Illustration of nanopore filter using PNA-DNA duplexes (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Illustration of nanopore filter using PNA-DNA duplexes

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This illustration shows how the nanopore filter made with the α-hemolysin protein prevents sample contamination and facilitates single-molecule counting of DNA molecules.

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Reprinted with permission from Anal. Chem. 2023, 95, 26, 9805–9812. Copyright © 2023 American Chemical Society. Created by Nanami Takeuchi, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

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