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SUBMITTER: McCutcheon DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4318752 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McCutcheon David C DC Porterfield William B WB Prescher Jennifer A JA
Organic & biomolecular chemistry 20150201 7
Bioluminescence imaging with luciferase-luciferin pairs is a popular method for visualizing biological processes in vivo. Unfortunately, most luciferins are difficult to access and remain prohibitively expensive for some imaging applications. Here we report cost-effective and efficient syntheses of d-luciferin and 6'-aminoluciferin, two widely used bioluminescent substrates. Our approach employs inexpensive anilines and Appel's salt to generate the luciferin cores in a single pot. Additionally, ...[more]