Triplex molecular beacons for sensitive recognition of melamine based on abasic-site-containing DNA and fluorescent silver nanoclusters

Ya Wang; Qianqian Sun; Linling Zhu; Junying Zhang; Fengyang Wang; Linlin Lu; Haijun Yu; Zhiai Xu; Wen Zhang

doi:10.1039/c5cc01660f

Triplex molecular beacons for sensitive recognition of melamine based on abasic-site-containing DNA and fluorescent silver nanoclusters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 May 7;51(37):7958-61. doi: 10.1039/c5cc01660f.

Authors

Ya Wang¹, Qianqian Sun, Linling Zhu, Junying Zhang, Fengyang Wang, Linlin Lu, Haijun Yu, Zhiai Xu, Wen Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China.

PMID: 25865656
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01660f

Abstract

A melamine aptamer derived from an abasic-site-containing triplex molecular beacon (tMB) was designed and developed for sensitive recognition of melamine by integrating tMBs and fluorescent silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aptamers, Nucleotide / analysis*
Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry*
DNA / chemistry*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Silver / chemistry*
Triazines / analysis*

Substances

Aptamers, Nucleotide
Fluorescent Dyes
Triazines
Silver
DNA
melamine