1. Department of Applied Chemistry , Himeji Institute of Technology , 2167 Shosha, Himeji, 671-22, Japan;2. Division of Molecular Engineering , Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606, Japan
Abstract:
AbstractThe fluorescence intensity and lifetime of oligonucleotides with a pyrenylmethyl group at the specific sugar residue were increased upon binding to their complementary polynucleotide in aqueous solution. The present oligonucleotide-pyrene conjugates provide new fluorescent probes for detection of specific nucleic acids.