Phthalocyanine-based fluorescence probes for detecting ascorbic acid: phthalocyaninatosilicon covalently linked to TEMPO radicals

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 7;47(17):4932-4. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10817d. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Abstract

We have applied phthalocyaninatosilicon (SiPc) covalently linked to one or two tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxyl (TEMPO) radicals as fluorescence probes for detecting ascorbic acid in biological systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ascorbic Acid / analysis*
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / chemistry
  • Female
  • Fluorescence
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Indoles / metabolism
  • Isoindoles
  • Liposomes / metabolism
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Silicon / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Cyclic N-Oxides
  • Indoles
  • Isoindoles
  • Liposomes
  • Ascorbic Acid
  • phthalocyanine
  • TEMPO
  • Silicon