Unraveling the chemosensing mechanism by the 7-(Diethylamino) coumarin-hemicyanine hybrid: a ratiometric fluorescent probe for hydrogen peroxide

RE Johnson, JM van der Zalm, A Chen, IJ Bell… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The hemicyanine hybrid containing the 7-(diethylamino) coumarin (ACou) donor attached to
the cationic indolenium (Ind) acceptor through a vinyl linkage (ACou-Ind) represents a …

Visible Fluorescent Light-up Probe for DNA Three-Way Junctions Provides Host–Guest Biosensing Applications

AJ Van Riesen, J Le, S Slavkovic… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
DNA three-way junctions (3WJs) consist of a Y-shaped hydrophobic branch point
connecting three double-stranded stems and are viewed as druggable targets for cancer …

Nature‐Inspired Functional Chromophores from Biomimetic o‐Quinone Chemistry

ML Alfieri, L Panzella, O Crescenzi… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A concise highlight of the main types of chromophoric systems obtained in the authors' and
other laboratories through biomimetic chemistry or synthetic manipulation of nature‐inspired …

Simultaneous dual-color visualization of lysosome, mitochondria, nucleoli and monitoring apoptosis with a single fluorescent probe

R Yang, C Zhu, X Yang, Y Kuang, T Jiang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2025 - Elsevier
The intricate interactions and cooperation among various organelles underpin numerous
essential biological and pathological processes. Thus, the ability to visualize these …

Tuning the DNA binding properties of phenolic hemicyanine dyes for host-guest fluorescent aptasensor applications

AJ Van Riesen, B Kalnitsky, AA Shoara, S Slavkovic… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorescent dyes that bind specifically to DNA aptamers with turn-on emission serve as
powerful tools for biosensor development. DNA three-way junctions (3WJs) consisting of a Y …

Acid‐Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of α‐Diarylmethyl Substituted Phenols and para‐Quinone Methides in Water

B Xiong, W Shang, W Xu, Y Liu… - Asian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A facile and efficient method for the synthesis of α‐diarylmethyl substituted phenols from
para‐quinone methides (p‐QMs) with phenols has been developed by using phosphoric …

A series of D-π-A and A-π-A'fluorescent probes were used to explore the influence of terminal groups on the properties of the hemicyanine probes

W Sun, G Hu, W Shen, H Xu, Z Deng, G Zhao… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the addition reaction of sulfur dioxide derivatives and Cdouble bondC, a series of
D-π-A and A-π-A'fluorescent probes were designed by combining different electronic groups …

An Ortho-modification Strategy to Develop Brooker's Merocyanine Probe for Precise Monitoring of pH Changes in Urine

Y Dai, W Chen, J Zhang, Y Cai, X Zhang - Journal of Fluorescence, 2024 - Springer
As a non-invasive body fluid, urine pH is one of the important biomarkers for diseases such
as the kidneys. Therefore, rapid and accurate detection of urine pH is of great clinical …

Tuning phenolic hemicyanines for ratiometric DNA sensing and live cell nuclear bioimaging applications

AJ Van Riesen, KT Regan, B Kalnitsky… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Activatable fluorescent probes with turn-on emission in response to a biological target can
reduce the background signal and improve the detection limit needed for biosensor and …

Design and electrochemical study of merocyanine dyes: Influence of substituents on the redox behaviors and fouling propensity at ubiquitous electrode surfaces

L Qian, A van Riesen, J van der Zalm… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Investigations into the electrochemical behaviours of merocyanine dyes containing the N-
methylbenzothiazolium (Btz) acceptor vinyl linked to phenolic (PhO) donors with electron …