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A potential water-soluble ytterbium-based porphyrin–cyclen dual bio-probe for Golgi apparatus imaging and photodynamic therapy

  • Jing-Xiang Zhang
  • , Hongguang Li
  • , Chi-Fai Chan
  • , Rongfeng Lan
  • , Wai-Lun Chan
  • , Ga-Lai Law
  • , Wai-Kwok Wong
  • , Ka-Leung Wong

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Abstract

An amphiphilic water-soluble ytterbium complex which is photo-selective, functional and Golgi apparatus specific has been designed as a responsive dual probe capable of sensitizing emission within the biological window (660 and 750 nm), generating the singlet oxygen (ΦΔ = 0.45) and triggering local cell damage only upon exposure to visible and near-infrared laser excitation. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9646-9648
JournalChemical Communications
Volume48
Issue number77
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

The work described in this paper was supported by grants from the HKRGC (HKBU 202210 and 202811) and HKBU (FRG2/09-10/058).

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