Large stoke shift dye used for optical imaging

The present invention relates to a diagnostic contrast agent comprising a water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye having a Stoke shift of greater than 50 and represented by five general formulae. The present invention also relates to a method for making a dye-con...

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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Ruizheng, Harder, John W, Stegman, David A, Harrison, William J, Schmitthenner, Hans F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a diagnostic contrast agent comprising a water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye having a Stoke shift of greater than 50 and represented by five general formulae. The present invention also relates to a method for making a dye-conjugate utilizing the novel dye and a method of identifying a biological compound using the novel dye conjugate.