title: Nucleic acid-guided assembly of aromatic chromophores.
abstract: The rational formation of aromatic chromophore arrays is an intriguing challenge since ordered collectives of chromophores possess properties that are largely different from those of the individual molecules. Therefore, nucleic acids are increasingly used as scaffolds for the construction of multi-chromophore arrays. This tutorial review provides an introduction to the field of nucleic acid-guided chromophore assemblies for non-specialists and a reference point for those familiar with the area by highlighting the recent developments and describing some of the spectroscopic methods used for the study of oligonucleotide-chromophore conjugates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Vladimir L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Malinovskii
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Häner
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds