Dark quenchers for donor-acceptor energy transfer
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1. A quencher of excited state energy having a formula which is a member selected from:
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Abstract
The present invention provides a family of dark quenchers, termed Black Hole Quenchers (“BHQs”), that are efficient quenchers of excited state energy but which are themselves substantially non-fluorescent. Also provided are methods of using the BHQs, probes incorporating the BHQs and methods of using the probes.
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1. A quencher of excited state energy having a formula which is a member selected from:
- 2. A quencher of excited state energy, having the formula:
- 3. A quencher of excited state energy, having the formula:
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4. A quencher of excited state energy, having the formula:
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