Bioluminescence Probe for γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Detection in vivo

Publication date: Available online 14 November 2017
Source:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Author(s): Yuxing Lin, Yuqi Gao, Zhao Ma, Tianyu Jiang, Xin Zhou, Zhenzhen Li, Xiaojun Qin, Yun Huang, Lupei Du, Minyong Li
To detect γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT) activity in vitro and in vivo, a bioluminescence probe with high sensitivity and specificity was well designed and synthesized. This probe can be recognized by GGT and release strong bioluminescence with its further reaction with luciferase. The performance of this probe was demonstrated in vitro and in cells. Finally, we applied the probe for detection of GGT activity in xenograft model.

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