Next Generation Azide Probes

The copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction, or CuAAC, has been used extensively for the conjugation, immobilization, and purification of biomolecules as well as for monitoring various biological processes. Recent advances in design of copper chelating ligands such as THTPA or BTTAA improved kinetics of copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction and greatly increased sensitivity of alkyne detection. In spite of many recent …