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Fluorsville, the Youjun Yang Research Group

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Fluorescence, Dye, Near infrared, Chemical Biology, Pharmacy

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East China University of Science and Technology: Shanghai, Shanghai, CN

2010-06 to present | Professor (School of Pharmacy)
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Youjun Yang

University of Texas at Austin: Austin, Texas, US

2007-06 to 2010-05 | Post-Doctoral Fellow (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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Youjun Yang

Education and qualifications (2)

Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, , Louisiana, US

2002-08-20 to 2007-05-18 | PhD (Department of Chemistry)
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Youjun Yang

University of Science and Technology of China: Hefei, Anhui, CN

1997-09 to 2002-07 | BS (Department of Foreign Language)
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Youjun Yang

Works (49)

Fluor-Predictor: An Interpretable Tool for Multiproperty Prediction and Retrieval of Fluorescent Dyes

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
2025-03-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5c00127
Contributors: Wenxiang Song; Le Xiong; Xinmin Li; Yuyang Zhang; Binya Wang; Guixia Liu; Weihua Li; Youjun Yang; Yun Tang
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Organelle-Targeted Photo-triggered Delivery of Acetylperoxyl Radicals for Redox Homeostasis Modulation

Analytical Chemistry
2025-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c06435
Contributors: Mengqi Liu; Yijie Wang; Youjun Yang; Xuhong Qian; Xiao Luo
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Synergistic Anti-Ferroptosis with a Minimalistic, Peroxide-Triggered Carbon Monoxide Donor for Parkinson’s Disease

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2025-02-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02691
Contributors: Wenjie Qin; Ruiqi Su; Xiaodie Chen; Zhiyan Liang; Linyan Huang; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang; Suhua Qi; Xiao Luo
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Optimization of the Structural Rigidity of a Deep‐NIR Scaffold for Bioimaging

ChemPhotoChem
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400156
Contributors: Xinru Hu; Yan Dong; Yuyang Zhang; Xiaohua Chen; Chuanbao Yuan; Danyang Wang; Xuhong Qian; Xiao Luo; Youjun Yang
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Highly Photostable Deep-NIR Chromophore with a Superior Molar Absorptivity for Efficient Photothermal Therapy

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
2024-01-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c04300
Contributors: Xicun Lu; Lei Yin; Xiaoli Zhuang; Ruwei Wei; Cheng Yao; Yuyang Zhang; Yuze Wang; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Super-Photostability and Super-Brightness of EC5 Dyes for Super-Resolution Microscopy in the Deep Near-Infrared Spectral Region

Chemistry of Materials
2024-01-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02848
Contributors: Xicun Lu; Xiaoli Zhuang; Yan Dong; Chong Chen; Ruwei Wei; Weichao Chen; Hui Li; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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An acidic medium‐compatible deep‐near‐infrared dye for in vivo imaging

Smart Molecules
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/smo.20230001
Contributors: Yan Dong; Ye Zou; Xiaotong Jia; Lei Yin; Weiwei He; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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PET/d-PET (PdP) Pairing for the Design of Dual-Channel Probes

Analytical Chemistry
2023-06-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02054
Contributors: Yinghua Guo; Lei Yin; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang; Xiao Luo
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Cardiolipin-Targeted NIR-II Fluorophore Causes “Avalanche Effects” for Re-Engaging Cancer Apoptosis and Inhibiting Metastasis

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2022-12-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08602
Contributors: Hui Bian; Dandan Ma; Fei Pan; Xiaodong Zhang; Kai Xin; Xinfu Zhang; Youjun Yang; Xiaojun Peng; Yi Xiao
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Light-Induced Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics: From Photochemistry to Optochemistry

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2022-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01119
Contributors: Hui Li; Xiaochun Gong; Hongcheng Ni; Peifen Lu; Xiao Luo; Jin Wen; Youjun Yang; Xuhong Qian; Zhenrong Sun; Jian Wu
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Harnessing Thorpe–Ingold Dialkylation to Access High-Hill-Percentage pH Probes

