Abstract
The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method is established for indirect detection of the ochra- toxin A. The 25-base oligonucleotide sequence of polyketide synthase (PKS) gene which is expressed during early stage of ochratoxin A synthesis, was detected respectively using direct assay and Au nanoparticles as sensing membrane assay based on the two channels surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor. At the same time, influence of 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (MCH) blocking on SPR signal was also studied. As a result, the limit of detection (LOD) of the direct assay was 12.5 nmol/L. And the SPR signal was enhanced with 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (MCH) blocking. With Au nanoparticles as a sensing membrane, LOD was 0.25 nmol/L, sensitivity was 50 times higher than that of direct detection. SPR signal could be dramatically en- hanced with Au nanoparticles as sensing membrane instead of as label, and the operation was simple.
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