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Quantitative, Real-time Analysis of Base Excision Repair Activity in Cell Lysates Utilizing Lesion-specific Molecular Beacons
Published on: August 6, 2012
A target-activated autocatalytic DNAzyme amplification strategy for the assay of base excision repair enzyme activity
Liangliang Zhang1, Jingjin Zhao, Jianhui Jiang
1State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
Abstract:
Based on a target-activated autocatalytic DNAzyme amplification strategy, novel fluorescence sensing platforms were constructed for highly sensitive and selective assay of base excision repair enzyme activity. By using a rolling circle amplification (RCA)-coupled amplification cascade, an extremely low detection limit (0.002 U mL(-1)) was achieved.
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