Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 37(3), 533 (2021).

Catalytic Amplification of Electrochemical Signal in Homogeneous Solution Using an Entropy-driven DNA Circuit
Yusuke KITAMURA, Keisuke YOSHIMURA, Ryo KURAMOTO, Yousuke KATSUDA, and Toshihiro IHARA
Division of Materials Science, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
The electrochemical signal from ferrocene on a DNA probe was successfully modulated in a homogeneous solution by the template-directed formation and dissociation of an inclusion complex with β-cyclodextrin on another probe. The electrochemical response was amplified by combining with a DNA circuit, in which the target DNA served as a catalyst. This system did not require any modification of a complementary DNA with the ferrocene-modified probe on the electrode surface to separate the bound/free probe for the detection of 200 nM target DNA.