1. Synthesis and sensing properties of a new carbazole fluorosensor for detection of abacavir
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Gerhard J. Mohr, Piotr J. Cywiński, Rainer Beckert, Charles G. Cranfield, Krzysztof R. Idzik, and Publica
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Stereochemistry ,Guanine ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Zidovudine ,immune system diseases ,Abacavir ,medicine ,Moiety ,0303 health sciences ,Quenching (fluorescence) ,030306 microbiology ,Carbazole ,Organic Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,virus diseases ,Lamivudine ,Uracil ,General Chemistry ,Combinatorial chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,3. Good health ,chemistry ,Institut für Chemie ,medicine.drug - Abstract
An abacavir-targeted fluorosensor based on the carbazole moiety has been synthesised and characterised. Recognition of abacavir is by base pairing between a uracil moiety present in the fluorosensor and the guanine moiety of abacavir. The fluorosensor exhibits five-fold quenching in the presence of 50M abacavir. Its sensitivity to abacavir is superior to that of other reverse transcriptase inhibitors: zidovudine, lamivudine and didanosine. Due to its high sensitivity, this fluorosensor has the potential to be used in multi-analyte array-based detection platforms as well as in microfluidics systems. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
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- 2010