A near-infrared fluorescence off–on probe for sensitive imaging of hydrogen polysulfides in living cells and mice in vivo

• DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04093h
• Publication Date: 2017-07-14T09:33:54Z
• Authors: Yu Fang; Wei Chen; Wen Shi; Hongyu Li; Ming Xian; Huimin Ma
• Keywords: Male; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Indoles; Polymers; Cystathionine gamma-Lyase; Sulfides; Benzoates; 01 natural sciences; Up-Regulation; 0104 chemical sciences; Animals; Humans; Fluorescent Dyes; HeLa Cells

A new near-infrared fluorescence off–on probe with phenyl 2-(benzoylthio)benzoate as the recognition moiety is developed and applied in imaging H2Sn in living cells and mice in vivo.