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ACS Chemical Biology. 2008 Mar 20;3:142-55. doi: 10.1021/cb700248m

Bright ideas for chemical biology. Lavis Lab

Lavis LD, Raines RT

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Abstract

Small-molecule fluorescent probes embody an essential facet of chemical biology. Although numerous compounds are known, the ensemble of fluorescent probes is based on a modest collection of modular "core" dyes. The elaboration of these dyes with diverse chemical moieties is enabling the precise interrogation of biochemical and biological systems. The importance of fluorescence-based technologies in chemical biology elicits a necessity to understand the major classes of small-molecule fluorophores. Here, we examine the chemical and photophysical properties of oft-used fluorophores and highlight classic and contemporary examples in which utility has been built upon these scaffolds.

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Bright ideas for chemical biology.

Note: Research in this publication was not performed at Janelia.

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