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A selective and light-up fluorescent probe for β-galactosidase activity detection and imaging in living cells based on an AIE tetraphenylethylene derivative.

Authors :
Jiang, Guoyu
Zeng, Guanjie
Zhu, Wenping
Li, Yongdong
Dong, Xiaobiao
Zhang, Guanxin
Fan, Xiaolin
Wang, Jianguo
Wu, Yongquan
Tang, Ben Zhong
Source :
Chemical Communications. 4/25/2017, Vol. 53 Issue 32, p4505-4508. 4p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

An aggregation induced emission (AIE) based bioimaging probe, TPE-Gal, was designed for light-up imaging of β-galactosidase in living cells. The applicability of TPE-Gal in imaging endogenous β-galactosidase activity was confirmed in OVCAR-3 cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13597345
Volume :
53
Issue :
32
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chemical Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
122567010
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc00249a