Fig. 12.

Sequence diagrams of Mini-MG constructs and their associated fluorescence results. The sequence diagrams of Mini-MG 0.1–0.3 are shown left with their corresponding fluorescence results shown right. Excluded from the image is Mini-MG 0.0, which consisted solely of the hexanucleotide sequence, 5′-AGATCT-3′. Mini-MG 0.2 was able to elevate the fluorescence of MG 5-fold. The image was produced via the average of 3 independent trials and was processed on Microsoft Excel. Fluorescence was recorded at 658 nm with an excitation at 617 nm.