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. 2024 Aug 13;7:180. doi: 10.1038/s42004-024-01256-6

Fig. 10. Hydrolysis of 23 by Aminopeptidase N (APN).

Fig. 10

Although hemicyanine 23 exhibits low fluorescence emission and photodynamic efficiency, it undergoes APN hydrolysis, resulting in the subsequent self-cleavage of the aniline group the photoactive probe 24 is liberated.