A copper(I)-ion selective two-photon fluorescent probe for in vivo imaging

作者：Lim Chang Su; Han Ji Hee; Kim Chang Woo; Kang Min Young; Kang Dong Won; Cho Bong Rae^*

来源：Chemical communications, 2011, 47(25): 7146-7148.

DOI：10.1039/c1cc11568e

We report a two-photon fluorescent probe (ACu1) that can be excited by 750 nm femto-second pulses, shows high photostability and negligible toxicity, and can visualize Cu(+) distribution in live cells and tissues by two-photon microscopy.