Granted Patent
B2
US 11,953,435 · App. 17/033,029 · Granted Apr 9, 2024
Zinc-responsive fluorophores
Inventors:
Seth A. Garwin (Evanston, IL); Emily L. Que (Evanston, IL); Thomas V. O'Halloran (Evanston, IL); Teresa K. Woodruff (Chicago, IL)
Assignee:
Northwestern University
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to compositions and methods for the detection of zinc. Provided herein is a class of zinc-responsive probes with tunable photophysical properties that can be modified for coupling to a solid support or other chemical moieties. In particular, modifications to the 5-position of the BODIPY core allows for alteration of probe properties and functionalities.
Claims (1)
1. A composition comprising a zinc-responsive probe comprising:
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: GARWIN, SETH A.; QUE, EMILY L.; O'HALLORAN, THOMAS V.; WOODRUFF, TERESA K.
To: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 056455/0965 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 22, 2021
From: GARWIN, SETH A.; QUE, EMILY L.; O'HALLORAN, THOMAS V.; WOODRUFF, TERESA K.
To: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 055349/0373 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
62907268
· Sep 27, 2019