Fluorescence(FL)active 8-aryl guanosine derivatives were prepared and applied for cation mediated self-assembly to form the H-bonded G_(8)-quadruplexes.The p-cyano(p-CN)and 8-anthracene(8-An)substituted guanosines wer...Fluorescence(FL)active 8-aryl guanosine derivatives were prepared and applied for cation mediated self-assembly to form the H-bonded G_(8)-quadruplexes.The p-cyano(p-CN)and 8-anthracene(8-An)substituted guanosines were identified to give the strongest fluorescence with the formation of G_(8)-octamers(G_(8))both in solution(NMR)and solid state(X-ray).This well-defined G_(8)-octamer system has provided the first direct evidence on the self-assembled G-quadruplex fluorescence emission with aggregation-induced emission(AIE),which could be applied as the foundation for FL molecular probe design toward G-quadruplex recognition.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Founda-tion(No.CHE-1665122)the National Institutes of Health(No.1R01GM 120240-01)for financial support.
文摘Fluorescence(FL)active 8-aryl guanosine derivatives were prepared and applied for cation mediated self-assembly to form the H-bonded G_(8)-quadruplexes.The p-cyano(p-CN)and 8-anthracene(8-An)substituted guanosines were identified to give the strongest fluorescence with the formation of G_(8)-octamers(G_(8))both in solution(NMR)and solid state(X-ray).This well-defined G_(8)-octamer system has provided the first direct evidence on the self-assembled G-quadruplex fluorescence emission with aggregation-induced emission(AIE),which could be applied as the foundation for FL molecular probe design toward G-quadruplex recognition.
