Fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for detection of nucleotides, FAD and NADH: highlighted research during 2004–2010

Due to the biological importance of nucleotides and related species, such as XNP (where X = adenosine (A), uridine (U), cytidine (C), guanosine (G), and N = mono, di, tri), FAD and NADH, the development of optical probes for these molecules has recently been an active area of research. This tutorial review focuses on the contributions between 2004–2010 concerning the fluorescent or colorimetric sensors for these biomolecules, and is organized according to their target molecule's structural classification.