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Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based fluorescence probes for the imaging of lysosomal Zn<sup>2+</sup> and identification of prostate cancer in human tissue

Chenchen Du, Shibo Fu, Xiaohua Wang, Adam C. Sedgwick, Zhen Wei, Minjie Li, Xinqiang Li, Juan Zhou, Zhong Wang, Hongyu Wang,

Chemical Science · 2019 · 73 citations · 22 references

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Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based fluorescent probes have been developed for the detection of low pH and Zn<sup>2+</sup> in an AND logic fashion. They can discriminate between cancerous and healthy prostate tissue.

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