Volume 52, Issue 24 pp. 6322-6325
Communication

Distinguishing Alternative Reaction Pathways by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Arina Rybina

Arina Rybina

Cellnetworks Cluster & Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Dr. Carolin Lang

Dr. Carolin Lang

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Marcel Wirtz

Marcel Wirtz

Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus Geb. B2.2, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)

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Kristin Grußmayer

Kristin Grußmayer

Cellnetworks Cluster & Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Dr. Anton Kurz

Dr. Anton Kurz

Cellnetworks Cluster & Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Frank Maier

Frank Maier

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Dr. Alexander Schmitt

Dr. Alexander Schmitt

Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus Geb. B2.2, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)

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Prof. Oliver Trapp

Prof. Oliver Trapp

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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Prof. Gregor Jung

Prof. Gregor Jung

Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus Geb. B2.2, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)

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Dr. Dirk-Peter Herten

Corresponding Author

Dr. Dirk-Peter Herten

Cellnetworks Cluster & Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

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First published: 29 April 2013
Citations: 66

We thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for their financial support (EXC81, SFB623). We also acknowledge Stephen Hashmi (Heidelberg University) for fruitful discussions. Volker Huch is gratefully acknowledged for X-ray crystallography. Michael Schwering and Dominik Brox have continuously supported the project with their expertise in microscopy.

Graphical Abstract

Focus on chemical transitions: Epoxidation of a double bond in conjugation to a fluorescent dye was studied at single-molecule level. Direct observation of oxirane formation, indicated as a spectral shift from substrate to product state, revealed an alternative reaction pathway for the epoxidation reaction.

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