A novel dimeric carbocyanine dye is found to recognise G-quadruplex structures selectively
compared to mixed sequence or double-stranded DNA molecules. The dye exhibits a …

A series of dimeric cyanine dyes with different sizes of heterocyclic aromatic substituents
and the same linker were synthesized, and these dyes were demonstrated to be highly …

Triphenylmethane (TPM) dyes normally render rather weak fluorescence due to easy
vibrational deexcitation. However, when they stack onto the two external G-quartets of a G …

The supramolecular assembly of a novel cyanine dye, 3, 3′-di (3-sulfopropyl)-4, 5, 4′, 5′-
dibenzo-9-ethyl-thiacarbocyanine triethylammonium salt (ETC) was designed to verify …

A series of dimeric cyanine dyes were designed to study their recognition for parallel c-myc
G-quadruplex as well as their spectral features in solution. Dimeric cyanine dyes having …

The interactions of a dicarbocyanine dye 3, 3′‐diethylthiadicarbocyanine, DiSC2 (5), with
DNA G‐quadruplexes were studied by means of a combination of various spectroscopic …

Two symmetrical cyanine dyes based on benzothiazole heterocycles and a trimethine
bridge were found to bind to a parallel-stranded DNA guanine quadruplex based on the …

G-rich sequences with the potential for quadruplex formation are common in genomic DNA.
Considering that the biological functions of G-quadruplexes may well depend on their …

Thiazole orange is a commonly used cyanine dye for binding to nucleic acids. Recently, it
has been used for the detection of G-quadruplexes. However, thiazole orange is non …

Recent years have witnessed an ever-increasing interest in G-quadruplexes for diagnostic
and therapeutic applications. This calls for the development of highly selective probes that …