title: Water-soluble and fluorescent dendritic perylene bisimides for live-cell imaging.
abstract: We prepared dendritic perylene bisimide probes with triblock structures: perylene bisimides fluorescence cores, branched oligo(glutamic acid)s and polyethylene glycol chains. These probes showed good water solubility, low cytotoxicity and strong fluorescence in live cells.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China. bxgao@hbu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Baoxiang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hongxia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Licui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qianqian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xinwu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ba
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007094:Imides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007094:Imides; C510697:perylene bisimide; D014867:Water; D010569:Perylene