| abstract |
The use of a compound of general formula (I) is described where R1 = alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkyl aminoalkyl, ω-dialkyl aminoalkyl, -halogen alkane, -hydroxyalkyl tosylate, 1-galactosyl alkyl, 1-lactosyl alkyl; R3 = alkyl, -hydroxyalkyl tosylate, ω-alkyl aminoalkyl, ω-dialkyl amino-aminoalkyl, 1-galactosyl alkyl, 1-lactosyl alkyl; X- = trifluoromethane sulphonate, tosylate, alkyl sulphonate, chloride, sulphate, R2 = alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkyl aminoalkyl, dialkyl aminoalkyl, ω-halogen alkane, ω-hydroxyalkyl tosylate, ω-alkyl aminoalkyl, ω-dialkyl amino-aminoalkyl, 1-galactosyl alkyl, 1-lactosyl alkyl; as a compound for the selective localisation of the mitochondria, as well as a method for the visualisation of mitochondria by means of confocal microscopy, using a compound of the family (I) as a mitochondrial marker. |