摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dye compound that can stein cells, has a water solubility, has a good light emission efficiency, and has a characteristic of transferring the localization location from mitochondria to nucleus depending on the mitochondrial membrane potential.SOLUTION: Provided are: a compound represented by the following formula (1); a fluorescent dye composition containing said compound; a method for detecting change in mitochondrial membrane potential by using said compound; and a method for discriminating life or death of cells by using said compound. (Ris methyl or the like; Z is halogen or the like; X is naphthylene, anthracene-diyl, pyrene-diyl or the like; X and a pyridine ring may be bonded via ethene-1,2-diyl.)SELECTED DRAWING: None |