G-quadruplexes for luminescent sensing and logic gates

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4345-4359

  He, Hong Zhang ^a   Chan, Daniel Shiu Hin ^a   Leung, Chung Hang ^b   Ma, Dik Lung ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; CYSTEINE; DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; GLUTATHIONE; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEAD; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL LABELING; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BEACON; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; COMPUTERS, MOLECULAR; DNA; ENZYMES; G-QUADRUPLEXES; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; METALS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84877307520     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt108     Document Type: Review

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