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2022-01-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01887
Contributors: Yansheng Xiao; Yunxia Huang; Zhenhua Zeng; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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A dual-channel Hill-type small-molecule pH probe

Analytical Methods
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1AY00868D
Contributors: Fang Hu; Yunxia Huang; Yansheng Xiao; Yanchun Li; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Dihydro-Si-rhodamine for live-cell localization microscopy

Chemical Communications
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC02596A
Contributors: Xiaodong Zhang; Mengmeng Zhang; Yu Yan; Mingkang Wang; Jin Li; Yang Yu; Yi Xiao; Xiao Luo; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Nitroso-Caged Rhodamine: A Superior Green Light-Activatable Fluorophore for Single-Molecule Localization Super-Resolution Imaging

Analytical Chemistry
2021-06-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00175
Contributors: Ying Zheng; Zhiwei Ye; Zengjin Liu; Wei Yang; Xinfu Zhang; Youjun Yang; Yi Xiao
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From Spontaneous to Photo‐Triggered and Photo‐Calibrated Nitric Oxide Donors

Israel Journal of Chemistry
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202000084
Contributors: Ziqian Zhang; Xiao Luo; Youjun Yang
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Modulating the pKa Values of Hill-Type pH Probes for Biorelevant Acidic pH Range

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2021-03-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01262
Contributors: Yansheng Xiao; Fang Hu; Xiao Luo; Mingming Zhao; Zhenglong Sun; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Modulation of the lifespan of C. elegans by the controlled release of nitric oxide

Chemical Science
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9SC06072C
Contributors: Dawei Jiang; Lei Cheng; Yudong Xue; Chao Chen; Chaochao Wang; Guoliang Yang; An Xu; Youjun Yang; Yun Gao; Weian Zhang
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Molecular probe design via the “covalent-assembly” principle

Chemical Communications
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00542H
Contributors: Xiao Luo; Luyan Gu; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Recent progresses on the development of thioxo-naphthalimides

Chinese Chemical Letters
2020-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.009
Contributors: Xiao Luo; Youjun Yang; Xuhong Qian
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Ultrafast Intersystem Crossing in Epigenetic DNA Nucleoside 2′-Deoxy-5-formylcytidine

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
2019-07-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b04361
Contributors: Xueli Wang; Yang Yu; Zhongneng Zhou; Yangyi Liu; Youjun Yang; Jianhua Xu; Jinquan Chen
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A general approach to the design of high-performance near-infrared (NIR) D-π-A type fluorescent dyes

Chinese Chemical Letters
2019-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.03.012
Contributors: Xiao Luo; Jin Li; Jie Zhao; Luyan Gu; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Mild dealkylative N-nitrosation of N,N-dialkylaniline derivatives for convenient preparation of photo-triggered and photo-calibrated NO donors

Organic Chemistry Frontiers
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8QO00818C
Contributors: Shaobing Qiu; Chunlei Guo; Mingkang Wang; Zhenglong Sun; Hui Li; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Super-resolution imaging of lysosomes with a nitroso-caged rhodamine

Chemical Communications
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08886H
Contributors: Haihong He; Zhiwei Ye; Ying Zheng; Xiu Xu; Chunlei Guo; Yi Xiao; Wei Yang; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Ring-restricted N-nitrosated rhodamine as a green-light triggered, orange-emission calibrated and fast-releasing nitric oxide donor

Chinese Chemical Letters
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.08.019
Contributors: Haihong He; Tingting He; Ziqian Zhang; Xiu Xu; Huibin Yang; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Super-Resolution Monitoring of Mitochondrial Dynamics upon Time-Gated Photo-Triggered Release of Nitric Oxide

Analytical Chemistry
2018-02-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04510
Contributors: Haihong He; Zhiwei Ye; Yi Xiao; Wei Yang; Xuhong Qian; Youjun Yang
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Bright, Stable, and Biocompatible Organic Fluorophores Absorbing/Emitting in the Deep Near-Infrared Spectral Region

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201612301
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2-s2.0-85011256339
Contributors: Lei, Z.; Li, X.; Luo, X.; He, H.; Zheng, J.; Qian, X.; Yang, Y.
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Mild Chemotriggered Generation of a Fluorophore-Tethered Diazoalkane Species via Smiles Rearrangement

Organic Letters
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02303
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2-s2.0-84988603467
Contributors: Zhang, Z.; Li, Y.; He, H.; Qian, X.; Yang, Y.
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Photocalibrated NO Release from N-Nitrosated Napthalimides upon One-Photon or Two-Photon Irradiation

Analytical Chemistry
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01603
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2-s2.0-84978924524
Contributors: Zhang, Z.; Wu, J.; Shang, Z.; Wang, C.; Cheng, J.; Qian, X.; Xiao, Y.; Xu, Z.; Yang, Y.
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Understanding the Selectivity of a Multichannel Fluorescent Probe for Peroxynitrite over Hypochlorite

Bioconjugate Chemistry
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00396
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2-s2.0-84959206377
Contributors: Zhang, Q.; Zhang, N.; Long, Y.-T.; Qian, X.; Yang, Y.
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Practical assay for nitrite and nitrosothiol as an alternative to the griess assay or the 2,3-diaminonaphthalene assay

Analytical Chemistry
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ac5039779
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2-s2.0-84922311562
Contributors: Shen, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Qian, X.; Yang, Y.
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Structurally rigid 9-amino-benzo[ c ]cinnoliniums make up a class of compact and large stokes-shift fluorescent dyes for cell-based imaging applications

Journal of Organic Chemistry
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00242
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2-s2.0-84930675929
Contributors: Shen, Y.; Shang, Z.; Yang, Y.; Zhu, S.; Qian, X.; Shi, P.; Zheng, J.; Yang, Y.
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Synthesis of Sterically Protected Xanthene Dyes with Bulky Groups at C-3′ and C-7′

Journal of Organic Chemistry
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01746
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2-s2.0-84947967599
Contributors: Lei, Z.; Li, X.; Li, Y.; Luo, X.; Zhou, M.; Yang, Y.
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A concise colorimetric and fluorimetric probe for sarin related threats designed via the covalent-assembly approach

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ja502945q
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2-s2.0-84900323932
Contributors: Lei, Z.; Yang, Y.
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A zero-background fluorescent probe for Hg<sup>2+</sup>designed via the "covalent-assembly" principle

Analytical Methods
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c4ay01729c
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2-s2.0-84907148690
Contributors: Song, L.; Lei, Z.; Zhang, B.; Xu, Z.; Li, Z.; Yang, Y.
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Simultaneous quantification of Hg<sup>2+</sup> and MeHg<sup>+</sup> in aqueous media with a single fluorescent probe by multiplexing in the time domain

Analytical Chemistry
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ac503900w
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2-s2.0-84919363208
Contributors: Zhang, Z.; Zhang, B.; Qian, X.; Li, Z.; Xu, Z.; Yang, Y.
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A scalable synthesis of 1-amino-5-cyanonaphthalene, a precursor for a nitric oxide probe (NO550) designed via the "dye assembly" principle

Chinese Chemical Letters
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2013.01.019
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2-s2.0-84873717358
Contributors: Shen, Y.-M.; Song, L.-L.; Qian, X.-H.; Yang, Y.-J.
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A three-channel fluorescent probe that distinguishes peroxynitrite from hypochlorite

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ja305046u
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2-s2.0-84869458969
Contributors: Zhang, Q.; Zhu, Z.; Zheng, Y.; Cheng, J.; Zhang, N.; Long, Y.-T.; Zheng, J.; Qian, X.; Yang, Y.
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Copper-promoted probe for nitric oxide based on o-phenylenediamine: Large blue-shift in absorption and fluorescence enhancement

