Biopolym. Cell. 1999; 15(3):247-251.
Methods
Interaction of cyanine dyes with nucleic acids. 6, Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of thiazole orange–amino acids conjugates
1Yarmoluk S. M., 1Kryvorotenko D. V., 1Gerasymchuk Y. S.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

The synthesis of amino acid (L-Trp and L-Tyr) derivatives of thiazole orange, monomethirte cyanine dye which significantly increases fluorescence intensity when bound to nucleic acids is described. Hydroxysiiccinimsde ester of Cyan 6 (2-[4-N-Carboxyethyl-quinoline)-methyl]-3-niethylberizihiazole-l,4-p-toluenesulfonatt) was used for the conjugation of dye with amino acids, interaction of obtained conjugates with nucleic acids was investigated using spectroscopic methods.

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