The Alkaloid Ageladine A, Originally Isolated from Marine Sponges, Used for pH-Sensitive Imaging of Transparent Marine Animals
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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 animals. The results showed that Nausithoe werneri had the most acidic areas in the tentacles and close to the mouth (pH 4-6.5), Metridium senile harbours aggregates of high acidity in the tentacles (pH 5) and in Macrostomum lignano, the rhabdoids, the gonads and areas close to the mouth were the most acidic with values down to pH 5.
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Ageladine A, a pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid from marine sponges, is a pH sensitive membrane permeable dye.
The alkaloid ageladine A, a pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid isolated from marine Agelas sponges shows fluorescence in the blue-green range during excitation with UV light with the highest absorption at 370 nm. The fluorescence of this alkaloid is pH dependent. Highest fluorescence is observed at pH 4, lowest at pH 9 with the largest fluorescence changes between pH 6 and 7. Ageladine A is brominated,...
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