Spectrochemistry of firefly bioluminescence

MB Al-Handawi, S Polavaram, A Kurlevskaya… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemical reactions underlying the emission of light in fireflies and other bioluminescent
beetles are some of the most thoroughly studied processes by scientists worldwide. Despite …

Molecularly generated light and its biomedical applications

C Ran, K Pu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Molecularly generated light, referred to here as “molecular light”, mainly includes
bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, and Cerenkov luminescence. Molecular light …

A Photolabile Curcumin‐Diazirine Analogue Enables Phototherapy with Physically and Molecularly Produced Light for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

S Kuang, B Zhu, J Zhang, F Yang, B Wu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs has recently witnessed substantial
achievement. To further enhance the pool of drug candidates, it is crucial to explore non …

Activity-based bioluminescence probes for in vivo sensing applications

AK Yadav, J Chan - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioluminescence imaging is a highly sensitive technique commonly used for various in vivo
applications. Recent efforts to expand the utility of this modality have led to the development …

Constructing firefly luciferin bioluminescence probes for in vivo imaging

X Yang, X Qin, H Ji, L Du, M Li - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is a widely applied visual approach for real-time detecting
many physiological and pathological processes in a variety of biological systems. Based on …

CBT‐Cys click reaction for optical bioimaging in vivo

X Hu, R Tang, L Bai, S Liu, G Liang, X Sun - View, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Derived from the D‐luciferin regeneration pathway in firefly body, the click condensation
reaction between 2‐cyanobenzothiazole (CBT) and D‐cysteine (Cys)(CBT‐Cys click …

Novel Nanozeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-8)–Luciferase Biocomposite for Nanosensing Applications

H Martínez-Pérez-Cejuela, D Gregucci… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The identification of new strategies to improve the stability of proteins is of utmost importance
for a number of applications, from biosensing to biocatalysis. Metal–organic frameworks …

Recent Applications and Future Perspectives of Chemiluminescent and Bioluminescent Imaging Technologies

IM Mostafa, A Abdussalam, YT Zholudov… - … & Biomedical Imaging, 2023 - ACS Publications
Imaging technologies based on chemiluminescence (CL) and bioluminescence (BL) have
seen a tremendous growth in the past decade due to their extensive contributions to …

Activatable small molecular luminescence probes for autofluorescence-free bioimaging

X Sun, L Xu, X Liu, HD Xu, W Zhan, G Liang - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autofluorescence-free luminescence imaging, which captures optical output without using
real-time light excitation, enables non-invasive visualization of biological events with …

Bioluminescence Imaging of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Activity in Vitro and in Tumors

Y Chen, C Wu, C Wang, T Zhang, Y Hua… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a cell-secreted serine protease and plays a
significant role in numerous biological processes. Overexpression of uPA has been proved …