Recognition of Bungarus multicinctus venom by a DNA aptamer against β-bungarotoxin.

Antibody-based technology is the main method for diagnosis and treatment of snake bite envenoming currently. However, the development of an antibody, polyclonal or monoclonal, is a complicated and costly procedure. Aptamers are single stranded oligonucleotides that recognize specific targets such as...

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Main Authors: Fengping Ye, Ying Zheng, Xi Wang, Xiaolong Tan, Tao Zhang, Wenwen Xin, Jie Wang, Yong Huang, Quanshui Fan, Jinglin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140777?pdf=render