Artigo Revisado por pares

Putting a Brake on an Autonomous DNA Nanomotor

2004; American Chemical Society; Volume: 126; Issue: 28 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/ja047991r

ISSN

1943-2984

Autores

Yi Chen, Chengde Mao,

Tópico(s)

Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Resumo

A strategy was developed to reversibly switch on/off an autonomous DNA nanomotor that contains a DNA enzyme. The multiple RNA cleavage of the DNAzyme powered the motor to move, and a strand displacement mechanism provided the basis for a reversible brake to the motor.

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