Provided herein are compounds (i.e., fluorogenic amino acids (FgAAs), e.g., compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), and (IV)) that can be used in fluorescent labeling of biomolecules (e.g., proteins) and/or cells. Also described herein are methods of labeling and detecting biomolecules and/or cells by incorporating the FgAA compounds described herein into the biomolecules and/or cells (e.g., by enzymatic incorporation). Also provided herein are biomolecules, cells, compositions, and kits comprising the FgAA compounds described herein.

A method for manufacturing a compound comprising at least one imine group, the method comprising a step of reaction between a first compound comprising at least one amine group and a second compound comprising at least one carbonyl group, the reaction step being carried out in the presence of at least one supercritical fluid.

A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient or adjunct and at least one compound that is capable of changing from a first color state (i.e., the initial color state in the composition) to a second color state that is perceptibly different from the first color state. A method for treating textile articles comprises the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition as described above; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; and (c) placing the textile articles in the liquid medium.

Provided are a coloring composition including a colorant including a yellow colorant, a resin, and a solvent, in which a content of the yellow colorant in the colorant is 30% by mass or more, and the yellow colorant includes 15% by mass or more of an azomethine metal complex; a film formed of the coloring composition; an optical filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device.

A coloring composition includes at least one compound S selected from a compound S-1 represented by Formula (1) or a compound S-2 in which the compound S-1 is coordinated to a metal atom, a pigment, a resin, and a solvent

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A coloring composition includes at least one compound S selected from a compound S-1 represented by Formula (1) or a compound S-2 in which the compound S-1 is coordinated to a metal atom, a pigment, a resin P, and a solvent, in which the resin P includes at least one selected from a graft resin P-1 having a specific graft chain, a block copolymer P-2 including a specific structure, or a resin P-3 in which at least one terminal of a polymer chain including a specific structure is capped with an acid group.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a compound exhibiting a cyan color having properties such as high chroma, high light fastness, and high solubility. The compound is represented by the following General Formula (1). ##STR00001##
In Formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 6 or more and 12 or fewer carbon atoms, R.sub.3 represents a 4-alkylphenyl group, a 4-halogenated phenyl group, or a 3-alkoxyphenyl group, R.sub.4 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 or more and 8 or fewer carbon atoms, and R.sub.5 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 or more and 8 or fewer carbon atoms or a benzyl group.

The present invention relates to the use of an aza-BODIPY fluorophore compound as a contrast agent in the optical window ranging from 1000 to 1700 nm. The invention also relates to the use, as a contrast agent, of a composition comprising said fluorophore compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and/or a solvent, in a kit comprising an injection system and said fluorophore or said composition, and also to a method for identifying a biological target (such as a healthy or tumour cell, a protein, DNA, RNA, for example).

Provided are a resin composition including a pigment, a compound A which includes 3 or more basic groups in one molecule, has an amine value of 2.7 mmol/g or more, and has a molecular weight of 100 or more, and a resin having an acid group, in which the pigment is included in an amount of 40% by mass or more in a total solid content of the resin composition; a film formed of the resin composition; and an optical filter, a solid-state imaging element, and an image display device, which include the film.

The subject of the present invention is a process for treating keratin fibers using an anhydrous dye composition comprising at least one compound of azomethine type comprising two pyrazolopyridine units of formula (I) or (II) and an aqueous composition. The invention also relates to a kit comprising an anhydrous dyeing composition and an aqueous composition.

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