Fluorescent Analogs of Neurotransmitters, Compositions Containing the Same and Methods of Using the Same
申请人:Wilson James N.
公开号:US20120294808A1
公开(公告)日:2012-11-22
A method of imaging using selective fluorescent emitters and compositions for imaging are described. The method can include contacting a specimen with a composition comprising at least one selective fluorescent emitter of Formulas I through IX and irradiating the specimen with an excitation wavelength. The fluorescence emitted by the selective fluorescent emitter can be detected to generate an image. Formulas I through IX are:
wherein: R
1
=OR
4
or NR
3
R
4
; R
2
=OR
4
, NR
3
R
4
, Cl, F or H; R
3
=H, CH
3
, C
2
H
5
, C
3
H
7
or C
4
H
9
; R
4
=H, CH
3
, C
2
H
5
, C
3
H
7
or C
4
H
9
; R
5
=H or CH
2
(CH
2
)
n
NR
3
R
4
; R
6
=H or CH
2
(CH
2
)
n
NR
3
R
4
; R
7
=OR
4
, NR
3
R
4
, Cl, F or H; R
8
=N-methylpyridinium or N-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; and n=1, 2 or 3.