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ArticleChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2020

Facile synthesis of a novel genetically encodable fluorescent α-amino acid emitting greenish blue light.

Aakash Gupta, Brian P Garreffi, Maolin Guo

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Article in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Aakash GuptaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMass Cranberry Health Research Center, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA. mguo@umassd.edu.
Brian P Garreffi
Maolin Guo
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth · US

Funding

Developing a platform for incorporation of a fluorescent amino acid into proteins for live-cell imaging of protein trafficking eventsR15GM126576 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH · PI GUO, MAOLIN · 2017 to 2017
$446k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM126576
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the facile synthesis and characterization of a novel fluorescent α-amino acid 4-phenanthracen-9-yl-l-phenylalanine (Phen-AA) (5) that emits greenish blue light in the visible region. This genetically encodable l-α-amino acid has excellent photostability with a 75% quantum yield. It readily gets into human cells, being clearly imaged upon 405 nm laser excitation. The synthetic procedure is resistant to racemization and only involves three simple steps which use mild conditions and generate the Phen-AA in reasonably good yield. It may find broad applications in research, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Indexed as

LightAmino AcidsFluorescent DyesHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalPhenanthrenesPhenylalanineSpectrometry, FluorescenceAmino AcidsFluorescent DyesphenanthrenePhenanthrenesPhenylalanine

Identifiers

PMID32944728
PMCPMC7577945
OpenAlexW3086244546

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