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Li P, Luo C, Chen X, Huang C. A novel "off-on" ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor for adenosine detection based on FRET between quantum dots and graphene oxide. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 305:123557. [PMID: 37866265 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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A novel "off-on" ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor was established for adenosine detection based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between CdS QDs, DNA QDs as donor and graphene oxide (GO) as acceptor. Amino-riched DNA QDs covalently bonded to the carboxyl group on the edge of the GO, and with the absorption of the TGA-modified CdS QDs with aptamer (CdS QDs-apt) onto the GO surface via the π-π stacking interaction. The fluorescence of both CdS QDs and DNA QDs were efficiently quenched due to FRET (turn off). When adenosine was present, the specific binding of the aptamer to the target preferentially that released the CdS QDs-apt from GO. The process would inhibit the FRET which contribute to the fluorescence of CdS QDs-apt recovery again (turn on), while the fluorescence intensity of DNA QDs only slightly altered and acted as the reference signal. Thus, a novel "off-on" ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor for adenosine detection was constructed accordingly. There was a good linearity relationship between the ratio of the FL intensity (F595 nm/F464 nm) and the concentration of adenosine in the range of 20.00-180.0 nmol/L with a detection limit of 1.3 nmol/L (S/N = 3, n = 9). Importantly, the feasibility of the developed aptasensor for selective detection of adenosine in serum and urine samples with satisfactory results. The recoveries were observed to be 97.04-100.2 %.
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- Pu Li
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Xingzhi College, Zhejiang Normal University, Lanxi 321100, China; College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Kurt Z, Çimen D, Denizli A, Bereli N. Development of Optical-Based Molecularly Imprinted Nanosensors for Adenosine Detection. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:18839-18850. [PMID: 37273602 PMCID: PMC10233842 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Adenosine nucleoside is an important molecule in human physiology. The levels of adenosine nucleoside in urine and plasma are directly or indirectly related to diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. In the present study, adenosine-imprinted and non-imprinted poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid) (poly(HEMA-MAA)) surface plasmon resonance (SPR) nanosensors were prepared for the determination of adenosine nucleoside. First, MAA/adenosine pre-polymerization complexes were prepared at different molar ratios using adenosine as a template molecule and methacrylic acid (MAA) as a monomer, and SPR nanosensor surfaces were optimized by determining the highest imprinting factor of the chip surfaces. The surfaces of adenosine-imprinted and non-imprinted SPR nanosensors were characterized by using atomic force microscopy, ellipsometry, and contact angle measurements. Kinetic analyses were made with different concentrations in the range of 0.5-400.0 nM for the detection range with a pH 7.4 phosphate buffer solution. The limit of detection in adenosine aqueous solutions, artificial plasma, and artificial urine was determined to be 0.018, 0.015, and 0.013 nM, respectively. In the selectivity analysis of the developed nanosensors, the selectivity of adenosine SPR nanosensors in solutions at different concentrations was determined by using guanosine and cytidine nucleosides. The relative selectivity coefficients of adenosine-imprinted SPR nanosensors for adenosine/cytidine and adenosine/guanosine are 3.836 and 3.427, respectively. Since adenosine-imprinted SPR nanosensors are intended to be used in medical analysis and research, adenosine analysis has also been studied in artificial urine and artificial plasma samples.
