G-quadruplex DNAzyme molecular beacon for amplified colorimetric biosensing of pseudostellaria heterophylla

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1064-1075

  Zheng, Zhenzhu ^a   Han, Jing ^a   Pang, Wensheng ^b,c   Hu, Juan ^a,b  

^a Fujian Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^b FUJIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Internal Medicine of Second People's Hospital of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

Colorimetric; G quadruplex DNAzyme; Molecular beacon; Pseudostellaria heterophylla

Indexed keywords

BIORECOGNITION ELEMENTS; COLORIMETRIC; COMPLEMENTARY SEQUENCES; G-QUADRUPLEX DNAZYME; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS; MOLECULAR BEACON; PSEUDOSTELLARIA HETEROPHYLLA; TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE;

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; PROBES;

DNA;

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBOZYME; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; T DNA; T-DNA;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COLORIMETRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CELL NUCLEUS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COLORIMETRY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, CATALYTIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MOLECULAR PROBES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872814136     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130101064     Document Type: Article

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