Jiafeng Pan, Lingwen Zeng and Junhua Chen
Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 11932-11935
DOI:
10.1039/C9CC06311K,
Communication
An enzyme-free DNA circuit was designed for the amplified detection of Cd2+ based on hairpin probe-mediated toehold binding and branch migration. A Cd2+-specific aptamer was used to recognize Cd2+ and a G-quadruplex was used to report the detection signal. The assay is sensitive, with a detection limit of 5 pM.