Abstract
The effect of replacing guanosines with inosines in the two stabilizing strands (5 '-CACCTAGCGA-3 ') of the NIR emissive DNA-Ag16NC was investigated. The spectroscopic behavior of the inosine mutants is position-dependent: when the guanosine in position 7 was exchanged, the nanosecond fluorescence decay time shortened, while having the inosine in position 9 made the decay time longer. Thanks to structural information gained from single crystal X-ray diffraction measurements, it was possible to propose a mechanistic origin for the observed changes.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nanoscale Advances |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 15 |
Pages (from-to) | 3212–3217 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 2516-0230 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 2022 |
Keywords
- QUANTUM YIELD
- FLUORESCENCE