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50. The gramicidin-based biosensor: a functioning nano-machine.

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Cornell BA, Braach-Maksvytis VL, King LG, Osman PD, Raguse B, Wieczorek L, and Pace RJ

Subjects
Ion Channel Gating, Ion Channels, Lipid Bilayers, Membranes, Artificial, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Anti-Bacterial Agents chemistry, Biosensing Techniques, Gramicidin chemistry
Abstract

Biosensors combine a biological recognition mechanism with a physical transduction technique. In nature, the transduction mechanism for high sensitivity molecular detection is the modulation of the cell membrane ionic conductivity through specific ligand-receptor binding-induced switching of ion channels. This effects an inherent signal amplification of six to eight orders of magnitude, corresponding to the total ion flow arising from the single channel gating event. Here we describe the first reduction of this principle to a practical sensing device, which is a planar impedance element composed of a macroscopically supported synthetic bilayer membrane incorporating gramicidin ion channels. The membrane and an ionic reservoir are covalently attached to an evaporated gold surface. The channels have specific receptor groups attached (usually antibodies) that permit switching of gramicidin channels by analyte binding to the receptors. The device may then be made specific for the detection of a wide range of analytes, including proteins, drugs, hormones, antibodies, DNA, etc., currently in the 10(-7)-10(-13) M range. It also lends itself readily to microelectronic fabrication and signal transduction. By adjusting the surface density of the receptors/channel components during fabrication, the optimum sensitivity range of the device may be tuned over several orders of magnitude.

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1999
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