Hepatoma-selective imaging of heavy metal ions using a ‘clicked’ galactosylrhodamine probe†
Kai-Bin Li,Yi Zang,Huan Wang,Jia Li,Guo-Rong Chen,Tony D. James,Xiao-Peng He,He Tian
Abstract
This study depicts the ‘click’ construction of a water-soluble galactosyl rhodamine that can selectively probe mercury ions internalized by hepatoma cells over other cancer cells.