Abstract
Acid test: Macrocyclic compounds that comprise a 9,10-anthracene subunit linked by a C2-symmetric peptidomimetic chain (see formula) are useful as fluorescent probes in a pH range of biomedical interest. Changes in the size of the macrocycle (n=3,4,6,8) produce a shift in the pKa values. Experiments with live mouse macrophage cells show the selective localization of the probe in the acidic organelles (see differential interference contrast image).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6504-6508 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 40 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |