title: Ratiometric molecular beacons based on the perylene bisimide as a dimeric internal DNA base substitution.
abstract: Molecular beacons with an excitonically interacting perylene bisimide base pair show the presence of the complementary olignucleotide sequence by both absorption and fluorescence changes.
authors.affiliation: University of Regensburg, Institute for Organic Chemistry, D-93040, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menacher
authors.forename: Hans-Achim
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wagenknecht
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D001483:Base Sequence; D019281:Dimerization; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; D009841:Oligonucleotides; C510697:perylene bisimide; D000431:Ethanol; D010569:Perylene