Gallium and Functionalized-Porphyrins Combine to Form Potential Lysosome-Specific Multimodal Bioprobes Jie Pan Bethany I. Harriss Chi-Fai Chan Lijun Jiang Tik-Hung Tsoi Nicholas J. Long Wing-Tak Wong Wai-Kwok Wong Ka-Leung Wong 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01159.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Gallium_and_Functionalized-Porphyrins_Combine_to_Form_Potential_Lysosome-Specific_Multimodal_Bioprobes/3467492 A water-soluble bimetallic normal (“cold”) and radiochemical (“hot”) gallium–porphyrin–ruthenium–bipyridine complex (<b>GaporRu-1</b>) has been synthesized by microwave methodology in short reaction times with good (>85%) yields. <sup><b>68</b></sup><b>GaporRu-1</b> is demonstrated to be a potential multimodal and functional bioprobe for positron emission tomography (PET), lysosome specific optical imaging, and photodynamic therapy. 2016-06-29 17:21:22 lysosome multimodal radiochemical photodynamic therapy Bioprobe reaction times positron emission tomography 68 GaporRu microwave methodology bimetallic Gallium bioprobe imaging gallium yield Multimodal