LABORATORY: CNR ISPC

 

NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT

Bioluminometer 3M™ Clean-Trace™ NG Luminometer, Swabs 3M Clean-Trace Surface3M™, Clean-Trace™ Water

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a molecule found in all-around living cells, and it gives a direct measure of biological concentration and health. ATP is quantified by measuring the light produced through its reaction with the naturally occurring firefly enzyme luciferase using a luminometer (called also bioluminometer).

The amount of light produced is directly proportional to the amount of living organisms present in the sample.

 

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

The Bioluminometer allows to instantly verify the microbial contamination of a surface or a liquid, with a bioluminescent reaction. II Bioluminometer "read" a light signal that is an output from a sampling device that was passed on the contaminated surface or in the water to be analyzed. During the sampling, the sampling device picks up a cellular molecule, I'ATP (adenosine triphosphate) which is present in all living organisms. When I'ATP is placed in contact with the reaction mixture present in the sampling tube (containing luciferin and luciferase), a reaction takes place that leads to the production of light (photons). This light is measured by the luminometer and converted into a numerical value shown on the display. The higher the microbial contamination is, the higher the amount of ATP collection was and, consequently, the higher the light produced and the value measured by luminometer.

The instrument can be used in in-situ applications for the detection of microbial activity on all types of cultural heritage materials. In biocide dosing programs for controlling the microbiodeteriogens (checking the biocide/disinfectant efficiency in time, establish the minimal inhibitory concentration).

 

Referent
Oana A. Cuzman oanaadriana.cuzman@cnr.it

 

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