Table 1.

Molecules Used in all Experiments

Sequence Description and Name	Sequence
DNA Molecular Beacon Probe (Probe 1)	5′-FITC-C6-CCAACGGTTGGTGTGTGGTTGG-C6-DABCYL-Amine-3′
DNA Target for Molecular Beacon Probe (Target 1)	5′-CCAACGGTTGGTGTGTG-C6-ROX-3′
DNA Hairpin loop Probe Sequence A (Sequence A)	5′–HEX-C6-CCAACGGACGTCGAATGGTTGG-C6–Amine-3′
DNA Hairpin loop Probe Sequence B (Sequence B)	5′-FITC-C6-CCAACGGTTGGTGTGTGGTTGG–C6-Amine-3′
DNA Linear Probe Sequence C (Sequence C)	5′-FITC-C6-CCAACGGTTGGTGTGTG-C6-Aniine-3′
DNA Linear Probe Sequence D (Sequence D)	5′-HEX-C6-CCAACGGACGTCGAATG–C6-Amine 3′
PNA 8-mer	N-FAM-OO-GCATCGTA-Lysine-C
LNA 6-mer	5′-CGATGC-BHQ1-3′
LNA 8-mer	5′-TACGATGC-3′