A new assay for endonuclease/methyltransferase activities based on graphene oxide

Jieon Lee, Young Kwan Kim, Dal Hee Min

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Abstract

A new endonuclease/methyltransferase activity assay method based on graphene oxide (GO) is developed. Substrate DNA is designed to possess a double-stranded part to serve as a nuclease substrate and a single-stranded part for anchoring the DNA to the GO surface via strong noncovalent binding. Nuclease-mediated DNA hydrolysis induces the recovery of fluorescence intensity of the dye attached to the end of the double-stranded DNA region. This GO-based method allows real-time measurement and quantitative assay for endonuclease/methyltransferase activities in short time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8906-8912
Number of pages7
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume83
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2011

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