Selected References for the Use of Koala & Chronos™ in Various Research Areas

• Sensors

  Fatty Acid Sensor for Low-Cost Lifetime-Assisted Ratiometric Sensing Using a Fluorescent Fatty Acid Binding Protein
  Bartolome, A., Bardliving, C., Rao G., Tolosa L.
  Analytical Biochemistry, 2005, 34(1), 133-139.

  Dual-Labeled Glucose Binding Protein for Ratiometric Measurements of Glucose
  Ge, X., Tolosa, L., Rao, G.
  Analytical Chemistry, 2004, 76(5), 1403-10.

  Reagentless Optical Sensing of Glutamine Using a Dual-Emitting Glutamine-Binding Protein
  Tolosa, L., Ge, X., Rao, G.
  Analytical Biochemistry, 2003, 314(2), 199-205.

• Environmental Studies

  Real-Time Determination of Picomolar Free Cu(II) in Seawater Using a Fluorescence-Based Fiber Optic Biosensor
  Zeng, H.-H., Thompson, R. B., Maliwal, B. P., Fones, G. R., Moffett, J. W., Fierke, C. A.
  Anal. Chem., 2003, 75(24), 6807-6812.

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Membranes, Nucleic Acids, Proteins)

  Hydration of the Folding Transition State Ensemble of a Protein
  Brun, L., Isom, D.G., Velu, P., Garcίa-Moreno, B., Royer, C.A.
  Biochemistry, 2006, 45(11), 3473-80.

  Salt Modulates the Stability and Lipid Binding Affinity of the Adipocyte Lipid-Binding Proteins
  Schoeffler, A.J., Ruiz, C.R., Joubert, A.M., Yang, X., LiCata, V.J.
  J. Biol. Chem., 2003, 278(35), 33268-33275.

  Reorientational Dynamics of Enzymes Adsorbed on Quartz: A Temperature-Dependent Time-Resolved TIRF Anisotropy Study
  Czeslik, C., Royer, C., Hazlett, T., Mantulin, W.
  Biophys. J., 2003, 84, 2533–2541.

  Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in Calf Thymus DNA from a Long-Lifetime Metal-Ligand Complex to Nile Blue
  Kang, J.S., Lakowicz, J.R.
  J. of Biochem. and Mol. Biol., 2001, 34(6), 551-558.

• Pharmaceutical Chemistry

  Indocyanine Green-Loaded Biodegradable Nanoparticles: Preparation, Physicochemical Characterization and in Vitro Release
  Saxena, V., Sadoqi, M., Shao., J.
  Int. J. Pharm., 2004, 278(2), 293-301.

  Enhanced Photo-Stability, Thermal-Stability and Aqueous-Stability of Indocyanine Green in Polymeric Nanoparticulate Systems
  Saxena, V., Sadoqi, M., Shao., J.
  J. Photochem. Photobiol., 2004, 74(1) 29-38.

  Degradation Kinetics of Indocyanine Green in Aqueous Solution
  Saxena, V., Sadoqi, M., Shao., J.
  J. Pharm Sci.,2003, 92(10), 2090-2097.