Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Nina Moran.
A novel anthracene-tagged oligonucleotide can discriminate between a fully-matched DNA target sequence and one with a single mismatching base-pair through a remarkable difference in fluorescence emission intensity upon duplex formation.
The ground- and excited-state properties of a series of photochromic barbiturate receptors (N,N'-bis{6-[omega-(anthracen-9-yloxy)alkanoylamino]pyridin-2-yl}-5-t-butyl-isophthalamide, Tn), in which anthracene chromophores are tethered via (CH2)n (n = 1, 3-6) polymethylene linkers to the H-bond receptor moiety, are described. In these systems, the thermally reversible [4pi + 4pi] photodimerization of the anthracenes yields macrocyclic receptors (TnC) that possess significantly reduced affinity toward barbital as compared to their acyclic counterparts. The length of the tether not only determines the overall binding ability of the cyclized receptor but also has a profound influence on the photochemical and photophysical properties of the anthracene chromophores. The reduced mobility experienced by the covalently bound anthracenes controls the reactivity of a fluorescent excimer that is proposed to be an intermediate in the photocyclization process.
A heterodifunctionalised ferrocene, containing a carboxylic acid and an amidopyridine unit, self-assembles in organic solvents through complementary hydrogen bonds.