A compound having the structure: wherein SIG is the signaling molecule: wherein one R 5 in SIG is hydrogen and the other R 5 is independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, NO, NHOH, CN, NC, SCN, SNC, N 3, CX 3, where X is a halogen, SO 3 R 6, OSO 3 R 6, CO 2 H, COR 6, CO 2 R 6, OCOR 6 CONR 6 2, NR 6 COR 6, NR 6 CO 2 R 6, -OCONR 6 2, OPO 3 R 6 3, PO 3 R 6 2, NR 6 2, OR 6, SR 6, SOR 6, SO 2 R 6, SO 2 NR 6 2, PR 6 2, SiR 6 3, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl or alkynyl group, wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; wherein each R 6 is independently hydrogen, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; m is an integer from 1 to 10; R 1 is NH, O, S or SO 2; R 2 is COR 4 or a protecting group; R 4 is a hydrogen, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 straight-chain; and R 3 is a succinyl. SIG is the signaling molecule: wherein one R 5 in SIG is hydrogen and the other R 5 is independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, NO, NHOH, CN, NC, SCN, SNC, N 3, CX 3, where X is a halogen, SO 3 R 6, OSO 3 R 6, CO 2 H, COR 6, CO 2 R 6, OCOR 6 CONR 6 2, NR 6 COR 6, NR 6 CO 2 R 6, -OCONR 6 2, OPO 3 R 6 3, PO 3 R 6 2, NR 6 2, OR 6, SR 6, SOR 6, SO 2 R 6, SO 2 NR 6 2, PR 6 2, SiR 6 3, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl or alkynyl group, wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; wherein each R 6 is independently hydrogen, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; wherein one R 5 in SIG is hydrogen and the other R 5 is independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, NO, NHOH, CN, NC, SCN, SNC, N 3, CX 3, where X is a halogen, SO 3 R 6, OSO 3 R 6, CO 2 H, COR 6, CO 2 R 6, OCOR 6 CONR 6 2, NR 6 COR 6, NR 6 CO 2 R 6, -OCONR 6 2, OPO 3 R 6 3, PO 3 R 6 2, NR 6 2, OR 6, SR 6, SOR 6, SO 2 R 6, SO 2 NR 6 2, PR 6 2, SiR 6 3, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl or alkynyl group, wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; wherein each R 6 is independently hydrogen, a straight-chain, a branched or cyclic alkyl, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group wherein one or more C, CH or CH 2 groups can be replaced with an O atom, an N atom, an S atom, an NH group, a CO group, an OCO group, a CONR 6 group, or an aromatic group; m is an integer from 1 to 10; R 1 is NH, O, S or SO 2; R 2 is COR 4 or a protecting group; R 4 is a hydrogen, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 straight-chain; and R 3 is a succinyl.