In vitro selection of a single-stranded DNA molecular recognition element against atrazine

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 14332-14347

  Williams, Ryan M ^a,b   Crihfield, Cassandra L ^a   Gattu, Srikanth ^a   Holland, Lisa A ^a   Sooter, Letha J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aptamer; Atrazine; In vitro selection; Molecular recognition element (MRE); SELEX

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; MALATHION; PESTICIDE; PROPANIL; RIVER WATER; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CROSS REACTION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA LIBRARY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY;

ATRAZINE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84911368002     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814332     Document Type: Article

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