title: A comparison of five bioconjugatable ferrocenes for labeling of biomolecules.
abstract: Five electroactive ferrocene tags for labelling of biomolecules are contrasted with regard to conjugation reactivity with amine and thiol moieties, stability to loss of electrochemical activity, and impact of molecular structure on the redox potential of the free and DNA-conjugated forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Dongbiao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Rastislav
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levicky
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000075163:Metallocenes; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D000075163:Metallocenes; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D004247:DNA; C004998:ferrocene