Cation-Cation Photosensitization for Protein Ligation and Intracellular Catalysis
Vishal Agarwal, Hieu Pham, Samuel G. Bartko, Michael T. Taylor
This paper develops a photosensitized strategy for protein labelling using N-substituted pyridinium salts and a quinolinium scaffold, achieving efficient labelling in minutes with high selectivity for tryptophan residues.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · Feb 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry