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A Self‐Assembled ATP Probe for Melanoma Cell Imaging
Author(s) -
Cheng HongBo,
Sun ZhengWang,
Kwon Nahyun,
Wang Rui,
Cui Yixin,
Park Chang Ook,
Yoon Juyoung
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201806182
Subject(s) - terpyridine , melanoma , pet imaging , chemistry , nanotechnology , biophysics , metal , materials science , cancer research , medicine , biology , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , organic chemistry
In this investigation, a new terpyridine metal complex was developed as a probe for selective detection of ATP and imaging of melanoma cells. The probe takes advantage of the ability of the metal complex to be transformed to its imaging competent turn‐on state through assembly with ATP.