Synthesis and application of a photocaged L-lactate
Ikumi Miyazaki,
Kelvin K. Tsao,
Yuki Kamijo
et al.
Abstract:L-Lactate, once considered a metabolic waste product of glycolysis, is now recognized as a vitally important metabolite and signaling molecule in multiple biological pathways. However, exploring L-lactate's emerging intra- and extra-cellular roles is hindered by a lack of tools to locally perturb L-lactate concentration intracellularly and extracellularly. Photocaged compounds are a powerful way to introduce bioactive molecules with spatial and temporal precision using illumination. Here, we report the develop… Show more
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