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Detection of Bacteria Using Fluorogenic DNAzymes
Published on: May 28, 2012
Specific detection of IMP-1 β-lactamase activity using a trans cephalosporin-based fluorogenic probe
Liqiang Hu1, Runqiu Liu1, Zheng Ma1
1State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. xiehexin@ecust.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A fluorogenic probe for the specific detection of IMP-1 β-lactamase activity has been developed. This imaging reagent features a unique trans-acetylamino cephalosporin as an enzymatic recognition moiety, exhibiting excellent selectivity to IMP-1 β-lactamase over other β-lactamases, including serine- and metallo-β-lactamases. The selective activation of the probe by IMP-1 β-lactamase leads to over 30-fold enhancement in the fluorescence intensity, which allows enzyme activity to be reported with high sensitivity.

