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Fluorescence-Based Detection of FEN1 Nuclease Activity and Screening of Small-Molecule Inhibitors
Published on: June 27, 2025
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A dual mode one-pot assay detecting FEN1 activity through magnetic separation-based cascade exponential amplification
Guorong Qi1, Xinggui Yang1, Yaxing Xie1
1Key Laboratory of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics of the Education Ministry, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, No. 1, Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong Dist, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Mikrochimica Acta
|February 5, 2026
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