title: Specific and sensitive detection of nucleic acids and RNases using gold nanoparticle-RNA-fluorescent dye conjugates.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles were modified with RNA and utilized to detect specific DNA sequences and various RNA nucleases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Joong H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R August
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Estabrook
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Briana R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Norbert O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000032:analysis*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D012313:RNA; D006046:Gold; D012260:Ribonucleases