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24 September 2015 | By Rudi Marquez (University of Glasgow), Zuzana Flachbartova (University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice)
The history of molecular probes can be traced back to 1871 with the synthesis of fluorescein by Adolf von Baeyer1. Through the simple combination of phthalic anhydride and resorcinol in the presence of zinc chloride, the dawn of a completely new era in chemistry and biology began...