[1,10]Phenanthroline based cyanine dyes as fluorescent probes for ribonucleic acids in live cells

A series of monomethine, trimethine- and styrylcyanine dyes based on a [1,10]phenanthroline moiety was synthesized, characterized and investigated as potential fluorescent probes for nucleic acids in cell free settings and in cells. The dyes were found to be weakly fluorescent in the unbound state,...

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