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Very bright europium complexes that stain cellular mitochondria

James W. Walton, Adrien Bourdolle, Stephen J. Butler, Marine Soulié, Martina Delbianco, Brian K. McMahon, Róbert Pál, Horst Puschmann, Jurriaan M. Zwier, Laurent Lamarque,

Chemical Communications · 2013 · 144 citations · 31 references

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The synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a series of highly emissive europium complexes is reported. Certain complexes enter mammalian cells by macropinocytosis and stain the mitochondria selectively, allowing observation of the Eu emission in cellulo by time-gated spectral imaging.

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