Abstract
Let it shine: New hypoxia-sensitive fluorescent probes were developed; they consist of a rhodamine moiety with an azo group directly conjugated to the fluorophore. Because of an ultrafast conformational change around the N=N bond, the compounds are nonfluorescent under normoxia. However, under hypoxia, the azo group is reduced, and a strongly fluorescent rhodamine derivative is released.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13028-13032 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 49 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Dec 2 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- azo compounds
- bioorganic chemistry
- fluorescent probes
- imaging agents
- oxygen concentration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)