Oligonucleotide optical switches for intracellular sensing Optical Nanosensing in Cells

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 6181-6196

  Giannetti, A ^a   Tombelli, S ^a   Baldini, F ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aptamer; Fluorescence; Intracellular delivery; Intracellular sensing; Living cells; Molecular beacon

Indexed keywords

APTAMERS; INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY; INTRACELLULAR SENSING; LIVING CELL; MOLECULAR BEACON;

BIOMOLECULES; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULES; NANOSENSORS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEINS; RNA; TOOLS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL; CELLS; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELLS; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 84880137119     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7086-8     Document Type: Review

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