This paper reports a highly sensitive homogenous method for comparative quantification of nucleic acids based on single-molecule detection (SMD) and molecular beacons (MBs). Two different color MBs were used to perform a separation-free comparative hybridization assay for simultaneous quantification of both target and control strands. A fluorescent burst, emitted from a single hybrid when it passes through a minuscule laser-focused region, is detected with high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by using single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy. Targets are quantified via counting of discrete fluorescent bursts. The high SNR achieved in both detection channels overcame the complications of fluorescent variability usually observed in dual-color ensemble measurements. In comparison with the conventional ensemble methods, this method improved the detection limit by 3 orders of magnitude and reduced the probe consumption by 6 orders of magnitude, facilitating a highly sensitive approach for comparative quantification of nucleic acids and offering great promise for genomic quantification without amplification.
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