Oregon Green 514, with high photostability and a pKa of 4.8, is suitable fo
r imaging applications. Labeling of peptide-bound resin with the carboxylic
acid form was optimized. Peptide conjugation resulted in altered fluoresce
nce properties of the dye including a quenching of the intensity compared w
ith that in aqueous buffers with a slight red-shift of the emission maximum
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