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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
Young-Tae Chang, Singapore, SG;
Jun-Young Kim, Singapore, SG;
Sahu Srikanta, Singapore, SG;
Michael Christian Givskov, Singapore, SG;
Liang Yang, Singapore, SG;
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, SG;
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, Singapore, SG;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a family of fluorescent compounds based on the BODIPY scaffold, and methods for the preparation of said compounds. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds for the detection of bacterial biofilms, wherein the bacterial biofilm comprisesand the compound specifically binds to a Fap protein of, or wherein the compound specifically binds to bacterial cells that contain high levels of cyclic-di-guanosine-monophosphate (c-di-GMP).