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Synthesis of Wavelength-shifting DNA Hybridization Probes by Using Photostable Cyanine Dyes
Published on: July 6, 2016
Photochemical properties of novel fluorescent probes for detection of DNA
Shuji Ikeda1, Akimitsu Okamoto
1The Frontier Research System, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
Abstract:
A variety of fluorescence-labeled DNA oligomers have been developed for gene analysis. We have studied on the development of a new functional fluorescent DNA probe for decrease in false positive signals. Thiazole orange derivatives were designed for the fluorescent label of DNA oligomers. The DNA oligomer containing a thiazole orange dye exhibited fluorescence with a higher intensity on hybridization with a complementary RNA, compared with that from the oligomer alone.

