申请人:Johannesen Edvin Wilhelm
公开号:US20080206141A1
公开(公告)日:2008-08-28
The invention relates to optical imaging contrast agents. More specifically the invention relates to optical imaging activatable contrast agent for use in diagnosis and for monitoring the effect of treatment. The contrast agent employs a combined targeting and activation approach and comprises a target binding ligand (V), an enzyme cleavable group (E), a fluorophore (D) and a quencher agent (Q) covalently linked in one molecule.