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Ma J, Sun R, Xia K, Xia Q, Liu Y, Zhang X. Design and Application of Fluorescent Probes to Detect Cellular Physical Microenvironments. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1738-1861. [PMID: 38354333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
The microenvironment is indispensable for functionality of various biomacromolecules, subcellular compartments, living cells, and organisms. In particular, physical properties within the biological microenvironment could exert profound effects on both the cellular physiology and pathology, with parameters including the polarity, viscosity, pH, and other relevant factors. There is a significant demand to directly visualize and quantitatively measure the fluctuation in the cellular microenvironment with spatiotemporal resolution. To satisfy this need, analytical methods based on fluorescence probes offer great opportunities due to the facile, sensitive, and dynamic detection that these molecules could enable in varying biological settings from in vitro samples to live animal models. Herein, we focus on various types of small molecule fluorescent probes for the detection and measurement of physical parameters of the microenvironment, including pH, polarity, viscosity, mechanical force, temperature, and electron potential. For each parameter, we primarily describe the chemical mechanisms underlying how physical properties are correlated with changes of various fluorescent signals. This review provides both an overview and a perspective for the development of small molecule fluorescent probes to visualize the dynamic changes in the cellular environment, to expand the knowledge for biological process, and to enrich diagnostic tools for human diseases.
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- Junbao Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Proteomics, National Chromatographic R. & A. Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Chen R, Wang L, Ding G, Han G, Qiu K, Sun Y, Diao J. Constant Conversion Rate of Endolysosomes Revealed by a pH-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe. ACS Sens 2023; 8:2068-2078. [PMID: 37141429 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Endolysosome dynamics plays an important role in autophagosome biogenesis. Hence, imaging the subcellular dynamics of endolysosomes using high-resolution fluorescent imaging techniques would deepen our understanding of autophagy and benefit the development of pharmaceuticals against endosome-related diseases. Taking advantage of the intramolecular charge-transfer mechanism, herein we report a cationic quinolinium-based fluorescent probe (PyQPMe) that exhibits excellent pH-sensitive fluorescence in endolysosomes at different stages of interest. A systematic photophysical and computational study on PyQPMe was carried out to rationalize its highly pH-dependent absorption and emission spectra. The large Stokes shift and strong fluorescence intensity of PyQPMe can effectively reduce the background noise caused by excitation light and microenvironments and provide a high signal-to-noise ratio for high-resolution imaging of endolysosomes. By applying PyQPMe as a small molecular probe in live cells, we were able to reveal a constant conversion rate from early endosomes to late endosomes/lysosomes during autophagy at the submicron level.
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- Rui Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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Assies L, Mercier V, López‐Andarias J, Roux A, Sakai N, Matile S. The Dynamic Range of Acidity: Tracking Rules for the Unidirectional Penetration of Cellular Compartments. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200192. [PMID: 35535626 PMCID: PMC9400975 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Labeled ammonium cations with pKa ∼7.4 accumulate in acidic organelles because they can be neutralized transiently to cross the membrane at cytosolic pH 7.2 but not at their internal pH<5.5. Retention in early endosomes with less acidic internal pH was achieved recently using weaker acids of up to pKa 9.8. We report here that primary ammonium cations with higher pKa 10.6, label early endosomes more efficiently. This maximized early endosome tracking coincides with increasing labeling of Golgi networks with similarly weak internal acidity. Guanidinium cations with pKa 13.5 cannot cross the plasma membrane in monomeric form and label the plasma membrane with selectivity for vesicles embarking into endocytosis. Self-assembled into micelles, guanidinium cations enter cells like arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides and, driven by their membrane potential, penetrate mitochondria unidirectionally despite their high inner pH. The resulting tracking rules with an approximated dynamic range of pKa change ∼3.5 are expected to be generally valid, thus enabling the design of chemistry tools for biology research in the broadest sense. From a practical point of view, most relevant are two complementary fluorescent flipper probes that can be used to image the mechanics at the very beginning of endocytosis.
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- Lea Assies
- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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Li FZ, Wu Z, Lin C, Wang Q, Kuang GC. Photophysical properties regulation and applications of BODIPY-based derivatives with electron donor-acceptor system. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Fluorescent tools have emerged as an important tool for studying the distinct chemical microenvironments of organelles, due to their high specificity and ability to be used in non-destructive, live cellular studies. These tools fall largely in two categories: exogenous fluorescent dyes, or endogenous labels such as genetically encoded fluorescent proteins. In both cases, the probe must be targeted to the organelle of interest. To date, many organelle-targeted fluorescent tools have been reported and used to uncover new information about processes that underpin health and disease. However, the majority of these tools only apply a handful of targeting groups, and less-studied organelles have few robust targeting strategies. While the development of new, robust strategies is difficult, it is essential to develop such strategies to allow for the development of new tools and broadening the effective study of organelles. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the major targeting strategies for both endogenous and exogenous fluorescent cargo, outlining the specific challenges for targeting each organelle type and as well as new developments in the field.
