title: A thiol-specific fluorescent probe and its application for bioimaging.
abstract: A fluorescent probe based on fluorescein displays an excellent selectivity and sensitivity for thiols and its application for bioimaging is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sung-Kyun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Injae
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Juyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds