Quartz Crystal Microbalance Bioaffinity Sensor for Biotin

Már Masson, Kyusik Yun, Tetsuya Haruyama, Eiry Kobatake, Masuo Aizawa

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Abstract

A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) bioaffinity sensor for biotin, based on the bioaffinity complex between avidin and immobilized desthiobiotin, was established. BSA-desthiobiotin conjugate was adsorbed directly onto the gold layer surface of a quartz crystal. The crystal was placed in a QCM flow cell. Avidin formed a metastable complex with the BSA-desthiobiotin conjugate on the crystal surface. When a sample solution containing biotin was injected, the avidin was released from the surface to form a more stable complex with biotin in solution. The biotin concentration corresponded to the weight change on the crystal surface that occurred when avidin desorbed. Measurements were done in the stop-flow mode with a measurement range between 0.05 and 100 μg/mL and in the continuous-flow mode with a measurement range between 0.2 and 10000 μg/mL. The sensor was regenerated without any loss of activity by readsorbing avidin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2212-2215
Number of pages4
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume67
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 1995

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