Complexation of nucleotides via multiple π-stacking and photoionisation of the resultant complex
Abstract
A water-soluble, highly-fluorescent complexing reagent, consisting of two diazapyrenium subunits linked by a meta-xylene spacer, binds nucleotides as nonfluorescent, but photolabile, 1 : 1 complexes in which the substrate is sandwiched between the diazapyrenium subunits.