title: Use of fluorescent substrate 4-MUP in the detection of biotin-labeled DNA probes.
abstract: To improve the sensitivity of detecting biotin-labeled DNA Probes, a new fluorescent substrate of alkaline phosphatase, 4-methylum belliferylphosphate (4-mup) was studied instead of conventional BCIP-NBT. The result of dot-blot hybridization demonstrates that this new substrate can be used for the colorimetric detection of biotin-labeled probes after hybridization to immobilized nucleic acids. The sensitivity is about one order of magnitude higher than that of BCIP-NBT system, and the time required for color development is very short, only about five min. It is suggested that the Bio-SA-Bio-AP-4-MUP colorimetric detection system can be widely used in gene diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Tongji Medical University.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D001710:Biotin; D015342:DNA Probes; D005453:Fluorescence; D006923:Hymecromone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; C005359:4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate; D006923:Hymecromone; D001710:Biotin