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In the current study, we have rationally truncated an aptamer developed for \u03b1-Toxin of\n                    <jats:italic>Bungarus multicinctus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and demonstrated its utility for the detection of venom of\n                    <jats:italic>Bungarus caeruleus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The truncated aptamer \u03b1-Tox-T2 (26mer) is found to have greater affinity than its 40-mer parent counterpart \u03b1-Tox-FL. The truncated aptamers are characterized and compared with parent aptamer for their binding, selectivity, affinity, alteration in secondary structure and limit of detection. 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