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Published on: September 13, 2013
A New Infrared Probe Targeting Mitochondria via Regulation of Molecular Hydrophobicity
June Sung, Jun Gi Rho, Gyeong G Jeon
1Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02792 , Korea.
Abstract:
Herein, we developed a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe for mitochondrial staining based on the NIR fluorochrome, silicon-rhodamine. The hydrophobicity of the fluorescent core was systematically modified by conjugation with 10 different commercial amines. The resulting fluorescent compounds exhibited similar photophysical properties but diverse hydrophobicity. We identified the optimal level of hydrophobicity associated with high mitochondrial targeting efficiency. In particular, the SiR-Mito 8 probe provided excellent mitochondrial staining and successfully differentiated the live Hep3B cancer cells from normal L02 cells in vitro.
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