Real-time assay for the detection of botulinum toxin

A real-time portable and rapid detection assay to identify the presence of biologically active toxins such as botulinum toxins. The proteolytic activity of BoNT/A is measured using a peptide cleavage assay, where a fluorescent substrate is cleaved by BoNT/A, resulting in increased fluorescence. This...

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Hauptverfasser: STITES FRANCES LOUISE, MILLS JEFFREY HAROLD, SULIMAN HUDA SIRAGELDIN, CHAMBERLIN LISA HELEN, MOSHIER TIMOTHY FRANCIS, MASSULIK STACEY ANN, BARRETT OLIVIA JENNIFER, DOCTOR KENTON ARTHUR, PLOCHOCKI DEBORAH LYNNE
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Zusammenfassung:A real-time portable and rapid detection assay to identify the presence of biologically active toxins such as botulinum toxins. The proteolytic activity of BoNT/A is measured using a peptide cleavage assay, where a fluorescent substrate is cleaved by BoNT/A, resulting in increased fluorescence. This fluorescence can be monitored in real-time using a fluorescence detection instrument, such as a real-time PCR system that has been modified to implement a detection algorithm specific to the identification of the target toxin.