1. Synthesis of new fluorogenic cyanine dyes and incorporation into RNA fluoromodules
- Author
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Kelly L. Robertson, Kaitlin Fague, Tudor P. Constantin, Tamara P. Hamilton, Bruce A. Armitage, and Alan S. Waggoner, and Gloria L. Silva
- Subjects
Chemistry ,Aptamer ,Organic Chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,RNA ,Quantum yield ,Fluorine ,Carbocyanines ,Biochemistry ,Combinatorial chemistry ,Fluorescence ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Fluid solution ,Spectrometry, Fluorescence ,Glycerol ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Cyanine ,DNA - Abstract
A new fluorogenic cyanine dye was synthesized and found to have low fluorescence quantum yield in fluid solution and in the presence of double-stranded DNA but 80-fold enhanced fluorescence in viscous glycerol solution. An RNA aptamer selected for binding to the new dye exhibits K(d) = 87 nM and 60-fold fluorescence enhancement. The dye-aptamer pair is a fluoromodule that can be incorporated into fluorescent sensors and labels.
- Published
- 2008