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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822527003321

Titolo

Nucleic acid biosensors for environmental pollution monitoring [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marco Mascini and Ilaria Palchetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : RSC Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-84973-269-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MasciniMarco

PalchettiIlaria

Disciplina

628.5/0287

628.50287

Soggetti

Nucleic acids - Biotechnology

Biosensors

Pollution - Measurement

Environmental monitoring

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

OFC_publicity; i-iv.PDF.pdf; v-vi; vii-x; 1-16; 17-33; 34-60; 61-81; 82-98; 99-120; 121-140; 141-164; 165-167; 168-176

Sommario/riassunto

Nucleic acids are the fundamental building blocks of life and are found in all living things. In recent years, their functions have been shown to extend beyond the Watson-Crick base pair recognition of complementary strands. Molecules (known as aptamers) consisting of 40-50 nucleotides have been isolated that are able to bind a broad range of molecules with high affinity and specificity. The molecules recognized by aptamers range from small organic molecules to proteins, cells and even intact viral particles. Catalytic DNA molecules called NAzymes (RNAzyme or DNAzyme) have also been shown to e