| abstract |
silicon substituted rhodamine dyes and dye conjugates. these are silicon-substituted rhodamine compounds. Also described herein are sir dyes which comprise at least one vinyl group bonded to the si atom (position 10) of the sir dye. derivatives, functionalized versions, conjugates, kits, related synthetic methods and uses of sir compounds are also provided. silicon-rhodamine (sir) dyes can give bright fluorescence at far red wavelengths and can exhibit good photostability. the compounds described herein may be useful for fluorescent identification and detection of biological samples. |