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A newly designed cell-permeable SNARF derivative as an effective intracellular pH indicator

Eiji Nakata, Yoshihiro Yukimachi, Yoshijiro Nazumi, Yoshihiro Uto, Hiroshi Maezawa, Toshihiro Hashimoto, Yasuko Okamoto, Hitoshi Hori

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 56 citations · 13 references

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We have successfully developed a new cell-permeable SNARF derivative that is activated inside the cell by ester hydrolysis and is notable for having reduced background fluorescence.

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