AZIDE-SPECIFIC LABELLING OF BIOMOLECULES BY STAUDINGER-BERTOZZI LIGATION: PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVES OF FLUORESCENT PROBES SUITABLE FOR SINGLE-MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

摘要

We describe the synthesis of phosphine derivatives of three fluorescent probes that have brightness and photostability suitable for single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy: Alexa488, Cy3B, and Alexa647. In addition, we describe procedures for use of these reagents in azide-specific, bioorthogonal labelling through use of the Staudinger-Bertozzi ligation and procedures for quantitation of labelling specificity and labelling efficiency. The reagents and procedures of this report enable chemoselective, site-selective labelling of azide-containing biomolecules for single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy.