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Tian S, Yuan Y, Luo F, Lin C, Wang J, Qiu B, Lin Z, Wang W. Dual Self-Amplification Homogeneous Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor for Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase Activity Based on Controlling the Surface Morphology and Charge of Reporter Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2023; 95:18603-18610. [PMID: 38048177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) is upregulated in several types of leukemia and is considered a disease biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for leukemia. In this research, a homogeneous electrochemiluminescence (ECL) method based on the control of surface charge and morphology of tris (2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate-doped silica nanoparticles (Ru@SiO2 NPs) has been designed for TdT activity detection. A small amount of short single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was modified onto the surface of Ru@SiO2 NPs, and the nanoparticles with a slight positive charge experienced electrostatic attraction with the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode with a negative charge, so relatively high ECL signals had been detected. Under the action of TdT, the ssDNA was significantly elongated, carrying numerous negative charges on its phosphate backbone, so the overall negative charge of the reporter nanoparticles was enhanced, resulting in a strong electrostatic repulsion with the ITO electrode. Simultaneously, the long ssDNA wrapped around the nanoparticles hindered the approach of the coreactant. Due to the dual effects, the ECL response of the system decreased. The constructed biosensor exhibited excellent sensitivity toward TdT over a range spanning from 1 to 100 U/L. The limit of detection is as low as 1.78 U/L. The developed approach was effectively applied to detect TdT activity in leukemic patients' leukocyte extracts.
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- Shaohua Tian
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong, China
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Li Z, Pi T, Yang K, Xia Z, Feng Y, Zheng X, Deng R, Chi B. Label-free fluorescence strategy for methyltransferase activity assay based on poly-thymine copper nanoclusters engineered by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 260:119924. [PMID: 33993023 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The assay of detecting DNA methyltransferase activity has been identified as one of the central challenges in cancer diagnostics as DNA methylation is closely related to the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. In this study, a label-free fluorescence probe based on poly-thymine copper nanoclusters engineered by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase is proposed for methyltransferase activity assay. Taking advantage of the efficient polymerization extension reaction catalyzed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and the copper nanoclusters with large Stokes shift instead of labeling fluorescent dyes, the strategy exhibits a broader linear scope from 1 to 300 U mL-1 with a detection limit of 0.176 U mL-1. The economical method is specificity for M.SssI and also provides a convenient and high-throughput platform for screening the DNA methylation inhibitors, which displays a great potential for the practical applications of the drug development and clinical cancer diagnosis in the future.
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- Zhimei Li
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China.
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Baghdasaryan A, Bürgi T. Copper nanoclusters: designed synthesis, structural diversity, and multiplatform applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:6283-6340. [PMID: 33885518 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have gained tremendous research interest in recent years due to their extraordinary properties. The molecular-like properties that originate from the quantized electronic states provide novel opportunities for the construction of unique nanomaterials possessing rich molecular-like absorption, luminescence, and magnetic properties. The field of monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters, especially copper, with well-defined molecular structures and compositions, is relatively new, about two to three decades old. Nevertheless, the massive progress in the field illustrates the importance of such nanoobjects as promising materials for various applications. In this respect, nanocluster-based catalysts have become very popular, showing high efficiencies and activities for the catalytic conversion of chemical compounds. Biomedical applications of clusters are an active research field aimed at finding better fluorescent contrast agents, therapeutic pharmaceuticals for the treatment and prevention of diseases, the early diagnosis of cancers and other potent diseases, especially at early stages. A huge library of structures and the compositions of copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) with atomic precisions have already been discovered during last few decades; however, there are many concerns to be addressed and questions to be answered. Hopefully, in future, with the combined efforts of material scientists, inorganic chemists, and computational scientists, a thorough understanding of the unique molecular-like properties of metal nanoclusters will be achieved. This, on the other hand, will allow the interdisciplinary researchers to design novel catalysts, biosensors, or therapeutic agents using highly structured, atomically precise, and stable CuNCs. Thus, we hope this review will guide the reader through the field of CuNCs, while discussing the main achievements and improvements, along with challenges and drawbacks that one needs to face and overcome.
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- Ani Baghdasaryan
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Recent progress in copper nanocluster-based fluorescent probing: a review. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:670. [PMID: 31489488 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3747-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) are an attractive alternative to other metal nanoclusters. The synthesis of CuNCs is highly efficient and fast, with low-cost and without any complicated manipulation. Because of their tunable fluorescence and low toxicity, CuNCs have been highly exploited for biochemical sensing. This review (with 172 refs.) summarizes the progress that has been made in the field in the past years. Following an introduction into the fundamentals of CuNCs, the review first focuses on synthetic methods and the fluorescence properties of CuNCs (with subsections on the use of proteins, peptides, DNA and other molecules as templates). This is followed by a section on the use of CuNCs in fluorometric assays, with subsections on the detection of small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, various other biomolecules including drugs, and of pH values. A further large chapter summarizes the work related to environmental analyses, specifically on determination of metal ions, anions and pollutants. Graphical abstract Schematic representation of the synthesis and potential applications of copper nanocluster (CuNCs) in biochemical analysis, emphatically reflected in some vital areas such as small molecule analysis, biomacromolecule monitoring, cell imaging, ions detection, toxic pollutant, etc.
