Recently, aptamers have been considered in
cancer diagnosis and treatment applications by binding to various bioreceptor molecules. Given that the p53
protein is responsible for approximately 50% of cancers, its identification is promising, but so far, no
aptamer DNA sequence has been designed for the p53
protein and
aptamer-based sensor. The purpose of this invention is to develop a
nanoparticle-based
aptamer sensor and use the p53 bioreceptor for
cancer diagnosis with high sensitivity in the shortest time. In this regard,
a DNA aptamer-based sensor was used on a
glassy carbon electrode coated with gold nanoparticles /
graphene oxide /
conductive polymer . This sensor was created by the gold nanoparticles / aptamer-
toluidine blue
enhancer. The results obtained under optimal conditions of electrochemical investigation using
amperometry indicated a
detection limit of 0.29 picograms / mL in
phosphate buffer and 0.341 picograms / mL in
human blood plasma and a
linear range of 1 to 300 picograms / mL for the sensor. This invention demonstrates the excellent and controllable performance of a
modified carbon electrode to create a suitable sensor for detecting the
cancer marker p53
protein.