Adara Kayla Bacon

College of Sciences

Works (3)

Updated: March 6th, 2026 15:25

2025 article

Exploring the relationship between aptamer binding thermodynamics, affinity, and specificity

Alkhamis, O., Byrd, C., Canoura, J., Bacon, A., Hill, R., & Xiao, Y. (2025, March 20). Nucleic Acids Research.

By: O. Alkhamis n, C. Byrd n, J. Canoura n, A. Bacon n, R. Hill n & Y. Xiao n 

MeSH headings : Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry; Aptamers, Nucleotide / metabolism; Thermodynamics; Ligands; Calorimetry
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms; DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
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Added: March 4, 2026

2025 article

High-Contrast Aptamer-Based Merocyanine Displacement Assays for Sensitive Small Molecule Detection

Nguyen, T., Alkhamis, O., Bacon, A., Bukhryakov, K. V., Vinueza, N. R., & Xiao, Y. (2025, October 13). ACS Sensors, Vol. 10.

By: T. Nguyen n, O. Alkhamis n, A. Bacon n, K. Bukhryakov *, N. Vinueza n  & Y. Xiao n 

MeSH headings : Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry; Colorimetry / methods; Pyrimidinones / chemistry; Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry; Humans; Limit of Detection; Coumarins / chemistry; Benzopyrans; Indoles
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques; Biosensors and Analytical Detection; Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
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Added: March 4, 2026

2025 article

Improving Aptamer Affinity and Determining Sequence–Activity Relationships via Motif-SELEX

Yu, H., Canoura, J., Byrd, C., Alkhamis, O., Bacon, A., Yan, A., … Xiao, Y. (2025, March 7). Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 147, pp. 9472–9486.

By: H. Yu *, J. Canoura n, C. Byrd n, O. Alkhamis n, A. Bacon n, A. Yan *, B. Sullenger *, Y. Xiao n 

MeSH headings : Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry; SELEX Aptamer Technique; Structure-Activity Relationship
topics (OpenAlex): RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms; Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques; CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
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Added: March 24, 2025

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