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. 2014 Jul 15:457:19-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.04.022. Epub 2014 Apr 26.

A simple colorimetric DNA detection by target-induced hybridization chain reaction for isothermal signal amplification

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A simple colorimetric DNA detection by target-induced hybridization chain reaction for isothermal signal amplification

Cuiping Ma et al. Anal Biochem. .

Abstract

A novel DNA detection method is presented based on a gold nanoparticle (AuNP) colorimetric assay and hybridization chain reaction (HCR). In this method, target DNA hybridized with probe DNA modified on AuNP, and triggered HCR. The resulting HCR products with a large number of negative charges significantly enhanced the stability of AuNPs, inhibiting aggregation of AuNPs at an elevated salt concentration. The approach was highly sensitive and selective. Using this enzyme-free and isothermal signal amplification method, we were able to detect target DNA at concentrations as low as 0.5 nM with the naked eye. Our method also has great potential for detecting other analytes, such as metal ions, proteins, and small molecules, if the target analytes could make HCR products attach to AuNPs.

Keywords: Colorimetric DNA detection; Gold nanoparticle; Hybridization chain reaction; Nanobiosensor; Signal amplification.

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