Copper Sulfate-Induced Diphenylamine for Rapid Colorimetric Point-of-Care Detection of Contagious Pathogens Combined with Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
- Authors
- Sivakumar, Rajamanickam; Dinh, Vu Phong; Lee, Nae Yoon
- Issue Date
- Feb-2023
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Keywords
- diphenylamine; copper sulfate; colorimetric detection; foldable microdevice; contagious pathogens
- Citation
- ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v.11, no.6, pp 2079 - 2088
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 2079
- End Page
- 2088
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/91580
- DOI
- 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04726
- ISSN
- 2168-0485
- Abstract
- Here, we developed a copper sulfate (CuSO4)-initiated diphenylamine (DPA)-based colorimetric strategy coupled with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of two critical contagious pathogens, SARS-CoV-2 and Enterococcus faecium. To detect the DNA, acid hydrolysis of LAMP amplicons was executed, enabling the development of a blue color. In the LAMP amplicons, the bond between the purines and deoxyribose is extremely labile. It can be broken using 70% sulfuric acid followed by phosphate group elimination, which generates a highly active keto aldehyde group. CuSO4 plays an imperative role inducing DPA to rapidly react with the keto aldehyde group, producing an intense blue color within 5 min. Moreover, low quantities such as 103 copies mu L-1 of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and 102 CFU mL-1 of E. faecium were successfully detected, revealing the advantages of the introduced method. To confirm practical applicability, multiplex detection of pathogens was performed using a foldable microdevice comprising reaction and detection zones. Various reactions such as DNA extraction, LAMP, and acid hydrolysis occurred in the reaction zone. Then, colorimetric reagents (DPA, CuSO4, and ethylene glycol) contained in the detection zone were mixed with the keto aldehyde group by simply folding the microdevice, which was heated at 65 degrees C for 5 min for colorimetric detection. An intense blue color was developed where the target DNA was present. These results indicate that the method proposed in this study is highly suitable for point-of-care applications, especially in resource-limited settings for the rapid detection of harmful pathogens.
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