Naofumi Higashiyama

Cyclohexyl "base pairs" stabilize duplexes and intensify pyrene fluorescence by shielding it from natural base pairs.

H. Asanuma, H. Kashida, K. Sekiguchi, 2011, Organic & biomolecular chemistry.

Evaluation of intrinsic spectroscopic properties of chromophore assemblies by shielding with cyclohexyl base pairs within a DNA duplex.

H. Asanuma, H. Kashida, Naofumi Higashiyama, 2013, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry.