Novel glycoconjugated squaraine dyes for selective optical imaging of cancer cells

M Shimi; Vandana Sankar; M K Abdul Rahim; P R Nitha; Suresh Das; K V Radhakrishnan; K G Raghu

doi:10.1039/c6cc10282d

Novel glycoconjugated squaraine dyes for selective optical imaging of cancer cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 May 11;53(39):5433-5436. doi: 10.1039/c6cc10282d.

Authors

M Shimi¹, Vandana Sankar, M K Abdul Rahim, P R Nitha, Suresh Das, K V Radhakrishnan, K G Raghu

Affiliation

¹ Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, 695019, India. radhu2005@gmail.com.

PMID: 28462980
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc10282d

Abstract

Novel glycoconjugated squaraine dyes were synthesized, which exhibited excellent internalization in tumor cells and are potent fluorogenic imaging probes for tumor selective optical imaging.

MeSH terms

Cell Line
Coloring Agents / chemical synthesis*
Coloring Agents / chemistry
Cyclobutanes / chemistry*
Humans
Molecular Structure
Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Optical Imaging / methods*
Phenols / chemistry*
Spectrum Analysis
Staining and Labeling

Substances

Coloring Agents
Cyclobutanes
Phenols
squaraine