Surface Functionalization by Hydrophobin-EPSPS Fusion Protein Allows for the Fast and Simple Detection of Glyphosate
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Abstract
Glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide worldwide, is under debate due to its potentially cancerogenic effects and harmful influence on biodiversity and environment. Therefore, the detection of glyphosate in water, food or environmental probes is of high interest. Currently detection of glyphosate usually requires specialized, costly instruments, is labor intensive and time consuming. Here we present a fast and simple method to detect glyphosate in the nanomolar range based on the surface immobilization of glyphosate's target enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) via fusion to the hydrophobin Ccg2 and determination of enzyme activity with a malachite green assay, which is a common photometric technique to measure inorganic phosphate (Pi). The assay demonstrates a new approach for a fast and simple detection of pesticides.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 104 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Biosensors : open access journal |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85071769382 |
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ORCID | /0000-0001-7717-4381/work/142252486 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
- glyphosate, malachite green assay, hydrophobin, EPSPS, immobilization, 5-ENOLPYRUVYLSHIKIMATE-3-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE, AMINOMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID, FUNGAL HYDROPHOBIN, KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE, SCHIZOPHYLLUM-COMMUNE, HERBICIDE GLYPHOSATE, 3-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE, INHIBITION, IMMOBILIZATION, SAMPLES