Journal
TALANTA
Volume 150, Issue -, Pages 224-232Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.12.034
Keywords
Raman; SERS; Allergen; Zein; Ara h1
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- USDA
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Peanuts are among the most common food allergies, which may result in life-threatening reactions in certain people. For this reason, it is very important to monitor the presence of peanuts in the food system. Biosensors are an emerging way of detecting allergen proteins. In this research, we present a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) technique to detect the main allergen protein, Ara hl. The sensors were biodegradable and made out of a corn protein, zein. Nanophotonic structures on zein films consisted of gold coated pyramid structures. It was found that both detection and quantification was possible by using a statistical clustering technique principal component analysis (PCA). An optimization in data processing yielded the result that baseline correction and shorter data collection times were needed in order to successfully cluster data. The limit of detection was found to be 0.14 mg/ml. Furthermore, specificity of the sensor was provided by functionalizing the surface with monoclonal antibodies of Ara hi. Antibody functionalization, and Ara hl capturing was tested and identified by also utilizing PCA analysis. As a proof-of-concept, this study showed that a biodegradable platform can be used in detection of a peanut allergen protein, Ara h1, using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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