A novel DNA biosensor using a ferrocenyl intercalator applied to the potential detection of human population biomarkers in wastewater

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5609-5617

  Yang, Zhugen ^a,b   D'Uriac, Marc Anglès ^c   Goggins, Sean ^a   Kasprzyk Hordern, Barbara ^a   Thomas, Kevin V ^c   Frost, Christopher G ^a   Estrela, Pedro ^b  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; DNA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VOLTAMMETRY;

DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GOLD ELECTRODES; HUMAN POPULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA (MTDNA); PCR AMPLIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE-STRANDED DNA;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

6 MECARPTO HEXANOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FERROCENE DERIVATIVE; FERROCENYL INTERCALATOR; HEXANOL; INTERCALATING AGENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GOLD; WASTE WATER;

BIOMARKER; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSOR; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MARKER; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

BIOMARKERS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; GOLD; HUMANS; INTERCALATING AGENTS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84928911678     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00637     Document Type: Article

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