Synthesis and spectral characterization of a fluorescent marker

• Author(s): Piloto, Ana M. ; Costa, Susana P. G. ; Gonçalves, M. Sameiro T.
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/1979
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Benzopyran; Naphtofuran; Amino acids; Fluorescence
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

A fluorescent naphtofuran was synthetized from benzopyran by alcaline ring contraction and coupled to the α-amine group of various amino acids, in order to evaluate its applicability as a fluorescent marker for biomolecules. Fluorescence data was collected for all derivatives.