The author of 《Aggregation-induced emission: lighting up herg potassium channel》 were Zhang, Xiaomeng; Liu, Tingting; Li, Qi; Li, Minyong; Du, Lupei. And the article was published in Frontiers in Chemistry (Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2019. Category: imidazoles-derivatives The author mentioned the following in the article:
Based on the scaffold of astemizole and E-4031, four AIE light-up probes (L1-L4) for Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene (hERG) potassium channel were developed herein using AIE fluorogen(TPE). These probes showing advantages such as low background interference, superior photostability, acceptable cell toxicity, and potent inhibitory activity, which could be used to image hERG channels at the nanomolar level. These AIE light-up probes hoped to provide guidelines for the design of more advanced AIE sensing and imaging hERG channels to a broad range of applications. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole(cas: 4857-06-1Category: imidazoles-derivatives)
2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole(cas: 4857-06-1) is an analog of benzimidazole that has been synthesized by Langmuir adsorption isotherm. It is a white crystalline solid that can be dissolved in water and hydrochloric acid. 2-Chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole inhibits the growth of herpes simplex virus by acting as a competitive inhibitor for the viral enzyme thymidine kinase, which catalyzes the conversion of thymine to thymidine.Category: imidazoles-derivatives
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