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  • The author conducted long-term studies on over 30 synthetic fluorophores that specifically target DNA, expanding the existing knowledge on their optical and complex-forming properties.
  • These studies clarified the relationship between the structure of these fluorophores and their characteristics, leading to new insights.
  • The findings could aid in creating effective DNA-specific fluorophores, which could be utilized in rapid disease diagnosis and testing the properties of different products and waste.

Article Abstract

The results of long-term author's studies of the optical and complex-forming properties of more than 30 synthetic low-molecular-weight fluorophores specific for DNA are described. These studies made it possible to significantly expand the already existing database of properties of such compounds, clarify the ideas about the patterns linking the mentioned properties of fluorophores with their structure, and formulate recommendations on designing new effective DNA-specific fluorophores. The results of these studies can be used, in particular, in the development of new rapid methods for diagnosing various diseases, biotesting of probiotic and antibiotic properties of various products and wastes, etc.

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