title: Oligonucleotide assisted light-emitting Alq3 microrods: energy transfer effect with fluorescent dyes.
abstract: Oligonucleotide assisted tri(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3) microrods were prepared for the first time. When hybridized with oligonucleotide labeled by Cy3 fluorescent dye, a significant photoluminescence variation of the Alq3 microrods was observed due to Förster resonance energy transfer, unlike when Cy5-oligonucleotide was used. Versatile nucleotide manipulation would open up wider applications of Alq3-based materials, based on this fundamental observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and KU-KIST School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Chunzhi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Dong Hyuk
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeongyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jinsoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Dong June
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D002232:Carbocyanines / Q000737:chemistry; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002232:Carbocyanines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C089187:cyanine dye 3; C085321:cyanine dye 5; C547306:tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum