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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Stc.unm, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David G. Whitten, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Harry Craig Pappas, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Eric H. Hill, Donostia, ES;
Yue Zhang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Eva Yung Hua Chi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Arjun Thapa, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Ying Wang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Patrick L Donabedian, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kiran Bhaskar, Albuquerque, NM (US);
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to p-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of inducing germination of microbial spores including contacting the microbial spores with a p-phenylene ethynylene compound. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for detecting an enzyme, a method of protein analysis, or a method of detecting a chemical agent, including introducing a p-phenylene ethylylene compound to a composition including an enzyme substrate, and analyzing the fluorescence of the p-phenylene ethynylene compound. Various embodiments provide sensors that include a p-phenylene ethynylene compound and an enzyme substrate.