| Literature DB >> 24997370 |
Liang Wang1, Yujing Han1, Shuo Zhou1, Xiyun Guan2.
Abstract
A label-free method for the measurement of the activity of HIV-1 protease is developed by real-time monitoring of the cleavage of a peptide substrate by HIV-1 protease in a nanopore. The method is rapid and sensitive: picomolar concentrations of HIV-1 protease could be detected in ~10 min. Simulated clinical samples are analyzed, and the activity of HIV-1 protease could be accurately detected. Our developed nanopore sensor design strategy should find useful applications in the development of stochastic sensors for other proteases of medical, pharmaceutical, and biological importance.Entities:
Keywords: Biosensors; HIV-1 protease; Nanopore; Peptide; Proteolysis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24997370 PMCID: PMC4412846 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.06.041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosens Bioelectron ISSN: 0956-5663 Impact factor: 10.618