Aptamer-based molecular recognition for biosensor development.
Anal Bioanal Chem
; 398(6): 2471-80, 2010 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20644915
ABSTRACT
Nucleic acid aptamers are an emerging class of synthetic ligands and have recently attracted significant attention in numerous fields. One is in biosensor development. In principle, nucleic acid aptamers can be discovered to recognize any molecule of interest with high affinity and specificity. In addition, unlike most ligands evolved in nature, synthetic nucleic acid aptamers are usually tolerant of harsh chemical, physical, and biological conditions. These distinguished characteristics make aptamers attractive molecular recognition ligands for biosensing applications. This review first concisely introduces methods for aptamer discovery including upstream selection and downstream truncation, then discusses aptamer-based biosensor development from the viewpoint of signal production.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biosensing Techniques
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Aptamers, Nucleotide
Language:
En
Journal:
Anal Bioanal Chem
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States