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Title: | Highly sensitive oligonucleotide-based fluorometric detection of mercury(II) in aqueous media | Authors: | Liu, B. | Keywords: | Hg2+ sensor Hg2+ specific probe Intercalation SYBR Green I |
Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2008 | Citation: | Liu, B. (2008-12-01). Highly sensitive oligonucleotide-based fluorometric detection of mercury(II) in aqueous media. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 24 (4) : 756-760. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2008.06.054 | Abstract: | This paper describes a highly sensitive and selective Hg2+ sensor using a label free Hg2+ specific probe (5′-18T-3′) and an intercalation dye SYBR Green I (SG). The Hg2+ specific probe is composed of thymines (T) and readily forms T-Hg2+-T complexes in the presence of Hg2+. This specific T-Hg2+-T formation affects the hybridization of the Hg2+ specific probe and the intercalation of SG. Upon treatment of 1 nM 5′-18T-3′ with different amount of Hg2+ (0.1-10 nM), which is followed by hybridization with 1 nM 5′-18T-3′ and incubation with 1 μL of SG, the solution fluorescence gave a linear response (R = 0.996) to the concentration of Hg2+. The detection limit for Hg2+ was 0.5 nM (0.1 ppb). The overall test only takes few minutes and very little interference is observed from non-specific metal ions. This approach may find potential applications in monitoring the Hg2+ concentration in drinking water. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/89113 | ISSN: | 09565663 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.bios.2008.06.054 |
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