Fluorophore-cored dendrimers for patterns in metalloprotein sensing

In fluorophore-cored dendrimers with peripheral binding functionalities, the effect of generation upon protein binding-induced fluorescence quenching can be unpredictable; this is because the increase in fluorophore-binding functionality distance with generation is also accompanied by an increase in the number of binding moieties and the interplay between the two features is utilized to create patterns for metalloprotein sensing

Fluorophore-cored dendrimers for patterns in metalloprotein sensing

In fluorophore-cored dendrimers with peripheral binding functionalities, the effect of generation upon protein binding-induced fluorescence quenching can be unpredictable; this is because the increase in fluorophore-binding functionality distance with generation is also accompanied by an increase in the number of binding moieties and the interplay between the two features is utilized to create patterns for metalloprotein sensing

Sequences in dendrons and dendrimers

Sequential incorporation of a variety of functional groups forms the basis for specificity in biomacromolecules. Introduction of such diversity and sequencing ability in artificial macromolecules is fundamentally interesting. In this paper, three different synthetic approaches have been used to build dendrons and dendrimers in which all the monomer units are different from each other. The synthetic strategies described in this paper involve the use of (i) an ABBp monomer, (ii) an ABB‘ monomer, and (iii) an ABBm monomer. The complementarity and the versatility of these synthetic approaches should render them useful for a variety of applications