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. 2016 Dec 16;16(12):2155. doi: 10.3390/s16122155

Table 1.

Comparison of similar Pb2+ sensors.

DNA Probe Linear Range Detection Limit Detection Methods Detection Time Reaction System Reference
G-quadruplex 1 ng/mL –1 mg/mL,
R2 = 0.992
1 ng/mL (4.83 nM) Fluorescence 0.5 h DsDNA’s conformational changes/PicoGreen [25]
Allosteric G-quadruplex DNAzyme 1 nM –316 nM,
R2 = 0.980
1 nM Chemiluminescence 2 h luminol-H2O2 [26]
DNAzymes/AUR 0 nM–1000 nM,
R2 = 0.95
0.4 nM Fluorescence 3.5 h G4/hemin/H2O2/AUR catalytic system [27]
G-quadruplex DNAzyme 5 nM–100 nM,
R2 = 0.996
3 nM Fluorescence 3.5 h catalytic beacons/G4/ZnPPIX [28]
G-quadruplex DNAzyme 10 nM–1000 nM,
R2 = 0.997
0.06 nM Fluorescence 2.5 h G4/ThT This work