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Detection of mercury(ii) based on Hg2+–DNA complexes inducing the aggregation of gold nanoparticles

Chi‐Wei Liu, Yi‐Ting Hsieh, Chih‐Ching Huang, Zong‐Hong Lin, Huan‐Tsung Chang

Chemical Communications · 2008 · 396 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

A DNA-Au NP probe for sensing Hg2+ using the formation of DNA-Hg2+ complexes through thymidine (T)-Hg2+ -T coordination to control the negative charge density of the DNA strands-thereby varying their structures-adsorbed onto Au NPs.

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