The present invention relates to the use of compounds with at least one pH-sensitive chemical shift for determining pH and/or measuring pH changes in magnetic resonance. More specifically, the present invention is related to compounds with at least one pH-sensitive chemical shift, such compound being selected from pyruvic acid and its metabolites, compounds produced from pyruvic acid after interaction with acid, and compounds comprising at least one enolic group whose pKa value is lowered through effects of at least one neighboring group into a physiological and/or pathological pH-range, and wherein the compound exhibits at least one pH-sensitive chemical shift in an NMR spectrum. The present invention further relates to biosensors comprising at least one of the compounds. The present invention is furthermore related to in vitro and in vivo methods for determining pH and/or measuring pH changes using the compounds or biosensors. The present invention also relates to methods of diagnosing and/or monitoring treatment of a disease causing changes in pH wherein the compounds or biosensors are applied. The present invention also relates to use of the compounds or biosensors in quality control of food or in the examination of plants and organisms.
本发明涉及具有至少一种 pH 值敏感
化学位移的化合物在磁共振中用于确定 pH 值和/或测量 pH 值变化的用途。更具体地说,本发明涉及具有至少一个 pH 值敏感
化学位移的化合物,此类化合物选自
丙酮酸及其代谢物、
丙酮酸与酸作用后产生的化合物、以及包含至少一个烯醇基的化合物,其 pKa 值在至少一个邻接基团的作用下降低到生理和/或病理 pH 值范围内,其中化合物在核磁共振谱中表现出至少一个 pH 值敏感
化学位移。本发明还涉及包含至少一种上述化合物的
生物传感器。本发明还涉及使用化合物或
生物传感器确定 pH 值和/或测量 pH 值变化的体外和体内方法。本发明还涉及应用化合物或
生物传感器诊断和/或监测引起 pH 值变化的疾病的治疗方法。本发明还涉及化合物或
生物传感器在食品质量控制或植物和
生物体检查中的用途。