Biochemical sensors - Adapting to nanoscale events

被引:17
作者
Branton, D [1 ]
Golovchenko, J
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Mol & Cellular Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1038/19412
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Ways of characterizing single-molecule events are rapidly emerging in the biochemical sciences. One such line of research now shows how measurement of ionic transport through a single, atomic-scale pore in an insulating membrane can distinguish between organic molecules of relative molecular mass as low as 100; remarkably, a single protein channel can be adapted for simultaneous analysis of a mixture of organic molecules.
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