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- Zehra
Tuğçe Kurt
- Bioengineering
Division, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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Hou Y, Han R, Sun Y, Luo C, Wang X. Chemiluminescence sensing of adenosine using DNA cross-linked hydrogel-capped magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1195:339386. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Rhouati A, Marty JL, Vasilescu A. Electrochemical biosensors combining aptamers and enzymatic activity: Challenges and analytical opportunities. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Coria‐Oriundo LL, Ceretti H, Roupioz Y, Battaglini F. Redox Polyelectrolyte Modified Gold Nanoparticles Enhance the Detection of Adenosine in an Electrochemical Split‐Aptamer Assay. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202002488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Lucy L. Coria‐Oriundo
- INQUIMAE (CONICET) Departamento de Química Inorgánica Analítica y Química Física Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2 C1428EHA Buenos Aires Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería Av. Túpac Amaru 210 Lima 25, Perú
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- Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento, J. M. Gutiérrez 1150 B1613GSX, Los Polvorines, Prov. de Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS CEA SyMMES 38000 Grenoble France
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- INQUIMAE (CONICET) Departamento de Química Inorgánica Analítica y Química Física Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2 C1428EHA Buenos Aires Argentina
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Zhang D, Ma J, Meng X, Xu Z, Zhang J, Fang Y, Guo Y. Electrochemical aptamer-based microsensor for real-time monitoring of adenosine in vivo. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1076:55-63. [PMID: 31203964 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this work, an implantable and minimally invasive micro-aptasensor for adenosine monitoring in vivo, based on flexible integrated electrodes, was developed. Firstly the sensor was made by the modification of a needle-type electrode with reduced graphene oxide and gold nanoclusters (rGO-AuNCs) using two-step electrodeposition. Secondly Sulfhydryl-terminated capture probe (ssDNA1) was immobilized on rGO-AuNCs modified electrode surface by self-assembly, and then it was hybridized with adenosine aptamer (ssDNA2). Lastly methylene blue (MB) as an electrochemical indicator was adsorbed on the aptamer through specific interaction of MB with guanine base. The peak current of MB decreased linearly with increasing adenosine concentration due to the formation of aptamer-adenosine complex and displacement of the aptamer from the modified electrode surface. The sensor showed a low detection limit of 0.1 nM with signal-to-noise ratio equal to 3 as well as a wide linear response range (0.1 nM-1 mM) in vitro. Also, a high selectivity was demonstrated for adenosine in relation to uridine, guanosine, and cytidine. Experiments in vivo demonstrated fast responses for a range of adenosine concentrations. This work demonstrates a promising path for implantable devices for the determination of biomolecules in vivo, thus allowing for health tests, detection of infectious diseases, and other medical conditions.
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- Di Zhang
- Binhai Industrial Technology Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Tianjin, 300301, PR China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China.
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, College of Acumox and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China; College of Chinese Medical, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, PR China.
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Cui L, Lu M, Li Y, Tang B, Zhang CY. A reusable ratiometric electrochemical biosensor on the basis of the binding of methylene blue to DNA with alternating AT base sequence for sensitive detection of adenosine. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 102:87-93. [PMID: 29127900 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We develop a reusable ratiometric electrochemical biosensor on the basis of the binding of methylene blue (MB) to DNA with alternating AT base sequence for sensitive detection of adenosine. We design a strand 1 with MB-modified thymine (T) base in the proximal 3' termini as the capture probe for its immobilization on the gold electrode and a 3' termini ferrocene (Fc)-modified aptamer for the recognition of adenosine. The hybridization of strand 1 with the aptamer leads to the formation of a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and consequently the away of MB from the electrode surface and the close of Fc to the electrode surface, generating a small value of IMB/IFc (IMB and IFc are the peak currents of MB and Fc, respectively). In the presence of adenosine, its binding with the aptamer induces the release of Fc from the electrode surface and the close of MB to the electrode surface, generating a large value of IMB/IFc. As a result, adenosine may be accurately quantified by the measurement of ratiometric signal (IMB/IFc). This ratiometric electrochemical biosensor can be simply fabricated and exhibits high sensitivity with a limit of detection of as low as 90.8pM and a large dynamic range from 0.1nM to 100μM. Moreover, this biosensor demonstrates good performance with excellent selectivity, regeneration capability, high reliability and good reproducibility, and may become a universal platform for the detection of various biomolecules which can be recognized by aptamers, holding great potential for further applications in biomedical research and clinical diagnosis.
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- Lin Cui
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Health Science Center,Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China.
