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Fluorescent Analogs of Biomolecular Building Blocks
Design and Applications

Marcus Wilhelmsson (Edited by), Yitzhak Tor (Edited by)

9781118175866, Wiley

Hardback, published 6 May 2016

472 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 3.1 cm, 0.816 kg

"This book provides a thorough overview on the design and application of fluorescent analogs of biomolecular building blocks...The way the book is written makes reading enjoyable and relatively easy for readers who already have some knowledge on the subject as well as for beginners...Overall, the book is very well achieved, and I strongly recommend reading." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition May 2017)

Fluorescent Analogs of Biomolecular Building Blocks focuses on the design of fluorescent probes for the four major families of macromolecular building blocks. Compiling the expertise of multiple authors, this book moves from introductory chapters to an exploration of the design, synthesis, and implementation of new fluorescent analogues of biomolecular building blocks, including examples of small-molecule fluorophores and sensors that are part of biomolecular assemblies.

List of Contributors xv

Preface xix

1 Fluorescence Spectroscopy 1
Renatus W. Sinkeldam, L. Marcus Wilhelmsson, and Yitzhak Tor

1.1 Fundamentals of Fluorescence Spectroscopy 1

1.2 Common Fluorescence Spectroscopy Techniques 3

1.3 Summary and Perspective 10

References 10

2 Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Fluorescent Biomolecular Building Blocks 15
Renatus W. Sinkeldam and Yitzhak Tor

2.1 Introduction 15

2.2 Naturally Occurring Emissive Biomolecular Building Blocks 16

2.3 Synthetic Fluorescent Analogs of Biomolecular Building Blocks 18

2.4 Summary and Perspective 31

References 32

3 Polarized Spectroscopy with Fluorescent Biomolecular Building Blocks 40
Bo Albinsson and Bengt Nordén

3.1 Transition Moments 40

3.2 Linear Dichroism 41

3.3 Magnetic Circular Dichroism 45

3.4 F̈orster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) 46

3.5 Fluorescence Anisotropy 47

3.6 Fluorescent Nucleobases 47

3.7 Fluorescent Peptide Chromophores 48

3.8 Site-Specific Linear Dichroism (SSLD) 50

3.9 Single-Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET) 50

3.10 Single-Molecule Fluorescence-Detected Linear Dichroism (smFLD) 51

References 53

4 Fluorescent Proteins: The Show Must go on! 55
Gregor Jung

4.1 Introduction 55

4.2 Historical Survey 55

4.3 Photophysical Properties 57

4.4 Photochemical Reactions 71

4.5 Ion Sensitivity 75

4.6 Relation Microscopy–Spectroscopy for Fluorescent Proteins 77

4.7 Prospects and Outlook 82

Acknowledgments 82

References 82

5 Design and Application of Autofluorescent Proteins by Biological Incorporation of Intrinsically Fluorescent Noncanonical Amino Acids 91
Patrick M. Durkin and Nediljko Budisa

5.1 Introduction 91

5.2 Design and Synthesis of Fluorescent Building Blocks in Proteins 97

5.3 Application of Fluorescent Building Blocks in Proteins 111

5.4 Conclusions 117

5.5 Prospects and Outlook 118

Acknowledgments 120

References 120

6 Fluoromodules: Fluorescent Dye–Protein Complexes for Genetically Encodable Labels 124
Bruce A. Armitage

6.1 Introduction 124

6.2 Fluoromodule Development and Characterization 126

6.3 Implementation 132

6.4 Conclusions 134

6.5 Prospects and Outlook 134

Acknowledgments 134

References 134

7 Design of Environmentally Sensitive Fluorescent Nucleosides and their Applications 137
Subhendu Sekhar Bag and Isao Saito

7.1 Introduction 137

7.2 Solvatochromic Fluorescent Nucleoside Analogs 140

7.3 Fluorescently Labeled Nucleosides and Oligonucleotide Probes: Covalent Attachment of Solvatochromic Fluorophores Onto the Natural Bases 141

