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Reduced Thiol Compounds – Induced Biosensing, Bioimaging Analysis and Targeted Delivery
Author(s) -
Guo Yingshu,
Zheng Xiaofei,
Cao Xiuping,
Li Wenxin,
Wu Di,
Zhang Shusheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.202000320
Subject(s) - chemistry , biosensor , glutathione , cysteine , thiol , nanotechnology , homocysteine , biochemistry , computational biology , biophysics , materials science , biology , enzyme
Reduced thiol compounds (RTCs), such as glutathione (GSH), cysteine (Cys), and homocysteine (Hcy), are important components of many amino acids and proteins. They are also basic building blocks that make up organisms and play an important role in physiology and pathology. Therefore, based on the fundamental characteristics of RTCs in vivo, researchers have reported their use in biosensing and imaging analysis and as carriers in life sciences and health sciences. In this review, we will introduce the principles of RTCs and highlight their applications in biosensing and imaging analysis and as carriers reported from 2015 to 2020.