Melamine Sensor Project 2008/11/25 Gel project team 1

Popular Methods 1.LC (liquid chromatography) 2.LC/MS (liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry) 3.HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography) 4.ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay) 2

Conventional Methods 1.LC/MS:  High preciseness  Expensive equipment  Difficult pre-sampling  Operator training 2.HPLC:  High preciseness  Can’t allowing high-through put  Expensive equipment 3

3.ELISA:  Speed rate  High-throughput  Low preciseness  Convenience  Expensive kit 4

Synthetic Biology Method Strategy –Detect the byproducts of melamine after catabolism  Ammonia (co-operated with pH sensor or others)  Ammeline  Cyanuric acid –Capture melamine directly  Melamine receptor? 5

Catabolism of melamine 6

Melamine Metabolic Pathways 7

Synthetic Biology Method 1.Advantage:  Much cheaper  Amplification rate  High-through put  Convenience 2.Disadvantage:  Detection range  Low preciseness 8

pH sensor 9