title: A covalently linked phenanthridine-ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA probe.
abstract: A phenanthridine derivative covalently linked to a ruthenium complex yields an imaging probe whose fluorescence intensity and lifetime change substantially in the presence of RNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehman College of The City University of New York, Bronx, NY 10468, USA. naphtali.oconnor@lehman.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Naphtali A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Samaroo
authors.forename: Marissa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Angel A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: Harshad
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vishwasrao
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Akins
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Kandel
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Turro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015347:RNA Probes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010617:Phenanthridines; D015347:RNA Probes; D012428:Ruthenium