Direct Optical Detection of Singlet Oxygen from a Single Cell

Ingo Zebger, John W. Snyder, Lars Klembt Andersen, Lars Poulsen, Zhan Gao, John D.C. Lambert, Uffe Kristiansen, Peter R. Ogilby*

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Abstract

Singlet oxygen has been detected in single nerve cells by its weak 1270 nm phosphorescence (a1Δg → Χ 3Σg-) upon irradiation of a photosensitizer incorporated in the cell. Thus, one can now consider the application of direct optical imaging techniques to mechanistic studies of singlet oxygen at the single-cell level.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhotochemistry and Photobiology
Volume79
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)319-322
Number of pages4
ISSN0031-8655
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2004

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