申请人:Hartsel C. Scott
公开号:US20060205760A1
公开(公告)日:2006-09-14
The present invention provides molecules and methods for fluorescent microscopy and visualization of biomolecules, such as cholesterol. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a compound having the structure:
wherein R
1
and R
2
are selected from the group consisting of H, C
n
H
2n+1
, (CH
2
)
m
NH
2
, (CH
2
)
m
NH—SO
2
—R′, and CH
2
CH
2
OCH
2
CH
2
NH
2
wherein n has a value between 4 and 18, wherein m has a value between 2 and 8,
and wherein R′ is selected from the group consisting of CH
3
, C
6
H
4
, C
6
H
4
CH
3
, C
6
H
4
CO
2
H an its cyclic imide, C
6
H
4
Br, anthraquinon-2-yl, and 5-formyl-2-furyl, 2-carboxyphenyl.
本发明提供了用于荧光显微镜和生物分子可视化的分子和方法,例如胆固醇。在一种优选实施例中,本发明提供了一种具有以下结构的化合物:其中R1和R2选自H,CnH2n+1,(CH2)mNH2,(CH2)mNH—SO2—R′和CH2CH2OCH2CH2NH2的群组,其中n的值在4到18之间,m的值在2到8之间,而R′选自CH3,C6H4,C6H4CH3,C6H4CO2H及其环戊二酰亚胺,C6H4Br,蒽醌-2-基和5-甲酰基-2-呋喃基,2-羧基苯基。