The Alkaloid Ageladine A, Originally Isolated from Marine Sponges, Used for pH-Sensitive Imaging of Transparent Marine Animals

The brominated pyrrole-imidazole Ageladine A was used for live imaging of the jellyfish (jellies) Nausithoe werneri, the sea anemone Metridium senile and the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. The fluorescence properties of Ageladine A allow for estimation of pH values in tissue and organs in living anim...

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Main Author: Ulf Bickmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/1/223/