title: Progress toward red and near-infrared (NIR) emitting saccharide sensors.
abstract: Red-shifted and near-infrared (NIR)-active rhodamine analogs and their boronic acid derivatives were synthesized and studied. These latter compounds function as fluorogenic NIR active substrates for sugar sensing. The effects of benzannulation and boronic acid functionalization on fluorophore optical and sensing properties are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland OR 97201, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sibrian-Vazquez
authors.forename: Jorge O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Escobedo
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Strongin
keywords: boronic acids; fluorescent indicators; naphthorhodamines; near infrared; semi-naphthorhodamines; sugar sensing; xanthenes