A nature-inspired betalainic probe for live-cell imaging of Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes.

A model betalainic dye was semisynthesized from betanin, the magenta pigment of the red beet, and was effective for live-cell imaging of Plasmodium-infected red blood cells. This water-soluble fluorescent probe is photostable, excitable in the visible region and cell membrane-permeable, and its phot...

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Main Authors: Letícia Christina Pires Gonçalves, Renata Rosito Tonelli, Piero Bagnaresi, Renato Arruda Mortara, Antonio Gilberto Ferreira, Erick Leite Bastos
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5f19b1d4ee1f4f248f6158c21c914bc0
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