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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Gary A. Sulikowski, Nashville, TN (US);
Kristopher K. Abney, Nashville, TN (US);
Susan J. Ramos-Hunter, Nashville, TN (US);
Ian M. Romaine, Nashville, TN (US);
Charles David Weaver, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignees:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are N,N'-diacyl rhodamine compounds, which may be converted to rhodamine by porcine liver esterase (PLE) to produce a fluorescence signal. These compounds may be used, for example, as substrates in enzymatic assays or as labels in cellular imaging.