In vivo fluorescence bioimaging of ascorbic acid in mice: Development of an efficient probe consisting of phthalocyanine, TEMPO, and albumin

Abstract After a groundbreaking study demonstrated that a high dose of ascorbic acid selectively kills cancer cells, the compound has been tested in the clinic against various forms of cancers, with some success. However, in vivo tracing of intravenously injected ascorbic acid has not been achieved....

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Main Authors: Takanori Yokoi, Takayuki Otani, Kazuyuki Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19762-8