The present application relates to new fluorescent dyes and their uses as fluorescent labels. The compounds may be used as fluorescent labels for nucleotides in nucleic acid sequencing applications.

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing detectable compounds and methods of use thereof. In an aspect is provided a monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside covalently bound to a monovalent form of a compound described herein (e.g., wherein the R13 moiety of a compound described herein has reacted with a bioconjugate reactive group to form a bioconjugate linker thereby covalently bonding the monovalent compound to the monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside).

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing detectable compounds and methods of use thereof. In an aspect is provided a monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside covalently bound to a monovalent form of a compound described herein (e.g., wherein the R13 moiety of a compound described herein has reacted with a bioconjugate reactive group to form a bioconjugate linker thereby covalently bonding the monovalent compound to the monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside).

The present application relates to new fluorescent dyes and their uses as fluorescent labels. The compounds may be used as fluorescent labels for nucleotides in nucleic acid sequencing applications.

A photoelectric conversion element including a photoconductor layer, wherein the photoconductor layer contains semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye of Formula (I); a metal complex dye, a dye solution, a dye-adsorbed electrode, a dye-sensitized solar cell, and a method for producing the solar cell:
M(LD)(LA).Math.(CI) Formula (I) wherein M represents a metal ion; LD represents a tridentate ligand of formulas (DL-1) to (DL-4); LA represents a specific tridentate ligand; and CI represents a counter ion: ##STR00001## Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 represent an oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, or phosphorus atom; AD and BD represent a hydrocarbon or hetero ring; L represents a linking group of formulas (L-1) to (L-4); and Ra and Rb represent a substituent, ##STR00002## X represents a nitrogen or carbon atom; CD represents hetero ring; T represents O, S, NR.sup.L2 or PR.sup.L3; R.sup.L1 to R.sup.L3 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Alk represents an alkylene group.

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing detectable compounds and methods of use thereof. In an aspect is provided a monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside covalently bound to a monovalent form of a compound described herein (e.g., wherein the R13 moiety of a compound described herein has reacted with a bioconjugate reactive group to form a bioconjugate linker thereby covalently bonding the monovalent compound to the monovalent nucleotide or monovalent nucleoside).

The present disclosure provides novel dihydrophenanthrene (DHP)-cyanine and DHP-squaraine fluorescent compounds and water-soluble polymers thereof. The DHP-cyanine and DHP-squaraine fluorescent compounds and polymers can be excited using UV, violet, blue, yellow, green, red, or NIR wavelengths. The fluorescent dyes may be conjugated to antibodies for detection of target analytes in biological samples and are suitable for use in flow cytometry analyses.

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing detectable compounds and methods of use thereof.