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A sensitive electrochemical assay for early detection of HIv-1 protease using ferrocenepeptide conjugate/AU nanoparticle/single walled carbon nanotube modified electrode

  • Khaled A. Mahmoud
  • , John H.T. Luong

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Abstract

A rapid and simple electrochemical detection method has been developed to detect the presence of protease (HIV-1 PR) in HIV patients' sera. In this assay format, disposable screen printed gold electrode (SPGE) surface was modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) or thiolated single-walled carbon nanotubes/gold nanoparticles (SWCNT/AuNPs). Thiol-terminated ferrocene (Fc)-pepstatin was then self-assembled on such modified surfaces. The interaction between the Fc-pepstatin modified substrates and HIV-1 PR was confirmed by scanning electron (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) and probed by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). A linear relationship was observed between the shift in peak potential and the increasing number of HIV-1 viral replications in the HIV-infected serum samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1680-1687
Number of pages8
JournalAnalytical Letters
Volume43
Issue number10-11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Electrochemistry
  • Ferrocene
  • Gold nanoparticle
  • Hiv-1
  • Pepstatin
  • Protease
  • Single-walled carbon nanotube

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