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ArticleRSC advances2026

Asymmetric LAMP-gold nanoparticle biosensing for rapid detection of Kenyan tomato leaf curl virus isolates from crude extracts.

Abigarl Ndudzo, Florence Ng'ong'a, Edith K Avedi, Elijah M Ateka

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Abigarl NdudzoDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, JKUAT Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-4623
Florence Ng'ong'aDepartment of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9953-1746
Edith K AvediPhytosanitary and Biosecurity Department, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4377-4431
Elijah M AtekaOffice of the Dean, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-9285

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Abstract

Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is a significant constraint to tomato production, particularly in resource-limited agricultural settings where access to sensitive, decentralized diagnostic tools is limited. While PCR-based detection methods require specialized equipment and exhibit reduced sensitivity when applied to crude field samples, many isothermal methods generate double stranded amplicons that are suboptimal for downstream signal transduction. To address these issues, an asymmetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (ASYLAMP) strategy was developed to preferentially generate single-stranded amplicons compatible with gold nanoparticle (AuNP) hybridization, enabling rapid visual detection. The optimized ASYLAMP assay achieved shorter time-to-positive results compared to symmetric LAMP while maintaining equivalent specificity, as supported by melt curve analysis and statistical comparison. The assay exhibited a limit of detection of 0.0008 fg µL

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