Molecular specific and sensitive detection of pyrazinamide and its metabolite pyrazinoic acid by means of surface enhanced raman spectroscopy employing in situ prepared colloids

Anna Muehlig, Izabella J. Jahn, Jan Heidler, Martin Jahn, Karina Weber, Patricia Sheen, Mirko Zimic, Dana Cialla-May, Juergen Popp

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Abstract

The prodrug pyrazinamide (PZA) is metabolized by the mycobacteria to pyrazinoic acid (POA), which is expelled into the extracellular environment. PZA resistance is highly associated to a lack of POA efflux. Thus, by detecting a reduction of the concentration of POA in the extracellular environment, by means of lab-on-a-chip (LoC)-SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy), an alternative approach for the discrimination of PZA resistant mycobacteria is introduced. A droplet-based microfluidic SERS device has been employed to illustrate the potential of the LoC-SERS method for the discrimination of PZA resistant mycobacteria. The two analytes were detected discretely in aqueous solution with a limit of detection of 27 μm for PZA and 21 μm for POA. The simultaneous detection of PZA and POA in aqueous mixtures could be realized within a concentration range from 20 μm to 50 μm for PZA and from 50 μm to 80 μm for POA.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number511
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Drug resistant mycobacteria
  • Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC)
  • Personal medicine
  • Quantitative SERS detection of PZA and POA
  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Instrumentation
  • General Engineering
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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