Development of azo-based fluorescent probes to detect different levels of hypoxia

Wen Piao, Satoru Tsuda, Yuji Tanaka, Satoshi Maeda, Fengyi Liu, Shodai Takahashi, Yu Kushida, Toru Komatsu, Tasuku Ueno, Takuya Terai, Toru Nakazawa, Masanobu Uchiyama, Keiji Morokuma, Tetsuo Nagano, Kenjiro Hanaoka

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13028-13032
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number49
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Dec 2
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • azo compounds
  • bioorganic chemistry
  • fluorescent probes
  • imaging agents
  • oxygen concentration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

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