title: Adenosine-based molecular beacons as light-up probes for sensing heparin in plasma.
abstract: This study presents an adenosine-based molecular beacon (MB) for the selective and sensitive detection of heparin based on the competitive binding between heparin and the MB stem to coralyne.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Wei-Lung
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000737:chemistry*; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry; D006493:Heparin / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; C000666:coralyne; D006493:Heparin; D000241:Adenosine