A cyanine-derived “turn-on” fluorescent probe for imaging nitroreductase in hypoxic tumor cells
A new “turn-on” fluorescent probe, composed of a protected phenol group with ap-nitrobenzyl moiety that functions as a latent donor and conjugated with two benzo[f]indolinium acceptors, was developed and applied for imaging nitroreductase (NTR) in hypoxic tumor cells.