Analytical Methods
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c2ay25039j
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2-s2.0-84859351366
Contributors: Sun, X.; Xu, Y.; Zhu, W.; He, C.; Xu, L.; Yang, Y.; Qian, X.
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Highly selective, naked-eye and fluorescent "off-on" probe for detection of histidine/histidine-rich proteins and its application in living cell imaging

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c2ob06520g
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2-s2.0-84863155711
Contributors: Zhang, S.; Yang, C.; Zhu, W.; Zeng, B.; Yang, Y.; Xu, Y.; Qian, X.
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Oxoanion recognition by benzene-based tripodal pyrrolic receptors

Supramolecular Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2011.622392
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2-s2.0-84859174162
Contributors: Bill, N.L.; Kim, D.-S.; Kim, S.K.; Park, J.S.; Lynch, V.M.; Young, N.J.; Hay, B.P.; Yang, Y.; Anslyn, E.V.; Sessler, J.L.
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Development of an online citrate/Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensing system for dialysis

Analyst
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c0an00647e
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2-s2.0-78650490612
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Szamosfalvi, B.; Yee, J.; Frinak, S.; Anslyn, E.V.
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Red-emission fluorescent probe sensing cadmium and pyrophosphate selectively in aqueous solution

Organic Letters
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ol201305d
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2-s2.0-79960173234
Contributors: Cheng, T.; Wang, T.; Zhu, W.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.; Xu, Y.; Qian, X.
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A highly selective low-background fluorescent imaging agent for nitric oxide

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ja1040013
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2-s2.0-77957162151
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Seidlits, S.K.; Adams, M.M.; Lynch, V.M.; Schmidt, C.E.; Anslyn, E.V.; Shear, J.B.
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Seminaphthofluorones are a family of water-soluble, low molecular weight, NIR-emitting fluorophores

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0710341105
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2-s2.0-48249097536
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Lowry, M.; Xu, X.; Escobedo, J.O.; Sibrian-Vazquez, M.; Wong, L.; Schowalter, C.M.; Jensen, T.J.; Fronczek, F.R.; Warner, I.M. et al.
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Erratum: An organic white light-emitting fluorophore (Journal of the American Chemical Society (2006) 128 (14081-14092))

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ja068506q
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2-s2.0-33846631460
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Lowry, M.; Schowalter, C.M.; Fakayode, S.O.; Escobedo, J.O.; Xu, X.; Zhang, H.; Jensen, T.J.; Fronczek, F.R.; Warner, I.M. et al.
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An organic white light-emitting fluorophore

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ja0632207
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2-s2.0-33750481533
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Lowry, M.; Schowalter, C.M.; Fakayode, S.O.; Escobedo, J.O.; Xu, X.; Zhang, H.; Jensen, T.J.; Fronczek, F.R.; Warner, I.M. et al.
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A convenient preparation of xanthene dyes

Journal of Organic Chemistry
2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jo051002a
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2-s2.0-23644444899
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Escobedo, J.O.; Wong, A.; Schowalter, C.M.; Touchy, M.C.; Jiao, L.; Crowe, W.E.; Fronczek, F.R.; Strongin, R.M.
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Aggregation properties of an amphiphilic methanofullerene derivative in THF-H2O solvent mixtures

Chinese Chemical Letters
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-3042857889
Contributors: Wang, G.W.; Jiao, L.J.; Hao, E.H.; Lu, Y.M.; Yang, Y.J.
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Mild colorimetric detection of sialic acid

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications
2004 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1135/cccc20041282
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2-s2.0-3242758988
Contributors: Yang, Y.; Lewis, P.T.; Escobedo, J.O.; St. Luce, N.N.; Treleaven, W.D.; Cook, R.L.; Strongin, R.M.
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