Halo-organic heterocyclic compounds are described, in which at least two halogen atoms are bound to a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic terminal moiety of the compound, with at least one of such halogen atoms being iodine or bromine. Also described are polymethine dyes based on these heterocyclic compounds, and dendrimeric compounds and conjugates of such polymethine dyes. The polymethine dyes are characterized by enhanced properties, e.g., brightness, photostability, sensitivity and/or selective affinity that make them useful to target cancer cells, pathogenic microorganisms, and/or other biological materials, in applications such as photodynamic therapy, photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT), cancer treatment, selective removal or attachment of biological materials, antimicrobial coating materials, and other diagnostic, theranostic, spectrum shifting, deposition/growth, and analytic applications.

Ebselen analogue compounds, their synthesis, and nanoemulsions containing the same. The nanoemulsions can comprise the ebselen analogue, tea tree oil, Tween, and water.

Ebselen analogue compounds, their synthesis, and nanoemulsions containing the same. The nanoemulsions can comprise the ebselen analogue, tea tree oil, Tween, and water.

The invention relates to small, conjugatable, orthogonal and tunable fluorophores for imaging of small bioactive molecules. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds, and uses of the compounds in therapeutic, diagnostic, surgery and analytical applications. The invention provides a compound of formula (I), a derivative or a salt thereof. Wherein X is selected from the group consisting of NH, O, S, SeR5R6, CR7R8; R1 is selected from the group consisting of amines, alcohols, thiols, thiophenols, selenols, selenophenols and aryl groups; R2 and R3 are independently H or a halogen; R4 tis either H, nitro or cyano; R5 is either absent or methyl or oxygen; R6 is either absent or methyl or oxygen; and R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of linear or cyclic alkyl groups containing halogen, amino, cyano or carboxylic ester substituents, and alkyl aryl groups. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to small, conjugatable, orthogonal and tunable fluorophores for imaging of small bioactive molecules. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds, and uses of the compounds in therapeutic, diagnostic, surgery and analytical applications. The invention provides a compound of formula (I), a derivative or a salt thereof. Wherein X is selected from the group consisting of NH, O, S, SeR5R6, CR7R8; R1 is selected from the group consisting of amines, alcohols, thiols, thiophenols, selenols, selenophenols and aryl groups; R2 and R3 are independently H or a halogen; R4 tis either H, nitro or cyano; R5 is either absent or methyl or oxygen; R6 is either absent or methyl or oxygen; and R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of linear or cyclic alkyl groups containing halogen, amino, cyano or carboxylic ester substituents, and alkyl aryl groups. ##STR00001##

A luminescent compound represented by the following general formula: wherein X represents one of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulphur atom, a phosphorus atom, or a selenium atom; R represents an aromatic group and/or an aliphatic group; p is an integer of 1 or 2; q and s are independently integers of 1, 2, 3, or 4; Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, and Y.sup.3 independently comprise, consist of, or represent a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a polyether chain, a polyglycol group, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a cyano group, or a nitro group; two or more of Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, and/or Y.sup.3 may combine together to form a condensed ring; wherein one or more of Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, and/or Y.sup.3 comprises a spacing portion comprising a continuous chain of between 3 and 20 atoms, and further comprising a functional group capable of forming a covalent bond with a second species, the functional group being selected from one or more of a carboxylic acid, an ester, an azide, an amine, a maleimide, a thiol, an isothiocyanate, a carbonyl, and/or an aliphatic alcohol. ##STR00001##