Ratiometric Zinc Biosensor Based on Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer: Trace Metal Ion Determination with Tunable Response
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Principle of the Sensor
2.2. Experimental Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
6. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Matveeva, E.G.; Stoddard, A.K.; Zeng, H.-H.; Franke, G.; Bourne, L.; Fierke, C.A.; Thompson, R.B. Ratiometric Zinc Biosensor Based on Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer: Trace Metal Ion Determination with Tunable Response. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14936. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314936
Matveeva EG, Stoddard AK, Zeng H-H, Franke G, Bourne L, Fierke CA, Thompson RB. Ratiometric Zinc Biosensor Based on Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer: Trace Metal Ion Determination with Tunable Response. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14936. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314936
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatveeva, Evgenia G., Andrea K. Stoddard, Hui-Hui Zeng, Graham Franke, Leslie Bourne, Carol A. Fierke, and Richard B. Thompson. 2022. "Ratiometric Zinc Biosensor Based on Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer: Trace Metal Ion Determination with Tunable Response" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14936. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314936