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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Main Authors: Christopher Gwenin, Jennifer Halliwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/8/1381