Issue 50, 2013

Detection of base excision repair enzyme activity using a luminescent G-quadruplex selective switch-on probe

Abstract

We report herein a simple and convenient luminescent assay for detection of base excision repair enzyme activity using an Ir(III) complex as a G-quadruplex selective probe. Using uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) as a model enzyme, the assay achieved high sensitivity and selectivity for UDG over other tested enzymes. The utility of the assay for screening potential UDG inhibitors was also demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Detection of base excision repair enzyme activity using a luminescent G-quadruplex selective switch-on probe

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2013
Accepted
26 Mar 2013
First published
26 Mar 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 5630-5632

Detection of base excision repair enzyme activity using a luminescent G-quadruplex selective switch-on probe

K. Leung, H. He, V. P. Ma, H. Zhong, D. S. Chan, J. Zhou, J. Mergny, C. Leung and D. Ma, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5630 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41129J

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