Fluorescent homodimer styrylcyanines: synthesis and spectral-luminescent studies in nucleic acids and protein complexes

Arylstyrylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-based donor–acceptor acidochromic fluorophores: Synthesis, photophysical, thermal and biological properties

“…Styryl dyes were described as fluorescent compounds with high quantum yield after interaction with biomolecules such as DNA, RNA etc. [5][6][7][8]. Also, the dyes have been established as a promising class of compounds that exhibit a great potential to be employed in advanced materials such as laser dyes, optical or electro-optical devices or sensor materials due to their excellent optical-electronic properties .…”

Microwave-assisted solvent-free synthesis and spectral properties of some dimethine cyanine dyes as fluorescent dyes for DNA detection

“…A very attractive additional feature of methine cyanine dyes is the affinity for biological structures, especially for DNA [4][5][6]. Fluorescence technology is now the most sensitive and easily available method to study intermolecular interactions and the transcriptional dynamics of the cell nucleus [7].…”

Synthesis, characterization and visible spectral behaviour of some novel methine, styryl and aza-styryl cyanine dyes

“…Cyanine dyes have found various applications in different fields, such as photosensitizers for silver halide emulsion [1e6], analytical reagents over a wide pH range [7], laser dyes [8], textile dyes [9], bactericidal agents [10], potential probes for the detection of nucleic acids and proteins [11] and in biomedical techniques [12e15].…”