2 research outputs found
Label-Free DNA Sequence Detection through FRET from a Fluorescent Polymer with Pyrene Excimer to SG
A label-free
complex probe composed of a water-soluble fluorescent
pyrene-functionalized polymer, ssDNA, and a nucleic acid stain (SG)
is presented here, which can detect DNA sequence via FRET from pyrene
excimer to SG. Complementary and one-base mismatched strands at nanomolar
concentrations can be distinguished by the examination of the FRET
fluorescence intensity of SG. This novel strategy for detecting DNA
using the fluorescent pyrene-functionalized polymer not only affords
a simple label-free method to detect nucleic acid sequence but also
endows the detection with high sensitivity and selectivity, which
may find wide applications for optical biosensing
Fluorescence Detection of DNA Hybridization Based on the Aggregation-Induced Emission of a Perylene-Functionalized Polymer
A perylene-functionalized
polycation was synthesized by quaternization of polyÂ(4-vinylpyridine)
with bromomethyl-perylene and methyl iodide, which exhibited a unique
aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. The synthesized polycation
and polyanion ssDNA could form a complex probe to detect DNA hybridization.
Upon adding noncomplementary ssDNA, the fluorescence of the complex
probe increased due to the AIE effect; upon adding complementary ssDNA,
the fluorescence intensity changed little due to the combined effects
of AIE and duplex-quenching resulting from the intercalation of perylene
into the duplex