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An Aptamer-based Sensor for Unchelated Gadolinium(III)

An Aptamer-based Sensor for Unchelated Gadolinium(III)

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January 09, 2017

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10.3791/55216-v

DOI:
10.3791/55216-v

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1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,California State University, East Bay

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The use of polydeoxynucleotide (44-mer aptamer) molecules for sensing unchelated gadolinium(III) ion in an aqueous solution is described. The presence of the ion is detected via an increase in the fluorescence emission of the sensor.

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Edogun, O., Chan, T. Y., Nguyen, N. H., Luu, A., Halim, M. An Aptamer-based Sensor for Unchelated Gadolinium(III). J. Vis. Exp. (119), e55216, doi:10.3791/55216 (2017).

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