Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria: conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge

  • Nicholas J.W. Rattray
  • , Waleed A. Zalloum
  • , David Mansell
  • , Joe Latimer
  • , Carl H. Schwalbe
  • , Alexander J. Blake
  • , Elena V. Bichenkova*
  • , Sally Freeman
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Using biomimetic chemical reduction or Clostridium perfringens cell extract containing azoreductase, the dimer-fluorescent probe 2,4-O-bisdansyl-6,7- diazabicyclooct-6-ene, which possesses a conformationally constrained cis-azo bridge, is reduced to the tetra-equatorial 2,4-O-bisdansyl-cyclohexyl-3,5- bisammonium salt which exhibits fluorescence indicative of a dansyl monomer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6393-6395
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume48
Issue number51
Early online date9 May 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jun 2012

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