Mismatch-Sensitive Hybridization Detection by Peptide Nucleic Acids Immobilized on a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (original) (raw)

Analytical Chemistry, 1997

Abstract

A quartz crystal microbalance DNA hybridization biosensor, based on thiol-derivatized peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes, offers unusual in situ differentiation of single-base mismatches. A large excess of a single-base mismatch oligonucleotide has no effect on the frequency response of the target. Such remarkable distinction between perfect matches and mismatches is illustrated by the detection of a common mutation in the p53 gene. The greater specificity of the new mass-sensitive indicatorless hybridization device over those of analogous PNA-based carbon electrodes is attributed to the formation of a PNA monolayer and the use of a hydrophilic ethylene glycol linker. The improved specificity is coupled to very fast (3-5 min) hybridization in a low-ionic-strength medium.

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