University of Bath researchers create fluorescent probes to track glucose in living animals
Researchers from the University of Bath developed new fluorescent molecular probes that detect glucose changes in living zebrafish and cells, a finding published in Advanced Science.
New tools for metabolic research
The interdisciplinary team combined boronic acids with advanced imaging technologies to build these sensors. These probes selectively bind to sugars while visualizing molecular behavior inside living systems. Professor Sofia I. Pascu noted that this work represents an important step toward next-generation diagnostic tools.
Real-time visualization of sugar uptake
The sensors successfully detected changes in glucose levels within both cultured cells and living zebrafish. This capability allows scientists to study diabetes, cancer, and other metabolic diseases in whole organisms. The findings provide a new way to observe sugar uptake processes happening in real time.
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