Exploiting long-lived molecular fluorescence

WM Nau, F Huang, X Wang, H Bakirci…

Index: Nau, Werner M.; Huang, Fang; Wang, Xiaojuan; Bakirci, Huseyin; Gramlich, Gabriela; Marquez, Cesar Chimia, 2003 , vol. 57, # 4 p. 161 - 167

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Abstract

Fluorophores based on the azo chromophore 2, 3-diazabicyclo [2.2. 2] oct-2-ene, referred to as fluorazophores, display an exceedingly long fluorescence lifetime. Besides the use in time-resolved screening assays, where the long-lived fluorescence can be time-gated, thereby improving the signal to background ratio, a distinct application of fluorazophores lies in the area of biopolymer dynamics. For this purpose, one chain end is labeled with a ...