ChemistryMedicine

K. Kung, Yosephine Tania Limanto, Ajcharapan Tantipanjaporn, Jie Deng, Lai‐Yi Tsang, Man‐Kin Wong

2026.2.20RSC Chemical Biology

DOI: 10.1039/d5cb00289c

Abstract

Using cationic fluorinated oxazolinium compounds, fluorescent cysteine-selective SNAr bioconjugation proceeds under mild conditions, resulting in fluorescent-labelled peptides and proteins with moderate to excellent conversions of up to 99%. Live cell...

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KUNG, K., et al. Fluorescent cationic fluorinated oxazoliniums for cysteine bioconjugation via an snar reaction. RSC Chemical Biology, 2026, 7(4): 724–728.