title: DNA aptamers that bind to chitin.
abstract: We have succeeded in the acquisition of DNA aptamers that recognize chitin using in vitro selection. The obtained DNA aptamers have the stem-loop or bulge loop structures with guanine rich loop clusters and the clockwise B-form stems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan. fukusaki@bio.eng.osaka.u.ac.jp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fukusaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawazoe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D002686:Chitin; D002482:Cellulose; D004247:DNA