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ReviewApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2014

Luminol-based chemiluminescent signals: clinical and non-clinical application and future uses.

Parvez Khan, Danish Idrees, Michael A Moxley, John A Corbett, Faizan Ahmad, Guido von Figura, William S Sly, Abdul Waheed, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan

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Review in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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98citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

98 citing papers in PubMed, 283 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Parvez KhanCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110025, India.
Danish Idrees
Michael A Moxley
John A Corbett
Faizan Ahmad
Guido von Figura
William S Sly
Abdul Waheed
Md Imtaiyaz Hassan
Jamia Millia Islamia · INSaint Louis University · USKlinikum rechts der Isar · DEMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISM OF BETA-CELL DESTRUCTIONR01DK052194 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CORBETT, JOHN A · 1998 to 2025
$8.8M
MECHANISMS OF VIRAL INDUCED BETA CELL DAMAGER01AI044458 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CORBETT, JOHN A · 1998 to 2024
$7.5M
BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE DEFICIENCIESR01DK040163 · NIDDK · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI SLY, WILLIAM S · 1988 to 2008
$4.3M
Unfolded Protein Response: Regulator of Human beta-cellsR21DK068839 · NIDDK · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI CORBETT, JOHN A · 2004 to 2005
$515k
NIAID NIH HHS AI44458NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044458NIDDK NIH HHS DK040163NIDDK NIH HHS DK068839NIDDK NIH HHS DK52194NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK040163NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052194NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK068839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemiluminescence (CL) is an important method for quantification and analysis of various macromolecules. A wide range of CL agents such as luminol, hydrogen peroxide, fluorescein, dioxetanes and derivatives of oxalate, and acridinium dyes are used according to their biological specificity and utility. This review describes the application of luminol chemiluminescence (LCL) in forensic, biomedical, and clinical sciences. LCL is a very useful detection method due to its selectivity, simplicity, low cost, and high sensitivity. LCL has a dynamic range of applications, including quantification and detection of macro and micromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, DNA, and RNA. Luminol-based methods are used in environmental monitoring as biosensors, in the pharmaceutical industry for cellular localization and as biological tracers, and in reporter gene-based assays and several other immunoassays. Here, we also provide information about different compounds that may enhance or inhibit the LCL along with the effect of pH and concentration on LCL. This review covers most of the significant information related to the applications of luminol in different fields.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLuminescent MeasurementsLuminolProteinsLuminolProteins

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PMID24752935
PMCPMC4426882
OpenAlexW2066499253

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