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Liu X, Wang H, Deng K, Kwee S, Huang H, Tang L. Single Primer Based Multisite Strand Displacement Reaction Amplification Strategy for Rapid Detection of Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase Activity. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7482-7486. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Xinyan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Qing Z, Bai A, Xing S, Zou Z, He X, Wang K, Yang R. Progress in biosensor based on DNA-templated copper nanoparticles. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 137:96-109. [PMID: 31085403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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During the last decades, by virtue of their unique physicochemical properties and potential application in microelectronics, biosensing and biomedicine, metal nanomaterials (MNs) have attracted great research interest and been highly developed. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a particularly interesting ligand for templating bottom-up nanopreparation, by virtue of its excellent properties including nanosized geometry structure, programmable and artificial synthesis, DNA-metal ion interaction and powerful molecular recognition. DNA-templated copper nanoparticles (DNA-CuNPs) has been developed in recent years. Because of its advantages including simple and rapid preparation, high efficiency, MegaStokes shifting and low biological toxicity, DNA-CuNPs has been highly exploited for biochemical sensing from 2010, especially as a label-free detection manner, holding advantages in multiple analytical technologies including fluorescence, electrochemistry, surface plasmon resonance, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. This review comprehensively tracks the preparation of DNA-CuNPs and its application in biosensing, and highlights the potential development and challenges regarding this field, aiming to promote the advance of this fertile research area.
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- Zhihe Qing
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Food Processing of Aquatic Biotic Resources, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, PR China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Food Processing of Aquatic Biotic Resources, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Food Processing of Aquatic Biotic Resources, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Food Processing of Aquatic Biotic Resources, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Food Processing of Aquatic Biotic Resources, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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Chi BZ, Wang CL, Wang ZQ, Pi T, Zhong XL, Deng CQ, Feng YC, Li ZM. Fluorometric determination of the activity of the biomarker terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase via the enhancement of the fluorescence of silver nanoclusters by in-situ grown DNA tails. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:241. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3288-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang X, Liu Q, Jin Y, Li B. Facile and Sensitive Fluorescence Assay of DNA Polymerase Activity Using Cu2+
and Ascorbate as Signal Developers. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xingxing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province; School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an 710062 China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province; School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an 710062 China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province; School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an 710062 China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province; School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an 710062 China
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Cao Q, Li J, Wang E. Recent advances in the synthesis and application of copper nanomaterials based on various DNA scaffolds. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 132:333-342. [PMID: 30897540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fluorescent copper nanomaterials (CuNMs), including copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and copper nanoclusters (CuNCs), become more and more popular with the abundant raw materials and low cost. A wide range of applications has been explored due to their fascinating properties such as low toxicity, remarkable water solubility, facile synthesis, large Stokes shifts, and good biocompatibility. As a kind of genetic material, DNA exhibits its molecular recognition function and diversity. The marriage between CuNMs and DNA endows DNA-templated CuNMs (DNA-CuNMs) with unique properties such as fluorescence, electrochemiluminescence and catalytic features. In this review, we summarize the synthesis and recent applications of DNA-CuNMs. Fluorescent CuNMs can be grown on various DNA scaffolds with special sequence design. T base plays an important role in the formation of CuNMs on DNA templates. These fluorescent DNA-CuNMs hold great prospect in logic gate construction, staining and biosensing of DNAs and RNAs, ions, proteins and enzymes, small molecules and so on.
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- Qiao Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Liu R, Wang C, Hu J, Su Y, Lv Y. DNA-templated copper nanoparticles: Versatile platform for label-free bioassays. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang X, Jin Y, Li B. Copper nanocluster as a fluorescent indicator for label-free and sensitive detection of DNA hybridization assisted with a cascade isothermal exponential amplification reaction. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj05130a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A copper nanocluster (CuNCs)-based fluorescence biosensing platform was developed for label-free DNA detection through a cascade isothermal exponential amplification reaction (EXPAR).
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- Xingxing Zhang
- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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Wang YM, Liu JW, Duan LY, Liu SJ, Jiang JH. Aptamer-based fluorometric determination of ATP by using target-cycling strand displacement amplification and copper nanoclusters. Mikrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-017-2337-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lian J, Liu Q, Jin Y, Li B. Histone–DNA interaction: an effective approach to improve the fluorescence intensity and stability of DNA-templated Cu nanoclusters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:12568-12571. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07424g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The histone–DNA interaction is found to greatly improve the fluorescence intensity and stability of DNA-templated Cu nanoclusters (CuNCs).
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- Jinyu Lian
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi’an 710062
- China
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