Patent ID: 9574085
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61K,C07D,C09B,G01N

Claim:
1. A biocompatible fluorescent molecule consisting of a biomolecule covalently linked to a fluorescent compound consisting of the structural formula: or a salt thereof, wherein: X Y n R R R R Q is unsubstituted C R NR h=0; k=0; d=0; m=0; p=0; and Z is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid, a succinimidyl ester of a carboxylic acid, a substituted N-hydroxysuccinimido ester, and a maleimide; wherein the biomolecule is selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, peptide, protein, glycoprotein, bisphosphonate, and a cell, and wherein the biomolecule becomes covalently linked to the fluorescent compound via a reaction with Z to produce the biocompatible fluorescent molecule.