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The sensitive determination of nucleic acids using a fluorescence-quenching method.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16645957     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Experiments indicated that nucleic acids can quench the fluorescence of the Eu3+ -2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA)-1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) system. Based on this, a sensitive method for the determination of nucleic acids was proposed. The experiments indicated that under the optimum conditions, the quenched fluorescence intensity was in proportion to the concentration of nucleic acids in the range 1.0 x 10(-11)-1.0 x 10(-6) g/mL for yeast RNA (yRNA), 5.0 x 10(-11)-5.0 x 10(-7) g/mL for fish sperm (fsDNA) and 1.0 x 10(-10)-1.5 x 10(-6) g/mL for calf thymus DNA (ctDNA). Their detection limits were 3.0 x 10(-12), 4.0 x 10(-12) and 5.0 x 10(-11) g/mL, respectively. Therefore, the proposed method is one of the most sensitive methods available. The interaction between nucleic acids and Eu3+ -TTA-Phen is also discussed.
Authors:
Zhen Jia; Jinghe Yang; Xia Wu; Changxia Sun; Fei Wang; Shufang Liu; Feng Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Luminescence : the journal of biological and chemical luminescence     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1522-7235     ISO Abbreviation:  Luminescence     Publication Date:    2006 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-23     Completed Date:  2006-10-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100889025     Medline TA:  Luminescence     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  207-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Europium / chemistry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Nucleic Acids / analysis*,  chemistry
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
Phenanthrolines / chemistry
Sensitivity and Specificity
Solutions / chemistry
Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods*
Thenoyltrifluoroacetone / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nucleic Acids; 0/Organometallic Compounds; 0/Phenanthrolines; 0/Solutions; 326-91-0/Thenoyltrifluoroacetone; 66-71-7/1,10-phenanthroline; 7440-53-1/Europium

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