Abstract
The use of synthetic biomarkers is an emerging technique to improve disease diagnosis. Here, we report a novel design strategy that uses analyte-responsive acetaminophen (APAP) to expand the catalogue of analytes available for synthetic biomarker development. As proof-of-concept, we designed hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-responsive APAP (HR-APAP) and succeeded in H2O2 detection with cellular and animal experiments. In fact, for blood samples following HR-APAP injection, we demonstrated that the plasma concentration ratio [APAP+APAP conjugates]/[HR-APAP] accurately reflects in vivo differences in H2O2 levels. We anticipate that our practical methodology will be broadly useful for the preparation of various synthetic biomarkers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 910-913 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | ChemBioChem |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 May 18 |
Keywords
- acetaminophen
- hydrogen peroxide
- liquid chromatography
- mass spectrometry
- synthetic biomarker
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry