Cyanines as new fluorescent probes for DNA detection and two-photon excited bioimaging

Xin Jiang Feng; Po Lam Wu; Frédéric Bolze; Heidi W.C. Leung; King Fai Li; Nai Ki MAK; Daniel W J KWONG; Jean François Nicoud; Kok Wai CHEAH; Ricky M S WONG

doi:10.1021/ol100474b

Cyanines as new fluorescent probes for DNA detection and two-photon excited bioimaging

Xin Jiang Feng, Po Lam Wu, Frédéric Bolze, Heidi W.C. Leung, King Fai Li, Nai Ki MAK, Daniel W J KWONG, Jean François Nicoud^*, Kok Wai CHEAH, Ricky M S WONG

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Abstract

A series of cyanine fluorophores based on fused aromatics as an electron donor for DNA sensing and two-photon bioimaging were synthesized, among which the carbazole-based biscyanine exhibits high sensitivity and efficiency as a fluorescent light-up probe for dsDNA, which shows selective binding toward the AT-rich regions. The synergetic effect of the bischromophoric skeleton gives a several-fold enhancement in a two-photon absorption cross-section as well as a 25- to 100-fold enhancement in two-photon excited fluorescence upon dsDNA binding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2194-2197
Number of pages	4
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ol100474b
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2010

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