL for both assays, respectively, which are better compared to our previous study. Additionally, the LOQ acquired for sandwich ELASA assay was 11 CFU/mL. We have proven that heterodimerization has improved the performance of sandwich ELASA and dot blot assay, suggesting them to be applicable for the diagnostics of leptospirosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115984"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145181840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115982
Tse-Hong Chen, Xiaoyang Liu, Shao-Chun Wang, Mohammed Shameem, Kenneth S. Graham
{"title":"High-throughput protein A chromatography platform for accurate antibody quantification in IV admixtures","authors":"Tse-Hong Chen, Xiaoyang Liu, Shao-Chun Wang, Mohammed Shameem, Kenneth S. Graham","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115982","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115982","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antibodies hold significant therapeutic potential, but accurate quantification of them in complex intravenous (IV) admixtures is critical for ensuring therapeutic efficacy and patient safety. Traditional reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) often faces challenges in resolving antibodies from non-product related impurities within IV matrices. This study first evaluates the specificity of Protein A (ProA) affinity chromatography for quantifying bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) in IV matrices. The method leverages the selective binding of ProA to the antibody Fc region to achieve clear separation of antibodies from potential interference, including human serum albumin (HSA), and extractables and leachables (E&L) from contact materials, enabling accurate quantification down to 0.1 μg/mL. The fit-for-purpose method qualification secondly demonstrates linearity, accuracy, and precision across the tested concentration ranges. The ProA method achieves rapid and complete separation in 5 min without sample preparation, significantly enhancing throughput. This platform capability is further demonstrated by its successful application to five different BsAbs in this study. These findings highlight the ProA method as a reliable, efficient, and specific approach for accurately quantifying antibodies in the presence of challenging IV admixture matrices, supporting the development and administration of low-dose antibody therapies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115982"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145102566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"H-ferritin nanocages: refined strategy for optimized protein production and purification","authors":"Arianna Bonizzi, Marta Sevieri, Leopoldo Sitia, Raffaele Allevi, Francesca Gorgoglione, Ilaria Tagliolini, Beatrice Bignami, Serena Mazzucchelli","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115983","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115983","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>H-ferritin (HFn) nanocages are promising tools in biomedical applications, yet producing sufficient injectable quantities remains challenging. To optimize production, we compared two lysis methods and purification protocols, focusing on the ClearColi BL21(DE3) strain, which features a modified lipopolysaccharide that avoids triggering endotoxin responses in humans. Our findings show that omitting protease inhibitors during lysis and using 20 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0 buffer with Q-Sepharose resin significantly enhances protein yield. Importantly, these adjustments do not compromise encapsulation efficiency or cytotoxicity, offering a more efficient and cost-effective strategy for obtaining pure, stable HFn suitable for therapeutic use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115983"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145181796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-10DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115972
Devkumari Patel , Robind Kumar , Sanju Yadav , Ankita Rai , Vijai K. Rai , Manorama Singh
{"title":"Biosynthesised reduced graphene oxide/CuO based nanocomposite using ‘Cordia dichotoma’ leaf extract for ‘nitrobenzene’ determination","authors":"Devkumari Patel , Robind Kumar , Sanju Yadav , Ankita Rai , Vijai K. Rai , Manorama Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115972","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115972","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, plant-assisted synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs)<sub>CD</sub> and reduced graphene oxide (CDrGO) was performed individually using the leaf extract of ‘<em>Cordia dichotoma’</em> plant and they were associated with electrochemically active conducting clay ‘Sodium-Montmorillonite (Na-MT)’ leading to the synthesis of a new nanocomposite named ‘(CuO NPs)<sub>CD</sub>@CDrGO-Na-MT’. The collaboration of CDrGO paired (CuO NPs)<sub>CD</sub> and Na-MT enhanced the electrochemical reduction of noxious ‘Nitrobenzene (NB)’ at a lower potential. The prepared ternary nanocomposite was confirmed with characterisation techniques, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical properties and electrochemical reduction of ‘Nitrobenzene’ were inspected with cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry techniques, respectively. The electro-reduction of NB was recorded in two wide linear ranges of 0.016–360 μM and 360–6980 μM with a detection limit of 15 nM and negligible effect of interferences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115972"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145048133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115987
Zafer Üstündağ , Sinem Tunçer Çağlayan , Mustafa Oguzhan Caglayan
{"title":"High-performance Sn/AuNP-based spectroscopic ellipsometric sensor for patulin","authors":"Zafer Üstündağ , Sinem Tunçer Çağlayan , Mustafa Oguzhan Caglayan","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115987","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115987","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A label-free spectroscopic ellipsometric (SE) aptasensor was developed for ultra-sensitive patulin (PAT) detection on a tin (Sn) substrate modified via electrochemical grafting of a 4-mercaptobenzene diazonium-derived self-assembled monolayer. Cyclic voltammetry and high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed uniform nanofilm formation, followed by citrate-reduced gold nanoparticle decoration and thiolated anti-PAT aptamer immobilization. Monitoring the ellipsometric phase shift (Δ) at 507 nm and 508 nm yielded linear responses over 0.01–1000 ng/mL PAT (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.98) with limits of detection of 10.7 pg/mL and 9.5 pg/mL (3.3 σ), respectively. Isotherm fitting indicated pseudo-second-order binding (R<sup>2</sup> = 1.00), consistent with surface-constrained, mass-transfer-limited interactions. Precision (%RSD <1.1 %) and accuracy (%RE within ±5 %) were validated in both buffer and spiked apple-juice samples (recoveries 98.9–103.2 %). This label-free SE approach combines a wide dynamic range and sub-10 pg/mL sensitivity with minimal sample preparation and no external labels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115987"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115985
