Boronic functionalized aptamer macroarrays with dual-recognition and isothermal amplification of lipopolysaccharide detection

A highly sensitive dual-recognition fluorescence amplification method is presented for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) detection based on boronic functionalized aptamer macroarrays with dual-recognition and isothermal amplification. The surface of the polystyrene microplate was firstly carboxylated, and then, 3-aminophenylboronic acid was conjugated to the carboxyl groups through EDC/NHS reaction, creating boronic acid groups as the capture moiety for LPS. A recognition DNA aptamer labeled with the fluorescent dye 6-FAM, which exhibits specificity towards LPS, was selected as the signal reporting moiety. By introducing primers and Klenow enzyme, the fluorescent-labeled aptamers are released from the microplate bottom, and double-stranded structures were formed via isothermal amplification. The addition of SYBR Green I, which strongly fluoresces upon binding to the double-stranded structures, enables signal amplification and detection. This detection method exhibits a linear range of 1–10,000 ng/mL and has a detection limit as low as 401.93 pg/mL. This analytical approach shows high selectivity and sensitivity and may serve as a universal platform in lipopolysaccharide detection.