Understanding dichromic fluorescence manifested in certain indocyanine green (ICG) analogs

Zongren Zhang, Jeff Kao, André D'avignon, Samuel Achilefu

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Abstract

Fluorescence has advanced our understanding in various aspects of biological processes. Fluorescence in the near infrared (NIR) region avoids background autofluorescence from biological samples, leading to improved image quality. In searching for indo -cyanine green (ICG) analogs that can be attached to biomolecules, we observed that dichromic fluorescence manifested in some mono reactive-group-functionalized ICG analogs. The two emission bands are distinctively separate from each other, making it a unique feature of fluorescent probes found in biological studies. We further demonstrated that the dichromism comes from the structure and is transferable from dye to its bioconjugates. In this paper, we used resonance theory and molecular orbital theory to explain the fluorophore photochemistry in an effort to understand the general fluorescence feature of ICG analogs and provide understanding of the secondary emission band.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)307-311
Number of pages5
JournalPure and Applied Chemistry
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biooptics
  • Dichromism
  • Fluorescence
  • Near infrared
  • Resonance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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