title: Water-solubilised BF(2)-chelated tetraarylazadipyrromethenes.
abstract: Strategic incorporation of sulfonic acid, carboxylic acid or ammonium salt motifs generate water soluble BF(2)-chelated tetraarylazadipyrromethenes which exhibit strong near infra-red (NIR) emissions above 720 nm and can be readily imaged in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasior
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murtagh
authors.forename: Daniel O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Frimannsson
authors.forename: Shane O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.forename: Donal F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: O'Shea
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002417:Cattle; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D057054:Molecular Imaging; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000166:cytology; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D002614:Chelating Agents; D014867:Water; D011162:Porphobilinogen