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Fluorogenic compounds converted to fluorophores by photochemical or chemical means and their use in biological systems

US8772048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2012
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/80
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Fluorophores derived from photoactivatable azide-pi-acceptor fluorogens or from a thermal reaction of an azide-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an alkene or alkyne are disclosed. Fluorophores derived from a thermal reaction of an alkyne-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an azide are also disclosed. The fluorophores can readily be activated by light and can be used to label a biomolecule and imaged on a single-molecule level in living cells.

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