title: Epicocconone, a novel fluorescent compound from the fungus epicoccumnigrum.
abstract: Epicocconone represents a new class of natural fluorescent probes based on a polyketide skeleton isolated from the fungus Epicoccum nigrum. Epicocconone is a small, cell permeable natural product with a high molar absorbtivity and a long Stokes' shift that will be useful in biotechnological applications.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Phillip J L
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karuso
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005663:Furans; D007659:Ketones; C477464:epicocconone