title: A hexanuclear gadolinium-organic octahedron as a sensitive MRI contrast agent for selectively imaging glucosamine in aqueous media.
abstract: A hexanuclear gadolinium octahedral nanocage was self-assembled as an efficient multimeric magnetic resonance probe for selectively responding glucosamine. The rigid facial bridging ligands provided additional enhancements for the proton relativity around gadolinium ions, ensuring the application of MRI in vivo.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116012, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jichuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chunying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014867:Water; D005682:Gadolinium; D005944:Glucosamine