title: Hepatoma-selective imaging of heavy metal ions using a 'clicked' galactosylrhodamine probe.
abstract: This study depicts the 'click' construction of a water-soluble galactosyl rhodamine that can selectively probe mercury ions internalized by hepatoma cells over other cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, P. R. China. xphe@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Kai-Bin
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zang
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tony D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Xiao-Peng
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D037263:Asialoglycoprotein Receptor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism*; D057930:Click Chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045325:HCT116 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D037263:Asialoglycoprotein Receptor; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012235:Rhodamines; D008628:Mercury; D005690:Galactose