7.4 Nucleosides with Dual Fluorescence for Monitoring DNA Hybridization 153

7.5 Approach for Developing Environmentally Sensitive Fluorescent (ESF) Nucleosides 154

7.6 Base-Selective Fluorescent ESF Probe 163

7.7 Molecular Beacon (MB) and ESF Nucleosides 167

7.8 Summary and Future Outlook 169

Acknowledgments 170

References 170

8 Expanding The Nucleic Acid Chemist’s Toolbox: Fluorescent Cytidine Analogs 174
Kirby Chicas and Robert H.E. Hudson

8.1 Introduction 174

8.2 Design and Characterization of Fluorescent C Analogs 176

8.3 Implementation 190

8.4 Conclusions 202

8.5 Prospects and Outlook 202

Acknowledgments 203

References 203

9 Synthesis and Fluorescence Properties of Nucleosides with Pyrimidopyrimidine-Type Base Moieties 208
Kohji Seio, Takashi Kanamori, Akihiro Ohkubo, and Mitsuo Sekine

9.1 Introduction 209

9.2 Discovery, Design, and Synthesis of Pyrimidopyrimidine Nucleosides 209

9.3 Implementation 215

9.4 Conclusions 220

9.5 Prospects and Outlook 221

References 221

10 Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Between Nucleobase Analogues – a Tool for Detailed Structure and Dynamics Investigations 224
L. Marcus Wilhelmsson

10.1 Introduction 224

10.2 The Tricyclic Cytosine Family 226

10.3 Development of the First Nucleic Acid Base Analog FRET Pair 234

10.4 Conclusions 238

10.5 Prospects and Outlook 238

Acknowledgments 239

References 239

11 Fluorescent Purine Analogs that Shed Light on DNA Structure and Function 242
Anaëlle Dumas, Guillaume Mata, and Nathan W. Luedtke

11.1 Introduction 242

11.2 Design, Photophysical Properties, and Applications of Purine Mimics 244

11.3 Implementation 258

11.4 Conclusions 265

11.5 Prospects and Outlook 265

Appendix 268

References 268

12 Design and Photophysics of Environmentally Sensitive Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleosides 276
Renatus W. Sinkeldam and Yitzhak Tor

12.1 Introduction 276

12.2 Designing Environmentally Sensitive Emissive Nucleosides 279

12.3 Two Isomorphic Environmentally Sensitive Designs 282

12.4 Probing Environmental Sensitivity 283

12.5 Recent Advancements in Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleoside Analogs 291

12.6 Summary 293

12.7 Prospects and Outlook 294

Acknowledgments 294

References 294

13 Site-Specific Fluorescent Labeling of Nucleic Acids by Genetic Alphabet Expansion Using Unnatural Base Pair Systems 297
Michiko Kimoto, Rie Yamashige, and Ichiro Hirao

13.1 Introduction 297

13.2 Development of Unnatural Base Pair Systems and Their Applications 299

13.3 Implementation 310

13.4 Conclusions 315

13.5 Prospects and Outlook 316

Acknowledgments 317

References 317

14 Fluorescent C-Nucleosides and their Oligomeric Assemblies 320
Pete Crisalli and Eric T. Kool

14.1 Introduction 320

14.2 Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Fluorescent C-Glycoside Monomers 322

14.3 Implementation of Fluorescent C-Glycoside Monomers 327

14.4 Oligomers of Fluorescent C-Glycosides: Design, Synthesis, and Properties 335

14.5 Implementation of Fluorescent C-Glycoside Oligomers 342

14.6 Conclusions 353

14.7 Prospects and Outlook 353

Acknowledgments 354

References 354

15 Membrane Fluorescent Probes: Insights and Perspectives 356
Amitabha Chattopadhyay, Sandeep Shrivastava, and Arunima Chaudhuri

Abbreviations 356

15.1 Introduction 357

15.2 NBD-Labeled Lipids: Monitoring Slow Solvent Relaxation in Membranes 358

15.3 n-AS Membrane Probes: Depth-Dependent Solvent Relaxation as Membrane Dipstick 359

15.4 Pyrene: a Multiparameter Membrane Probe 362

15.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 362

Acknowledgments 364

References 364

16 Lipophilic Fluorescent Probes: Guides to the Complexity of Lipid Membranes 367
Marek Cebecauer and Radek Šachl

16.1 Introduction 367

16.2 Lipids, Lipid Bilayers, and Biomembranes 368

16.3 Lipid Phases, Phase Separation, and Lipid Ordering 370

16.4 Fluorescent Probes for Membrane Studies 370

16.5 Conclusions 386

16.6 Prospects and Outlook 386

Acknowledgments 386

References 387

17 Fluorescent Neurotransmitter Analogs 393
James N. Wilson

17.1 Introduction 393

17.2 Design and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Neurotransmitters 397

17.3 Applications of Fluorescent Neurotransmitters 400

17.4 Conclusions 404

17.5 Prospects and Outlook 405

Acknowledgments 405

References 406

Index 409

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]

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