@article{WessigJohnMertens2018,
  author    = {Wessig, Pablo and John, Leonard and Mertens, Monique},
  title     = {Extending the Class of [1,3]-Dioxolo[4.5-f]benzodioxole (DBD) Fluorescent Dyes},
  series = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  volume    = {2018},
  journal   = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  number    = {14},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1434-193X},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejoc.201800002},
  pages     = {1674 -- 1681},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Synthetic routes to a collection of new fluorescent dyes are described, which are based on the [1,3]-dioxolo[4.5-f]benzodioxole (DBD) core. By introducing different electron withdrawing groups in 4- and 8-position of the DBD moiety the emission wavelength could be adjusted over a large spectral range from blue to orange light.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MertensHilschHaralampievetal.2018,
  author    = {Mertens, Monique and Hilsch, Malte and Haralampiev, Ivan and Volkmer, Rudolf and Wessig, Pablo and M{\"u}ller, Peter},
  title     = {Synthesis and characterization of a new Bifunctionalized, Fluorescent, and Amphiphilic molecule for recruiting SH-Containing molecules to membranes},
  series = {ChemBioChem},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {ChemBioChem},
  number    = {15},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1439-4227},
  doi       = {10.1002/cbic.201800268},
  pages     = {1643 -- 1647},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {This study describes the synthesis and characterization of an amphiphilic construct intended to recruit SH-containing molecules to membranes. The construct consists of 1)an aliphatic chain to enable anchoring within membranes, 2)a maleimide moiety to react with the sulfhydryl group of a soluble (bio)molecule, and 3)a fluorescence moiety to allow the construct to be followed by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. It is shown that the construct can be incorporated into preformed membranes, thus allowing application of the approach with biological membranes. The close proximity between the fluorophore and the maleimide moiety within the construct causes fluorescence quenching. This allows monitoring of the reaction with SH-containing molecules by measurement of increases in fluorescence intensity and lifetime. Notably, the construct distributes into laterally ordered membrane domains of lipid vesicles, which is probably triggered by the length of its membrane anchor. The advantages of the new construct can be employed for several biological, biotechnological, and medicinal applications.},
  language  = {en}
}