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A reductively convertible nickel phthalocyanine precursor as a biological thiol-responsive turn-on photoacoustic contrast agent.

Kohei NogitaTakaya SugaharaKoji MikiHuiying MuMinoru KobayashiHiroshi HaradaKouichi Ohe
Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)
A nickel phthalocyanine precursor bearing poly(ethylene glycol) as a turn-on contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging was prepared. The water-soluble polymeric chains were smoothly eliminated through thiol-mediated reductive aromatization in cancer cells, enabling the detection of endogenous biological thiols in vitro and in vivo .
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