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Chemical structures of near-infrared heptamethine cyanine dyes used as tumor-specific drug-carrier agents. The presence of the fused cyclic meso-Cl cyclohexene ring (Green), and the ionizable functional group (Purple) attached to the terminal tetramethyl indole ring (Orange), is thought to contribute to the tumor selectivity of HMCDs.
