Sensing of biomolecules and label-free discrimination of DNA containing a triple T–C/T–G mismatch pair with a fluorescence light-up probe, triazolylpyrene (TNDMBPy)

Binding to the minor groove of calf-thymus DNA (ct-DNA) and strong binding in hydrophobic pocket of bovine serum albumin (BSA), switched-on the fluorescence of smart fluorescent probe, triazolylpyrene (TNDMBPy). Also, a novel label-free strategy was adopted to detect DNA base mismatch via the generation of distinct fluorescence signal at visible region utilizing the same probe