DNA aptamers that bind to chitin.
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.
Fukusaki
E
E
Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan. fukusaki@bio.eng.osaka.u.ac.jp
Kato
T
T
Maeda
H
H
Kawazoe
N
N
Ito
Y
Y
Okazawa
A
A
Kajiyama
S
S
Kobayashi
A
A
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*
D008024:Ligands; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D002686:Chitin; D002482:Cellulose; D004247:DNA