Fig. 17.
Excimer-forming MBs. Left: Fluorescence emission spectra (λex = 386 nm) of (a) MB alone, (b) MB + complementary DNA and, (c) MB + singly mismatched DNA. Right: Optical detection of complementary DNA. MB sequence: 5'-d(GC11 GAG AAG TTA GAA CCT ATG CTC 11GC). (Reproduced with permission from ref. 116. Copyright 2006 Elsevier Ltd.).