UV excitable fluorescent energy transfer dyes
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1. An energy transfer dye comprising:
- a donor dye which is a member of a class of dyes having a coumarin or pyrene ring structure; and
an acceptor dye capable of absorbing excitation energy emitted by the donor dye and emitting light in response, the acceptor dye having an emission maxima greater than about 500 nm; and
a linker linking the donor dye to the acceptor dye, wherein the acceptor dye absorbs substantially all of the excitation energy emitted by the donor dye and wherein the linker comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkene, a diene, an alkyne, and a five- or six-membered ring having at least one unsaturated bond and a fused ring structure.
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Abstract
Novel energy transfer dyes which can be used with shorter wavelength light sources are provided. These dyes include a donor dye with an absorption maxima at a wavelength between about 250 to 450 nm and an acceptor dye which is capable of absorbing energy emitted from the donor dye. One of the energy transfer dyes has a donor dye which is a member of a class of dyes having a coumarin or pyrene ring structure and an acceptor dye which is capable of absorbing energy emitted from the donor dye, wherein the donor dye has an absorption maxima between about 250 and 450 nm and the acceptor dye has an emission maxima at a wavelength greater than about 500 nm.
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1. An energy transfer dye comprising:
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a donor dye which is a member of a class of dyes having a coumarin or pyrene ring structure; and an acceptor dye capable of absorbing excitation energy emitted by the donor dye and emitting light in response, the acceptor dye having an emission maxima greater than about 500 nm; and a linker linking the donor dye to the acceptor dye, wherein the acceptor dye absorbs substantially all of the excitation energy emitted by the donor dye and wherein the linker comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkene, a diene, an alkyne, and a five- or six-membered ring having at least one unsaturated bond and a fused ring structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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