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    A simple umbelliferone based fluorescent probe for the detection of nitroreductase


    Sedgwick, Adam C., Hayden, Alex, Hill, Barry, Bull, Steven D., Elmes, Robert B.P. and James, Tony D. (2018) A simple umbelliferone based fluorescent probe for the detection of nitroreductase. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 12. pp. 311-314. ISSN 2095-0187

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    Abstract

    A simple nitrobenzyl-umbelliferone (NCOU1) was synthesised containing a nitroreductase (NTR) trigger moiety. The presence of NTR, resulted in the fragmentation of the parent molecule and release of the highly emissive fluorophore umbelliferone via an NTR-catalyzed reduction of the nitro group. In the presence of the NTR enzyme, NCOU1 gave rise to a 5-fold increase in fluorescence intensity at 455 nm and was selective for NTR over other reductive enzymes. These results indicate that NCOU1 can be used as a simple assay for the detection of NTR.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Off-On Probe; Hytixic Tumor; Cancer Therapy; Living Cells; Peroxynitrite;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
    Item ID: 12530
    Identification Number: 10.1007/s11705-017-1697-0
    Depositing User: Robert Elmes
    Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2020 16:52
    Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
    Publisher: Springer
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/12530
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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