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Shen J, Wang H, Li C, Zhao Y, Yu X, Luo X. Label-free electrochemical aptasensor for adenosine detection based on cascade signal amplification strategy. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 90:356-362. [PMID: 27940239 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this work, a simple and highly sensitive label-free electrochemical aptasensor for adenosine detection was developed based on target-aptamer binding triggered nicking endonuclease-assisted strand-replacement DNA polymerization and rolling circle amplification (RCA) strategy. The magnetic beads (MB) probe, which was attached the aptamer of adenosine and mDNA, was firstly fabricated. In the presence of adenosine, mDNA was released from MB upon recognition of the aptamer to target adenosine. The released mDNA as the primer activated autonomous DNA polymerization/nicking process and accompanied by the continuous release of replicated DNA fragments. Subsequently, numerous released DNA fragments were captured on the working electrode, and then as initiators to trigger the downstream RCA process leading to the formation of a long ssDNA concatemer for loading large amounts of Ru(NH3)63+. Therefore, a conspicuously amplified electrochemical signal through the developed dual-amplification strategy could be achieved. This method exhibited a high sensitivity toward adenosine with a detection limit of 0.032nM. Also, it exhibited high selectivity to different nucleoside families and good reproducibility. This design opens new horizons for integrating different disciplines, presenting a versatile tool for ultrasensitive detecting organic small molecules in medical research and clinical diagnosis.
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- Jing Shen
- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China.
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Felletti M, Hartig JS. Ligand-dependent ribozymes. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2016; 8. [PMID: 27687155 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The discovery of catalytic RNA (ribozymes) more than 30 years ago significantly widened the horizon of RNA-based functions in natural systems. Similarly to the activity of protein enzymes that are often modulated by the presence of an interaction partner, some examples of naturally occurring ribozymes are influenced by ligands that can either act as cofactors or allosteric modulators. Recent discoveries of new and widespread ribozyme motifs in many different genetic contexts point toward the existence of further ligand-dependent RNA catalysts. In addition to the presence of ligand-dependent ribozymes in nature, researchers have engineered ligand dependency into natural and artificial ribozymes. Because RNA functions can often be assembled in a truly modular way, many different systems have been obtained utilizing different ligand-sensing domains and ribozyme activities in diverse applications. We summarize the occurrence of ligand-dependent ribozymes in nature and the many examples realized by researchers that engineered ligand-dependent catalytic RNA motifs. We will also highlight methods for obtaining ligand dependency as well as discuss the many interesting applications of ligand-controlled catalytic RNAs. WIREs RNA 2017, 8:e1395. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1395 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Michele Felletti
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Colorimetric detection of proteins based on target-induced activation of aptazyme. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 942:68-73. [PMID: 27720123 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The detection of protein is vital to fundamental research as well as practical applications. However, most detection methods depend on antibody-based assays which are faced with many shortcomings. Herein, we propose a colorimetric method for protein assays based on target-triggered activation of aptazyme, which may offer simple, rapid and cost-effective detection of the target protein. In this method, the conformation change of aptazyme induced by target protein is designed to be associated with aptazyme activation. Consequently, in the presence of the target protein, the designed DNA linkers will be cleaved into two fragments that fail to cross-link gold nanoparticles (GNPs), thus the color of GNP solution remains red, while the color will be changed in the absence of the target. Because of the advantages of aptazyme such as economic synthesis, stable, easy modification and its ability to accomplish signal recognition and signal amplification simultaneously, the method is thermostable, simple and cost-efficient. In this work, we have taken the detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as an example, which can present an analytical performance with as low as 0.1 nM detection limit, spanning a detection range of 3 orders of magnitude. What is more, the principle of this proposed new method can be extended as a universal assay method not only for the detection of analytes which have an aptamer but also for those analytes that have ligands.
