A pH-responsive fluorescence probe and photosensitiser based on a tetraamino silicon(iv) phthalocyanine?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2010-03-16 DOI: 10.1039/C000605J

Abstract

A novel tetraamino silicon(IV) phthalocyanine has been prepared, of which the fluorescence emission and reactive oxygen species generation efficiency are greatly enhanced at lower pH in the range of ca. 5–7, making it a promising pH-controlled and tumour-selective fluorescence probe and photosensitiser for photodynamic therapy.

Graphical abstract: A pH-responsive fluorescence probe and photosensitiser based on a tetraamino silicon(iv) phthalocyanine
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