Lihao Guo and Akimitsu Okamoto
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 9406-9409
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC04818A,
Communication
We have developed an efficient chemical system that allows quantification of bacterial ribosomes by fluorescence-based analysis. The key component in the system is the exciton-controlled fluorescent RNA aptamer, which recognizes neomycin B. The intensity of fluorescence from such a ribosome-sensing system increased drastically in the presence of Escherichia coli.