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Nucleic Acid Binders Activated by Light of Selectable Wavelength
Author(s) -
Rotaru Alexandru,
Mokhir Andriy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200700641
Subject(s) - nucleic acid , wavelength , chemistry , materials science , computer science , optoelectronics , biochemistry
Let loose in the red‐light district : “Caged” DNAs are described that can be activated by light of selectable wavelength. This is possible with, for example, red light, which is significantly less damaging than UV light and can permeate deeply into tissues (see scheme).