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Selective Fluorescence Detection Of Cysteine And N-Terminal Cysteine Peptide Residues, Soojin Lim, Jorge O. Escobedo, Mark Lowry, Xiangyang Xu, Robert M. Strongin
Selective Fluorescence Detection Of Cysteine And N-Terminal Cysteine Peptide Residues, Soojin Lim, Jorge O. Escobedo, Mark Lowry, Xiangyang Xu, Robert M. Strongin
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A new fluorogenic fluorescein derivative containing an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde moiety produces a selective fluorescent signal enhancement in the presence of cysteine or peptides containing N-terminal cysteine residues. The mechanism is based on synergistic covalent and supramolecular interactions.