Jiaojiao Zhang , Yankai Liu , Enping Liu , Yajiao Li , Jingming Zhou , Yumei Chen , Hongliang Liu , Xifang Zhu , Aiping Wang
{"title":"An ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor constructed via Ag-GO-Nf nanocomposites for the detection of pefloxacin","authors":"Jiaojiao Zhang , Yankai Liu , Enping Liu , Yajiao Li , Jingming Zhou , Yumei Chen , Hongliang Liu , Xifang Zhu , Aiping Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115985","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115985","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pefloxacin (PEF), a third-generation quinolone antimicrobial drug, is widely used in fisheries and animal husbandry. However, overuse poses food safety hazards and serious threats to human health. In this study, a label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on Ag-GO-Nf nanocomposites was developed for the rapid detection of PEF. Although electrochemical immunoassays are well-established for quinolone detection, no specific method has been reported for PEF. We synthesized silver nanoparticle/graphene oxide/Nafion nanocomposites (Ag-GO-Nf) via in situ reduction, where the synergistic effect of GO (high conductivity) and AgNPs (redox-active) significantly enhanced electron transfer efficiency. The nanocomposites were characterised by UV–Vis, XRD, SEM, and TEM, while electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were employed to monitor the stepwise immunosensor assembly. Key experimental parameters were optimized systematically. The developed sensor exhibited a wide linear range (0.50–100 ng/mL), an ultra-low limit of detection (0.27 ng/mL, S/N = 3), and high specificity toward structural analogs. Practical assays in spiked pork and milk samples yielded recoveries of 97.0–100.4 %, while the current signal retained 90.77 % of its initial value after 28 days, demonstrating excellent long-term stability. This work provides a robust technical strategy for rapid, sensitive, and efficient PEF detection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115985"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115994
Lichao Zhang , Xue Wang , Liang Kong
{"title":"3DCOOR-Kace: A 3-d spatial coordinates representation method for lysine acetylation site identification","authors":"Lichao Zhang , Xue Wang , Liang Kong","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115994","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115994","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lysine acetylation (Kace) is an important post-translational modification. Although structure information has been proven to be a key for improving model effectiveness, it is difficult to obtain in bulk due to experiments limitations. In this study, we propose a spatial coordinates representation using a 2-order tensor according to defined property sequence to address the existing limitations and depicting amino acid position in 3-d space. Based on the proposed coordinates, we construct optimal complex networks to extract network-derived features. Compared to existing network construction methods, protein contact networks (PCN), the features achieve superior performance, demonstrating the proposed spatial coordinates could effectively capture biological global information. Meanwhile, we proposed a computational model, named 3DCOOR-Kace, by fusing sequence and structure information based on DenseNet and Squeeze-and-Excitation layer. The 3DCOOR-Kace achieved satisfactory MCC with 0.7358. Compared with MusiteDeep and TransPTM by the independent testing set, the MCC is 0.4261 higher than MusiteDeep and 0.1660 higher than TransPTM, which demonstrates 3DCOOR-Kace are effective for integrating structure and sequence information for improving Kace site identification. Instead of doing biological experiments, the 3-d spatial coordinates representation could give sites positions directly, which could address the experiments limitation and be convenient for computational methods and biological function research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115994"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145318062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Analytical biochemistryPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-08DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2025.115988
Andréa Engel , Florence Ferrari , Maude Meyer , Jean-Marc Strub , Martin Spichty , Christophe Bertsch , Christine Schaeffer-Reiss , Céline Tarnus , Sébastien Albrecht , Mary-Lorène Goddard
{"title":"Understanding the mode of action of arsenic(III) on the fungus Neofusicoccum parvum: Target protein identification","authors":"Andréa Engel , Florence Ferrari , Maude Meyer , Jean-Marc Strub , Martin Spichty , Christophe Bertsch , Christine Schaeffer-Reiss , Céline Tarnus , Sébastien Albrecht , Mary-Lorène Goddard","doi":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115988","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ab.2025.115988","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Before it was banned, sodium arsenite was the unique fungicide able to control fungi associated with grapevine trunk diseases. However, its mode of action has not been fully elucidated yet. This study focuses on the identification of arsenic(III)-binding proteins using an arsenic-based fluorescent probe and an arsenic-based affinity chromatography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comparative study of these techniques to demonstrate their complementarity. Mainly cysteine-rich proteins were identified, the majority of which are involved in the infection process, in particular in plant cell wall degradation, host-pathogen interaction, adhesion and pathogenicity. These proteins could therefore be relevant targets for the development of new ways of grapevine trunk disease control.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7830,"journal":{"name":"Analytical biochemistry","volume":"708 ","pages":"Article 115988"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145273530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}