A new trend on biosensor for neurotransmitter choline/acetylcholine--an overview.

Anish Khan, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Abdullah M Asiri, Malik Abdul Rub, Naved Azum, Mohammed M Rahman, Sher Bahadar Khan, Sulaiman Ab Ghani

Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. anishkhan97@gmail.com

Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2013 Mar

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Technology always has been an indispensible part in the development of biosensors. The performance of biosensors is being tremendously improved using new materials as transducer as well as binding material in their construction. The use of new materials allowed innovation on transduction technology in biosensor preparations. Because of the submicron dimensions of these sensors, simple and rapid analyses in vitro as well as in vivo are now possible. Portable instruments capable of analysing multiple components are becoming available, too. Sensors that provide excellent temporal and spatial resolution for in vivo monitoring such as for measurement of neurotransmitters have become prominent. The interest to improve the stability, sensitivity and selectivity of the sensors is paramount. This study tries to give an overview of the present status of the material-based biosensor design and new generation of choline/acetylcholine neurotransmitter biosensors.

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Anish Khan, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Abdullah M Asiri, Malik Abdul Rub, Naved Azum, Mohammed M Rahman, Sher Bahadar Khan, Sulaiman Ab Ghani. A new trend on biosensor for neurotransmitter choline/acetylcholine--an overview. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology. 2013 Mar;169(6):1927-39