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Synthesis of Wavelength-shifting DNA Hybridization Probes by Using Photostable Cyanine Dyes
Published on: July 6, 2016
dsDNA-specific fluorescent copper nanoparticles as a "green" nano-dye for polymerization-mediated biochemical
Zhihe Qing1, Taiping Qing, Zhengui Mao
1State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China. kmwang@hnu.edu.cn xiaoxiaohe@hnu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Here we exploit dsDNA-specific fluorescent copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) as a "green" nano-dye for polymerization-mediated biochemical analysis. Good feasibility and universality are demonstrated through detecting three model targets (polymerase, mercury ion and nucleic acid).

