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SUBMITTER: Jun JV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453994 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jun Joomyung V JV Chenoweth David M DM Petersson E James EJ
Organic & biomolecular chemistry 20200801 30
Fluorescent small molecules are powerful tools for visualizing biological events, embodying an essential facet of chemical biology. Since the discovery of the first organic fluorophore, quinine, in 1845, both synthetic and theoretical efforts have endeavored to "modulate" fluorescent compounds. An advantage of synthetic dyes is the ability to employ modern organic chemistry strategies to tailor chemical structures and thereby rationally tune photophysical properties and functionality of the fluo ...[more]