ANTHRACENYL-TETRALACTAM MACROCYCLES AND THEIR USE IN DETECTING A TARGET SACCHARIDE

摘要

A water-soluble compound of the formula (I): (Formula (I)) wherein R9 and R10 are suitably hydrophilic substituents, which may be used to selectively bind to a target saccharide such as glucose and which exhibits a detectable spectroscopic response to such binding, thus enabling its use in the detection and correction of blood glucose concentrations in vivo.