Rational design of signal-on biosensors by using photoinduced electron transfer between Ag nanoclusters and split G-quadruplex halves-hemin complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Nov 25;50(91):14221-4. doi: 10.1039/c4cc06664b.

Abstract

Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between DNA-Ag nanoclusters (AgNCs) and G-quadruplex halves-hemin has been used for building a new sensing platform for the signal-on detection of adenosine and RNA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine / analysis
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Electron Transport
  • Equipment Design
  • G-Quadruplexes*
  • Hemin / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Photochemical Processes
  • RNA / analysis
  • Silver / chemistry*

Substances

  • Silver
  • RNA
  • Hemin
  • DNA
  • Adenosine