Sequence‐Dependent Fluorescence of DNA‐Hosted Silver Nanoclusters

Abstract

DNA-bound silver nanoemitters reside in single-stranded regions of the host DNA. Their fluorescence is sensitive to both the DNA base sequence and its secondary structure. Fluorescence from individual emitters hosted by DNA “hairpins”, which are suitable for incorporation into DNA scaffolds, is detectable using standard epifluorescence techniques. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2008/c2380_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.