Photophysics and biological applications of the environment-sensitive fluorophore 6-N, N-dimethylamino-2, 3-naphthalimide

ME Vázquez, JB Blanco, B Imperiali

Index: Vazquez, M. Eugenio; Blanco, Juan B.; Imperiali Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005 , vol. 127, # 4 p. 1300 - 1306

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Abstract

We have synthesized a new environment-sensitive fluorophore, 6-N, N-dimethylamino-2, 3- naphthalimide (6DMN). This chromophore exhibits valuable fluorescent properties as a biological probe with emission in the 500-600 nm range and a marked response to changes in the environment polarity. The 6DMN fluorescence is red-shifted in polar protic environments, with the maximum emission intensity shifting more than 100 nm from 491 ...