A simple, rapid and high-throughput method to detect bacterial endotoxins (IMAGE)
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Endotoxins are dangerous substances produced by many types of bacteria, but current methods to detect them are time consuming and expensive. Now, researchers have developed a convenient platform that can quickly detect endotoxins using a fluorescent chemosensor and a self-developed dual-wavelength fluorophotometer. The chemosensor forms distinct complex aggregates by binding to LPS molecules, which exhibit fluorescence at specific wavelengths that are simultaneously and accurately measured by the fluorophotometer.
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Hiroshi Kimoto of Sophia University
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