The present invention provides, for example, a labeling substance that
allows the double helix structure of a nucleic acid to be detected
effectively. The present invention provides a compound having a structure
derived from mononucleoside or mononucleotide, with the structure being
represented by the following formula (1), (1b), or (1c), a tautomer or
stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof.
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In the above formulae, B is an atomic group having a nucleobase skeleton,
E is an atomic group having a deoxyribose skeleton, a ribose skeleton, or
a structure derived from either one of them, or an atomic group having a
peptide structure or a peptoid structure, and Z.sup.11 and Z.sup.12 each
are a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or an atomic group that exhibits
fluorescence and may be identical to or different from each other.