N-6 methylation of adenine destabilises duplex DNA and this can increase the proportion of DNA that dissociates into single strands. We have investigated utilising this property to measure the DNA adenine methyltransferase-catalyzed conversion of hemimethylated to fully methylated DNA through
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(44), 12158-12160 (2011-10-12)
A novel fluorescent sensor for the detection of Hg(2+) in aqueous media was developed. The method takes advantages of the highly selective thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine coordination and the sensitive "signal-on" structure-switching molecular beacon.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 48(13), 2075-2085 (2011-11-11)
Carcinogenic potential of argemone oil (AO) and butter yellow (BY), the adulterants encountered in edible oil, in gall bladder of Swiss albino mice was undertaken to investigate the potential aetiological factors of gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) in the Indo-Gangetic basin.
In this paper, we describe a simple charge-coupled device (CCD) based lensless fluorometer with sensitivity in the range of current ELISA plate readers. In our lensfree fluorometer, a multi-wavelength LED light source was used for fluorophore excitation. To collimate the
Sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed for the detection of two illegal synthetic dyes: Methyl Yellow (MY) and Rhodamine B (RB) in food. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against synthesised immunogens and employed in unique direct disequilibrium ELISAs.