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Lu L, Zhong HJ, He B, Leung CH, Ma DL. Development of a luminescent G-quadruplex-selective iridium(III) complex for the label-free detection of adenosine. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19368. [PMID: 26778273 PMCID: PMC4726048 DOI: 10.1038/srep19368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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A panel of six luminescent iridium(III) complexes were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to act as G-quadruplex-selective probes. The novel iridium(III) complex 1 was found to be highly selective for G-quadruplex DNA, and was employed for the construction of a label-free G-quadruplex-based adenosine detection assay in aqueous solution. Two different detection strategies were investigated for adenosine detection, and the results showed that initial addition of adenosine to the adenosine aptamer gave superior results. The assay exhibited a linear response for adenosine in the concentration range of 5 to 120 μM (R(2) = 0.992), and the limit of detection for adenosine was 5 μM. Moreover, this assay was highly selective for adenosine over other nucleosides, and exhibited potential use for biological sample analysis.
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- Lihua Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Partner State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Synthetic biology and biomimetic chemistry as converging technologies fostering a new generation of smart biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 74:1076-86. [PMID: 26277908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.07.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biosensors are powerful tunable systems able to switch between an ON/OFF status in response to an external stimulus. This extraordinary property could be engineered by adopting synthetic biology or biomimetic chemistry to obtain tailor-made biosensors having the desired requirements of robustness, sensitivity and detection range. Recent advances in both disciplines, in fact, allow to re-design the configuration of the sensing elements - either by modifying toggle switches and gene networks, or by producing synthetic entities mimicking key properties of natural molecules. The present review considered the role of synthetic biology in sustaining biosensor technology, reporting examples from the literature and reflecting on the features that make it a useful tool for designing and constructing engineered biological systems for sensing application. Besides, a section dedicated to bioinspired synthetic molecules as powerful tools to enhance biosensor potential is reported, and treated as an extension of the concept of biomimetic chemistry, where organic synthesis is used to generate artificial molecules that mimic natural molecules. Thus, the design of synthetic molecules, such as aptamers, biomimetics, molecular imprinting polymers, peptide nucleic acids, and ribozymes were encompassed as "products" of biomimetic chemistry.
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Zhao H, Wang YS, Tang X, Zhou B, Xue JH, Liu H, Liu SD, Cao JX, Li MH, Chen SH. An enzyme-free strategy for ultrasensitive detection of adenosine using a multipurpose aptamer probe and malachite green. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 887:179-185. [PMID: 26320800 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We report on an enzyme-free and label-free strategy for the ultrasensitive determination of adenosine. A novel multipurpose adenosine aptamer (MAAP) is designed, which serves as an effective target recognition probe and a capture probe for malachite green. In the presence of adenosine, the conformation of the MAAP is converted from a hairpin structure to a G-quadruplex. Upon addition of malachite green into this solution, a noticeable enhancement of resonance light scattering was observed. The signal response is directly proportional to the concentration of adenosine ranging from 75 pM to 2.2 nM with a detection limit of 23 pM, which was 100-10,000 folds lower than those obtained by previous reported methods. Moreover, this strategy has been applied successfully for detecting adenosine in human urine and blood samples, further proving its reliability. The mechanism of adenosine inducing MAAP to form a G-quadruplex was demonstrated by a series of control experiments. Such a MAAP probe can also be used to other strategies such as fluorescence or spectrophotometric ones. We suppose that this strategy can be expanded to develop a universal analytical platform for various target molecules in the biomedical field and clinical diagnosis.
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- Hui Zhao
- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China.
