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Article Dans Une Revue Analytica Chimica Acta Année : 2022

NeuroTorp, a lateral flow test based on toxin-receptor affinity for in-situ early detection of cyclic imine toxins

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The emergent cyclic imine toxins produced by marine dinoflagellates are potent antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Shellfish accumulate cyclic imine toxins following filter-feeding on toxic dinoflagellates vectoring them to humans. Herein is presented a lateral flow test for the detection of cyclic imine toxins based on three new concepts for test strips: i) the immobilization of lipoprotein vesicles in the test-line, ii) the high affinity of neurotoxins for their receptor targets and iii) the use of high porosity glass fiber filter membranes as support for the fabrication of the lateral flow test NeuroTorp (WO2017108115). Purified electrocyte membrane vesicles from Torpedo marmorata were used as a source of receptor and were immobilized in the test-line. Biotin-α-bungarotoxin was used as toxin tracer for the NeuroTorp LFT given its high affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors while neutravidin nanogold particle conjugates enable its visual detection. Herein is reported for the first time the use of GF/C glass fiber membranes as the stationary phase for a lateral flow test. The GF/C filter ensures both: the immobilization of a complex lipoprotein in the test-line and the capillary migration of the mobile phase. Scanning electron microscopy studies shed light into the mechanism by which Torpedo-electrocyte membranes vesicles are immobilized in the GF/C glass microfiber. The electrocyte membrane vesicles anchor in neighboring microfibers randomly disposed in the same plane of the GF/C filter forming stable microfilm structures ensuring the functionality of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. NeuroTorp is a ready-to-use low-cost early warning device for rapid detection of cyclic imine toxins in shellfish by end-users.
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hal-03876882 , version 1 (29-11-2022)

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Fanny Noirmain, Julie Dano, Nathalie Hue, Jesús Gonzalez-Jartin, Luis Botana, et al.. NeuroTorp, a lateral flow test based on toxin-receptor affinity for in-situ early detection of cyclic imine toxins. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022, 1221, pp.339941. ⟨10.1016/j.aca.2022.339941⟩. ⟨hal-03876882⟩
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