Stochastic sensing of dynamic interactions and chemical reactions with nanopores/nanochannels

X Zhang, M Lin, Y Dai, F Xia - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanopore sensing technology is an emerging analysis method with the advantages of
simple operation, high sensitivity, fast output and being label free, and it is widely used in …

Unambiguous discrimination of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids and their modifications by nanopore

K Wang, S Zhang, X Zhou, X Yang, X Li, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Natural proteins are composed of 20 proteinogenic amino acids and their post-translational
modifications (PTMs). However, due to the lack of a suitable nanopore sensor that can …

Functional Nanopores Enabled with DNA

Y Xing, A Rottensteiner, J Ciccone… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane‐spanning nanopores are used in label‐free single‐molecule sensing and next‐
generation portable nucleic acid sequencing, and as powerful research tools in biology …

Identification of nucleoside monophosphates and their epigenetic modifications using an engineered nanopore

Y Wang, S Zhang, W Jia, P Fan, L Wang, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA modifications play critical roles in the regulation of various biological processes and
are associated with many human diseases. Direct identification of RNA modifications by …

A Nanopore‐Based Saccharide Sensor

S Zhang, Z Cao, P Fan, Y Wang, W Jia… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Saccharides play critical roles in many forms of cellular activities. Saccharide structures are
however complicated and similar, setting a technical hurdle for direct identification …

Nanopore identification of alditol epimers and their application in rapid analysis of alditol-containing drinks and healthcare products

Y Liu, S Zhang, Y Wang, L Wang, Z Cao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alditols, which have a sweet taste but produce much lower calories than natural sugars, are
widely used as artificial sweeteners. Alditols are the reduced forms of monosaccharide …

Nanopore analysis of cis-diols in fruits

P Fan, Z Cao, S Zhang, Y Wang, Y Xiao, W Jia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Natural fruits contain a large variety of cis-diols. However, due to the lack of a high-
resolution sensor that can simultaneously identify all cis-diols without a need of complex …

Identification of single-molecule catecholamine enantiomers using a programmable nanopore

W Jia, C Hu, Y Wang, Y Liu, L Wang, S Zhang, Q Zhu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Enantiomers, chiral isomers with opposite chirality, typically demonstrate differences in their
pharmacological activity, metabolism, and toxicity. However, direct discrimination between …

Single-molecule interconversion between chiral configurations of boronate esters observed in a nanoreactor

X Du, S Zhang, L Wang, Y Wang, P Fan, W Jia… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Isomers of some chemical compounds may be dynamically interconvertible. Due to a lack of
sensing methods with a sufficient resolution, however, direct monitoring of such processes …

Nanopore Signatures of Nucleoside Drugs

W Jia, Y Ouyang, S Zhang, X Du, P Zhang… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nucleoside drugs, which are analogues of natural nucleosides, have been widely applied in
the clinical treatment of viral infections and cancers. The development of nucleoside drugs …