Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 48, Issue 2 p. 299-303 Communication Hydrocyanines: A Class of Fluorescent Sensors That Can Image Reactive Oxygen Species in Cell Culture, Tissue, and In Vivo† Kousik Kundu, Kousik Kundu The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this authorSarah F. Knight, Sarah F. Knight Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorNick Willett, Nick Willett Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorSungmun Lee, Sungmun Lee The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this authorW. Robert Taylor Prof., W. Robert Taylor Prof. The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243 Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA) Cardiology Division, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30032 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorNiren Murthy Prof., Niren Murthy Prof. [email protected] The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this author Kousik Kundu, Kousik Kundu The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this authorSarah F. Knight, Sarah F. Knight Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorNick Willett, Nick Willett Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorSungmun Lee, Sungmun Lee The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this authorW. Robert Taylor Prof., W. Robert Taylor Prof. The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243 Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (USA) Cardiology Division, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30032 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorNiren Murthy Prof., Niren Murthy Prof. [email protected] The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA), Fax: (+1) 404-894-4243Search for more papers by this author First published: 22 December 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200804851Citations: 292 † This work was supported by the Georgia Tech/Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues (funded by NSF-EEC-9731643) (N.M.), NSF-BES-0546962 Career Award (N.M.), NIH UO1 HL80711-01 (N.M.), NIH R21 EB006418 (N.M.), and a J&J/GT Health Care Innovation Seed Grant Proposal (N.M.). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Accurate and tunable: The title compounds can detect reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell culture, tissue explants, and for the first time in vivo. The hydrocyanines are synthesized by reduction of the cyanine dyes with NaBH4. They can accurately detect nanomolar levels of ROS, have excellent stability against autoxidation, and have tunable emission wavelengths in the range 560–830 nm. Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description anie_200804851_sm_miscellaneous_information.pdf197.1 KB miscellaneous information Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. 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