J- vs. H-type assembly: Pentamethine cyanine (Cy5) as a near-IR chiroptical reporter

Larysa I. Markova, Vladimir L. Malinovskii, Leonid D. Patsenker, Robert Häner

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Abstract

The DNA-enabled dimerization of pentamethine cyanine (Cy5) dyes was studied by optical methods. The value of cyanine as a chiroptical reporter using a monomer-to-dimer switch is demonstrated. The specific shape of the CD signal and its high intensity are a result of J-type assembly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5298-5300
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume49
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 May 2013
Externally publishedYes

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