title: Helical pyrene-array along the outside of duplex RNA.
abstract: A helical pyrene-array was formed by incorporation of multiple pyrenes into the sugar residues of duplex RNA leading to strong excimer fluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, 671-2201, Japan. mitunobu@eng.u-hyogo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtoshi
authors.forename: Kazushige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamana
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011721:Pyrenes; D012313:RNA