A label-free G-quadruplex-based mercury detection assay employing the exonuclease III-mediated cleavage of T-Hg2+-T mismatched DNA

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Wanhe ^a   Kang, Tian Shu ^b   Chan, Philip Wai Hong ^c,d   Lu, Jin Jian ^b   Chen, Xiu Ping ^b   Leung, Chung Hang ^b   Ma, Dik Lung ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

exonuclease III; G quadruplex; iridium(III); mercury(II) ion

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL);

DETECTION METHODS; EXONUCLEASE III; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HAIRPIN FORMATION; LUMINESCENCE DETECTION; MERCURY DETECTION; MERCURY ION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS;

PROBES;

EID: 84950311188     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/16/6/065004     Document Type: Article

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