“…Fluorescein (1) has been derivatized and/or functionalized particularly on the top ring with an isothiocyanate (−NC S) group named fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC, Figure 2). FITC has been widely utilized as diverse forms to understand various physicochemical, photophysical, and biological implications; FITC-labeled PEO−PCL−PEO triblock copolymer, 12 FITC−deacetylated chitin conjugates, 13 FITC-labeled human plasma, 14 FITC-labeled collagen, 15 FITC−PEO conjugate, 16 FITC−cyclodextrin conjugates, 17 FITC−fullerol conjugates, 18 insulin−fluorescein conjugates, 19 bifunctional polyacrylamides containing vancomycin and fluorescein, 20 a fluorescein− ruthenium−octa-arginine conjugate, 21 lithocholyl−lysyl−fluorescein conjugates, 22 dimethylamionapthamide−fluorescein conjugates, 23 FITC-labeled lectin, 24 FITC labeling at the 5′end of DNA with intercalating compound conjugates, 25 and FITC−dextran conjugates. 26 Fluorescein also functionalized on the top ring with a carboxylic acid group fluorescein carboxylic acid (FCA), which has been used as precursor for the synthesis of oligonucleotides (e.g., fluorescein phosphoramidites, FAM), 27 fluorescein-tagged peptoid conjugates, 28,29 characterizing RecA−DNA interaction, 30 fluorescein-C-and O-glycosides, 31 fluorescein labeled 7methylguanosinemonophosphate, 32 and ifenprodil conjugates.…”