Conformational probe: static quenching is reduced upon acid triggered ring flip of a myo-inositol derivative

Manikandan Kadirvel, Abdul Gbaj, David Mansell, Steven M. Miles, Biljana Arsic, Elena V. Bichenkova, Sally Freeman, Richard Bryce, Kenneth Douglas

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    Abstract

    The aromatic rings in 4-O-dabsyl-6-O-dansyl-myo-inositol-1,3,5-orthoformate (6) participate in electron transfer causing static quenching as detected by the absence of fluorescence. Upon addition of acid, the orthoformate lock is cleaved, with subsequent conformational change of the myo-inositol ring from penta-axial to the more stable penta-equatorial chair, which causes some increase in fluorescence due to spatial separation of fluorophore and a quencher and reduction in static quenching. In the case of 4,6-O-bisdansyl-myo-inositol-1,3,5-orthoformate (3), the acid-induced removal of the orthoformate lock leads to substantial change of fluorescence following spatial separation of two dansyl groups. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5598-5603
    Number of pages5
    JournalTetrahedron
    Volume64
    Issue number23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2008

    Keywords

    • Conformation
    • Excimer
    • Exciplex
    • Fluorescent probe
    • Inositol
    • Static quenching
    • Trigger

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