title: Microwave-assisted synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent sphingosine derivatives.
abstract: Microwave-assisted synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent sphingosine derivatives is described, and the utility of the probes demonstrated by co-localization studies with visible wavelength fluorescent sphingosine derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Room SLB-05, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Kumar R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bhushan
authors.forename: Fangbing
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Frangioni
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D011789:Quantum Theory; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D013110:Sphingosine