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Emissive Nucleosides as Molecular Rotors

  1. Dr. Renatus W. Sinkeldam,
  2. Andrea J. Wheat,
  3. Hande Boyaci,
  4. Prof. Dr. Yitzhak Tor*

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2010

DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201001002

Issue

ChemPhysChem

ChemPhysChem

Special Issue: Förster Resonance Energy Transfer

Volume 12, Issue 3, pages 567–570, February 25, 2011

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How to Cite

Sinkeldam, R. W., Wheat, A. J., Boyaci, H. and Tor, Y. (2011), Emissive Nucleosides as Molecular Rotors. ChemPhysChem, 12: 567–570. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201001002

Author Information

  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358 (USA), Fax: (+) 858-534-0202

*Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358 (USA), Fax: (+) 858-534-0202

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 2 DEC 2010

Funded by

  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: GM 069773

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Keywords:

  • fluorescent probes;
  • molecular rotors;
  • nucleosides;
  • polarity;
  • viscosity
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Sticky fingers: The emission intensity of modified pyrimidines containing an aryl moiety, linked by a single bond to the nucleobase in the 5-position, show a remarkable sensitivity to sample viscosity (see picture), a trait typical for chromophores bearing a molecular rotor element.

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