Luminescent Ruthenium(II) Complex Bearing Bipyridine and N-Heterocyclic Carbene-based C∧N∧C Pincer Ligand for Live-Cell Imaging of Endocytosis

Luminescent ruthenium(II)-cyanide complex with N-heterocyclic carbene pincer ligand C∧N∧C = 2,6-bis(1-butylimidazol-2-ylidene)pyridine and 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) shows minimal cytotoxicity to both human breast carcinoma cell (MCF-7) and human retinal pigmented epithelium cell (RPE) in a wide range of...

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Main Authors: Tsui, Wai-Kuen, Chung, Lai-Hon, Wong, Matthew Man-Kin, Tsang, Wai-Him, Lo, Hoi-Shing, Liu, Yaxiang, Leung, Chung-Hang, Ma, Dik-Lung, Chiu, Sung-Kay, Wong, Chun-Yuen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357851/