Tetrodotoxin Detection by a Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor in Pufferfish Matrices and Urine | Zendy

Allen D. Taylor | Zendy; Hana Vaisocherová | Zendy; Jonathan R. Deeds | Zendy; Stacey L. DeGrasse | Zendy; Shaoyi Jiang | Zendy

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Tetrodotoxin Detection by a Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor in Pufferfish Matrices and Urine

Author(s) -

Allen D. Taylor,

Hana Vaisocherová,

Jonathan R. Deeds,

Stacey L. DeGrasse,

Shaoyi Jiang

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of sensors

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.399

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1687-7268

pISSN - 1687-725X

DOI - 10.1155/2011/601704

Subject(s) - tetrodotoxin , surface plasmon resonance , neurotoxin , chromatography , electrospray ionization , chemistry , ion suppression in liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , bioassay , mass spectrometry , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , biology , biophysics , biochemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , genetics , nanoparticle

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) poisoning is most commonly associated with consumption of pufferfish. TTX is a low molecular weight (~319 Da) neurotoxin that selectively blocks voltage-sensitive Na+-gated ion channels. The standard method accepted worldwide for monitoring TTX toxicity in food matrices is the mouse bioassay. Ethical concerns from live animal testing, low sample throughput, and analytical inaccuracies have led to the need for an alternative method. We have previously established that surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors can quantify TTX in aqueous buffer samples by an antibody-based inhibition assay. In this paper, we report the extension of the assay for the detection of TTX in both clinical- and food-relevant matrices. The assay was optimized for application to three relevant complex matrices: pufferfish liver extract, pufferfish muscle extract, and human urine. Matrix effects are discussed and calibration curves are presented. Naturally contaminated pufferfish liver and muscle extracts were analyzed by the SPR method, and the data is compared to liquid-chromatography electrospray-ionization multiple reactions monitoring mass spectrometry (LC/ESI/MRM/MS) data. Ten samples, including three from a poisoning incident, two control monkfish samples, and five toxic pufferfish samples, were analyzed using this method, and the data is compared to LC/ESI/MRM/MS analysis of the samples

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