Large stoke shift dye used for optical imaging
US8017104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/145
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a diagnostic contrast agent comprising a water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye having a Stoke shift of greater than 50 and represented by five general formulae. The present invention also relates to a method for making a dye-conjugate utilizing the novel dye and a method of identifying a biological compound using the novel dye conjugate.
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