Issue 6, 2015

Polar organic solvents accelerate the rate of DNA strand replacement reaction

Abstract

Herein, we report a novel strategy to accelerate the rate of DNA strand replacement reaction (DSRR) by polar organic solvents. DSRR plays a vital role in DNA nanotechnology but prolonged reaction time limits its further advancement. That is why it is extremely important to speed up the rate of DSRR. In this work, we introduce different polar organic solvents in both simple and complicated DSRR systems and observe that the rate constant is much more than in aqueous buffer. The rate acceleration of DSRR by polar organic solvents is very obvious and we believe that this strategy will extend the application of DNA nanotechnology in future.

Graphical abstract: Polar organic solvents accelerate the rate of DNA strand replacement reaction

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Dec 2014
Accepted
31 Jan 2015
First published
02 Feb 2015

Analyst, 2015,140, 2023-2028

Polar organic solvents accelerate the rate of DNA strand replacement reaction

T. Zhang, C. Shang, R. Duan, A. Hakeem, Z. Zhang, X. Lou and F. Xia, Analyst, 2015, 140, 2023 DOI: 10.1039/C4AN02302A

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