A Label Free Colorimetric Assay for the Detection of Active Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A by SNAP-25 Conjugated Colloidal Gold
Botulinum neurotoxins are one of the most potent toxins known to man. Current methods of detection involve the quantification of the toxin but do not take into account the percentage of the toxin that is active. At present the assay used for monitoring the activity of the toxin is the mouse bioassay...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-08-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/8/1381 |