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DNAzyme 10-23 - Based Nanomachines for Nucleic Acid Recognition
Published on: February 9, 2024
A DNAzyme cascade for the amplified detection of Pb(2+) ions or L-histidine
Johann Elbaz1, Bella Shlyahovsky, Itamar Willner
1Institute of Chemistry, Farkas Center for Light-Induced Processes, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Abstract:
DNAzyme cascades activated by Pb(2+)- or L-histidine-dependent DNAzymes yield the horseradish peroxidase-mimicking catalytic nucleic acids that enable the colorimetric or chemiluminescence detection of Pb(2+) or L-histidine.

