title: DBD dyes as fluorescent probes for sensing lipophilic environments.
abstract: Small fluorescent organic molecules based on [1,3]dioxolo[4,5-f][1,3]benzodioxole (DBD) could be used as probes for lipophillic microenvironments in aqueous solutions by indicating the critical micelles concentration of detergents and staining cell organelles. Their fluorescence lifetime decreases drastically by the amount of water in their direct environment. Therefore they are potential probes for fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wawrzinek
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wessig
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Möllnitz
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikolaus
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwarzer
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival; D003902:Detergents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000032:analysis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008823:Micelles; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D004149:Dioxoles; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008823:Micelles; C040539:1,3-benzodioxole