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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Chen SH, Wang YS, Chen YS, Tang X, Cao JX, Li MH, Wang XF, Zhu YF, Huang YQ. Dual-channel detection of metallothioneins and mercury based on a mercury-mediated aptamer beacon using thymidine-mercury-thymidine complex as a quencher. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 151:315-321. [PMID: 26143324 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.06.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel dual-channel strategy for the detection of metallothioneins (MTs) and Hg(2+) has been developed based on a mercury-mediated aptamer beacon (MAB) using thymidine-mercury-thymidine complex as a quencher for the first time. In the presence of Hg(2+), the T-rich oligonucleotide with a 6-carboxyfluorescein (TRO-FAM) can form an aptamer beacon via the formation of T-Hg(2+)-T base pairs, which results in a fluorescence quenching of the sensing system owing to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the fluorophore of FAM to the terminated T-Hg(2+)-T base pair. The addition of MTs into this solution leads to the disruption of the T-Hg(2+)-T complex, resulting in an increase of the fluorescent signal of the system. In the optimizing condition, ΔF was directly proportional to the concentrations ranging from 5.63 nM to 0.275 μM for MTs, and 14.2 nM to 0.30 μM for Hg(2+) with the detection limits of 1.69 nM and 4.28 nM, respectively. The proposed dual-channel method avoids the label steps of a quencher in common molecular beacon strategies, without tedious procedure or the requirement of sophisticated equipment, and is rapid, inexpensive and sensitive.
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- Si-Han Chen
- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China.
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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Zhang Y, Yue Y, Peng Y, Huang C, Li L, Guo L, Yang S. One-pot synthesis affords perfectly six-fold symmetrical Au microsnowflakes for excellent electrochemical biosensing and surface-enhanced Raman scattering assays. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra16309e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein, Au microsnowflakes with six-fold symmetrical branches were successfully synthesized.
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- Yan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
- Department of Chemistry
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Bartzoka F, Venetsanou K, Clonis Y. Adenosine reagent-free detection by co-immobilization of adenosine deaminase and phenol red on an optical biostrip. Biotechnol J 2014; 10:136-42. [PMID: 25293641 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Adenosine detection in human serum is important because this ribonucleoside has established clinical applications, modulating many physiological processes. Furthermore, a simple and cheap detection method is useful in adenosine production processes. Adenosine can be determined enzymatically using either S-adenosyl-homocysteine hydrolase and (3) [H]-adenosine, or adenosine kinase combined with GTP and luciferase, or an amperometric biosensor carrying adenosine deaminase (ADA), purine nucleoside phosphorylase, and xanthine oxidase. We developed a simple and cheap method relying on a transparent biostrip bearing ADA and the indicator phenol red (PR), co-immobilized to polyacrylamide, itself chemically adhered to a derivatized glass strip. The ADA-catalyzed conversion of adenosine to inosine and ammonia leads to a local pH alteration, changing the absorbance maximum of PR (from 425 to 567 nm), which is measured optically. The biostrip shows an analytical range 0.05-1.5 mM adenosine and is reusable when stored at 4 °C. When the biostrip was tested with serum, spiked with adenosine (70 and 100 μM), and filtered for protein and adenosine phosphates depletion, it showed good adenosine recovery. In summary, we show the proof-of-concept that adenosine can be determined reagent-free, at moderate sensitivity on an easy to construct, cheap, and reusable biostrip, based on commercially available molecular entities.
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- Foteini Bartzoka
- Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Huang J, He Y, Yang X, Wang K, Quan K, Lin X. Split aptazyme-based catalytic molecular beacons for amplified detection of adenosine. Analyst 2014; 139:2994-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an00454j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Jiang L, Yuan R, Chai Y, Yuan Y, Bai L, Wang Y. An ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor for thrombin based on the triplex-amplification of hemin/G-quadruplex horseradish peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme and horseradish peroxidase decorated FeTe nanorods. Analyst 2013; 138:1497-503. [PMID: 23340527 DOI: 10.1039/c2an36772f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the present study, we fabricated an ultrasensitive sandwich-type electrochemical aptasensor for thrombin (TB) based on a triplex signal amplification strategy. The hemin/G-quadruplex horseradish peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme (HRP-DNAzyme) as well as blocking reagent-horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and iron telluride nanorods (FeTe NRs) could simultaneously amplify the electrochemical signal of thionine (Thi) in the presence of H(2)O(2). Herein, FeTe NRs, as a newly discovered HRP-mimicking enzyme, were employed to construct an aptasensor for the first time. And, the FeTe NRs decorated by gold nanoparticles (abbreviated as AuNPs@FeTe NRs), were not only used as carriers of secondary thrombin aptamer (TBA 2), electron mediator thionine (Thi) and HRP, but also catalyzed the electrochemical reaction of Thi in the presence of H(2)O(2). As can be seen from experiment results, with the triplex signal amplification strategy, the reduction peak current of the fabricated aptasensor was logarithmically related to the concentration of thrombin (TB) over a wide range from 1 pM to 20 nM, and a detection limit of 0.5 pM was obtained. Hence, the proposed aptamer-based sandwich sensing approach for amplified detection of TB could provide a promising way for highly sensitive determination of other analytes.
