Large stoke shift dye used for optical imaging
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1. A water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye compound having a Stokes shift of greater than 50 nm and represented by at least one of the following five general formulae:
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The present invention relates to a diagnostic contrast agent comprising a water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye having a Stoke shift of greater than 50 and represented by five general formulae. The present invention also relates to a method for making a dye-conjugate utilizing the novel dye and a method of identifying a biological compound using the novel dye conjugate.
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- 1. A water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye compound having a Stokes shift of greater than 50 nm and represented by at least one of the following five general formulae:
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