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- Jiarun Lin
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Martynov VI, Pakhomov AA. BODIPY derivatives as fluorescent reporters of molecular activities in living cells. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fluorescent compounds have become indispensable tools for imaging molecular activities in the living cell. 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) is currently one of the most popular fluorescent reporters due to its unique photophysical properties. This review provides a general survey and presents a summary of recent advances in the development of new BODIPY-based cellular biomarkers and biosensors. The review starts with the consideration of the properties of BODIPY derivatives required for their application as cellular reporters. Then review provides examples of the design of sensors for different biologically important molecules, ions, membrane potential, temperature and viscosity defining the live cell status. Special attention is payed to BODPY-based phototransformable reporters.
The bibliography includes 339 references.
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Piazzolla F, Mercier V, Assies L, Sakai N, Roux A, Matile S. Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Early Endosomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12258-12263. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Francesca Piazzolla
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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Piazzolla F, Mercier V, Assies L, Sakai N, Roux A, Matile S. Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Early Endosomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Francesca Piazzolla
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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Guria S, Ghosh A, Mishra T, Das MK, Adhikary A, Adhikari S. X-ray structurally characterized quinoline based fluorescent probes for pH sensing: Application in intracellular pH imaging; DFT calculations and fluorescent labelling. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.113074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zhang T, Xu D, Poon CY, Wang X, Bolze F, Li HW, Wong MS. Tuning the pKa of two-photon bis-chromophoric probes for ratiometric fluorescence imaging of acidic pH in lysosomes. Talanta 2019; 202:34-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hou JT, Ren WX, Li K, Seo J, Sharma A, Yu XQ, Kim JS. Fluorescent bioimaging of pH: from design to applications. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:2076-2090. [PMID: 28317979 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00719h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Protons play crucial roles in many physiological and pathological processes, such as receptor-mediated signal transduction, ion transport, endocytosis, homeostasis, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. The urgent demand for pH imaging and measurement in biological systems has incited the development of fluorescent pH probes. Numerous fluorescent probes have been reported, but many lack the abilities needed for biological applications. Hence, the development of new pH probes with better biocompatibility, sensitivity, and site-specificity is still indispensable. This review highlights the recent trends in the development of fluorescent materials as essential tools for tracing pH variations in the biological processes of diverse living systems.
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- Ji-Ting Hou
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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Bardon K, Selfridge S, Adams DS, Minns RA, Pawle R, Adams TC, Takiff L. Synthesis of Water-Soluble Far-Red-Emitting Amphiphilic BODIPY Dyes. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:13195-13199. [PMID: 30411029 PMCID: PMC6217593 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report the synthesis of two water-soluble BODIPY dyes with far-red absorption and near-infrared fluorescence following cell membrane insertion. Introduction of dicationic or dianionic groups imparts water solubility and prevents translocation of the dye through the plasma membrane for highly effective labeling. The dicationic form is particularly well localized to the plasma membrane and resists quenching even after >8 min of continuous light exposure. The dyes are almost completely nonemissive in water and other highly polar solvents, but display high-fluorescence yields in chloroform and upon insertion into the extracellular leaflet.
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- Kevin
M. Bardon
- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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- Tufts
University, Tufts Center for
Regenerative & Developmental Biology, 200 Boston Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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- Akita
Innovations LLC, 267
Boston Road, Suite 11, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862, United States
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Chua MH, Kim T, Lim ZL, Gopalakrishna TY, Ni Y, Xu J, Kim D, Wu J. BODIPY-Based Antiaromatic Macrocycles: Facile Synthesis by Knoevenagel Condensation and Unusual Aggregation-Enhanced Two-Photon Absorption Properties. Chemistry 2018; 24:2232-2241. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ming Hui Chua
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; A*STAR, 2; Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore, Block S8 Level 3; 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; Yonsei University; 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemoon-gu Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore, Block S8 Level 3; 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore, Block S8 Level 3; 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore, Block S8 Level 3; 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; A*STAR, 2; Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; Yonsei University; 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemoon-gu Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; A*STAR, 2; Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore, Block S8 Level 3; 3 Science Drive 3 Singapore 117543 Singapore
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Prasannan D, Arunkumar C. A “turn-on-and-off” pH sensitive BODIPY fluorescent probe for imaging E. coli cells. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj04313a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highly selective fluorescent BODIPY probes towards H+ ions displayed good photostability and reversibility and the utility of acid sensitive behavior to visualize extreme acidity in E. coli cells is also demonstrated.
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- Dijo Prasannan
- Bioinorganic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut
- Calicut-673 601
- India
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- Bioinorganic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut
- Calicut-673 601
- India
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Ni Y, Kannadorai RK, Yu SWK, Chang YT, Wu J. Push–pull type meso-ester substituted BODIPY near-infrared dyes as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:4531-4535. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob00965h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Push–pull meso-ester BODIPYs with intense NIR absorption and good photo-stability were used for in vitro and in vivo photoacoustic imaging.
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- Yong Ni
- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET
- Singapore General Hospital
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
- A*STAR
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