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- Liping Jiang
- Education Ministry Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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Liu B, Lu L, Hua E, Jiang S, Xie G. Detection of the human prostate-specific antigen using an aptasensor with gold nanoparticles encapsulated by graphitized mesoporous carbon. Mikrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-012-0822-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Stefan L, Denat F, Monchaud D. Deciphering the DNAzyme activity of multimeric quadruplexes: insights into their actual role in the telomerase activity evaluation assay. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:20405-15. [PMID: 22050329 DOI: 10.1021/ja208145d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The end of human telomeres is comprised of a long G-rich single-stranded DNA (known as 3'-overhang) able to adopt an unusual three-dimensional "beads-on-the-string" organization made of consecutively stacked G-quadruplex units (so-called quadruplex multimers). It has been widely demonstrated that, upon interaction with hemin, discrete quadruplexes acquire peroxidase-mimicking properties, oxidizing several organic probes in H(2)O(2)-rich conditions; this property, known as DNAzyme, has found tens of applications in the last two decades. However, little is known about the DNAzyme activity of multimeric quadruplexes; this is an important question to address, especially in light of recent reports that exploit the DNAzyme process to optically assess the activity of an enzyme that elongates the telomeric overhang, the telomerase. Herein, we thoroughly investigate the DNAzyme activity of long telomeric fragments, with a particular focus on both the nature of the hemin/multimeric quadruplex interactions and the putative higher-order fold of the studied fragments; in light of our results, we also propose possible ways that may be followed to improve the use of DNAzyme to evaluate the telomerase activity.
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- Loic Stefan
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), CNRS UMR5260, 9, avenue Alain Savary, 21000 Dijon, France
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Zhu D, Luo J, Rao X, Zhang J, Cheng G, He P, Fang Y. A novel optical thrombin aptasensor based on magnetic nanoparticles and split DNAzyme. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 711:91-6. [PMID: 22152801 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In this paper, we report a novel and sensitive optical sensing protocol for thrombin detection based on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and thrombin aptamer, employing split HRP-mimicking DNAzyme halves as its sensing element, which can catalyze the H(2)O(2)-mediated oxidation of the colorless ABTS into a blue-green product. A single nucleotide containing the recognition element and sensing element is utilized in our protocol. The specific recognition of thrombin and its aptamer leads to the structure deformation of the DNA strands and causes the split of the DNAzyme halves. Therefore, the decrease of absorption spectra can be recorded by the UV-visible Spectrophotometer. DNA-coated MNPs are utilized to separate the interferential materials from the analyst, thus making this assay can be applied in the detection of thrombin in complex samples, such as human plasma. This original, sensitive and cost-effective assay showed favorable recognition for thrombin. The absorbance signals with the concentration of thrombin over a range from 0.5 to 20 nM and the detection limit of thrombin was 0.5 nM. The controlled experiments showed that thrombin signal was not interfered in the presence of other co-existence proteins.
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- Dan Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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Simple detection of nucleic acids with a single-walled carbon-nanotube-based electrochemical biosensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 28:257-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Stefan L, Xu HJ, Gros CP, Denat F, Monchaud D. Harnessing Nature’s Insights: Synthetic Small Molecules with Peroxidase-Mimicking DNAzyme Properties. Chemistry 2011; 17:10857-62. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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