Table 2.
Conjugation chemistries for attaching proteins and nucleic acids to QDs.
Conjugation | QDs | Biomolecules | Product |
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Amide formation |
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Thioether formation |
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Tetrazine-norbornene cycloaddition |
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Azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
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Streptavidin-biotin binding |
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Antibody-Protein A/G binding |
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His-tag self-assembly |
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