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

Fig. 9. Interaction of cyanine probe with cysteine.

Fig. 9

PS 21 is photoactive but lacks fluorescence emission. However, a cysteine nucleophilic attack against the sulfide bond leads to the formation of two fluorescent probes: naphthalimide-thioether and cyanine-thioether (λabs/λem 660/750 nm). λabs, absorption wavelength; λem, emission wavelength.