Synthesis and use of an in-solution ratiometric fluorescent viscosity sensor

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 227-236

  Fischer, Derek ^a   Theodorakis, Emmanuel A ^a   Haidekker, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; NITRILE; CINNAMONITRILE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SENSOR; SOLUBILIZATION; VISCOMETRY; VISCOSITY; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; COUMARINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; NITRILES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34249083637     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.455     Document Type: Article

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