Synthesis and sensing properties of a new carbazole fluorosensor for detection of abacavir

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Journal Article
Citation:
Supramolecular Chemistry, 2010, 22 (10), pp. 598 - 602
Issue Date:
2010-10-01
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An abacavir-targeted fluorosensor based on the carbazole moiety has been synthesised and characterised. Recognition of abacavir is by base pairing between a uracil moiety present in the fluorosensor and the guanine moiety of abacavir. The fluorosensor exhibits five-fold quenching in the presence of 50M abacavir. Its sensitivity to abacavir is superior to that of other reverse transcriptase inhibitors: zidovudine, lamivudine and didanosine. Due to its high sensitivity, this fluorosensor has the potential to be used in multi-analyte array-based detection platforms as well as in microfluidics systems. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
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