A supercoiled DNA-modified mercury electrode-based biosensor for the detection of DNA strand cleaving agents
Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
18967139
DOI
10.1016/s0039-9140(97)00281-6
PII: S0039-9140(97)00281-6
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
DNA-damaging agents in the environment represent a serious danger to human health. We use a supercoiled DNA-modified mercury electrode as a fast-response biosensor for the detection of DNA strand cleaving agents. The sensor is based on a strong difference between the a.c. voltammetric responses of covalently closed circular (supercoiled) and of open circular (nicked) plasmid DNA. We show that the sensor can detect hydroxyl radicals in laboratory-prepared solutions and in various natural and industrial water samples. The sensor is also capable of detecting unknown DNA-damaging agents in industrial waters.
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