@article {1100,
	title = {Bright ideas for chemical biology.},
	journal = {ACS Chemical Biology},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2008},
	month = {2008 Mar 20},
	pages = {142-55},
	abstract = {<p>Small-molecule fluorescent probes embody an essential facet of chemical biology. Although numerous compounds are known, the ensemble of fluorescent probes is based on a modest collection of modular "core" dyes. The elaboration of these dyes with diverse chemical moieties is enabling the precise interrogation of biochemical and biological systems. The importance of fluorescence-based technologies in chemical biology elicits a necessity to understand the major classes of small-molecule fluorophores. Here, we examine the chemical and photophysical properties of oft-used fluorophores and highlight classic and contemporary examples in which utility has been built upon these scaffolds.</p>
},
	keywords = {Animals, Biology, Fluorescent Dyes, Humans, Photochemistry},
	issn = {1554-8937},
	doi = {10.1021/cb700248m},
	author = {Lavis, Luke D and Raines, Ronald T}
}
