Chemistry Letters, Vol.42, No.10, 1122-1124, 2013
Rational Design of a Fluorescence-amplified Aptasensor Based on Enzyme-assisted Target Recycling Strategy
A fluorescence-amplified sensing system composed of a fluorophore-labeled adenosine DNA-aptamer/quencher-labeled capture DNA duplex, assistant DNA, and exonuclease III (Exo III) was designed and prepared. The newly constructed enzyme-assisted aptasensor exhibited amplification of fluorescent signal in response to adenosine (target) through an Exo III-assisted target recycling process.