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Kyo Han Ahn is affiliated with the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry. Their research topics focus on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Sulfur Compounds in Biology, and the Synthesis of Indole Derivatives.

Kyo Han Ahn has contributed significantly to academic literature with 31 publications in Chemistry, 27 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and 19 in Materials Science. They frequently publish in the following venues:

  • ACS Sensors (5 publications)
  • Analytical Chemistry (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2 publications)
  • Chemical Communications (2 publications)
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (2 publications)

Some of the recent papers by Kyo Han Ahn include:

  • Strategies to convert organic fluorophores into red/near-infrared emitting analogues and their utilization in bioimaging probes, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • A Small-Molecule Fluorescence Probe for Nuclear ATP, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A Study on Hypoxia Susceptibility of Organ Tissues by Fluorescence Imaging with a Ratiometric Nitroreductase Probe, 2020, ACS Sensors
  • Ratiometric Detection of Hypochlorous Acid in Brain Tissues of Neuroinflammation and Maternal Immune Activation Models with a Deep-Red/Near-Infrared Emitting Probe, 2021, ACS Sensors
  • Cell-Membrane-Localizing, Two-Photon Probe for Ratiometric Imaging of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Cancerous Cells and Tissues, 2020, Analytical Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Some of the notable coauthors include Sourav Sarkar, Ye Jin Reo, Mingchong Dai, Anushree Shil, and Yun Jae Yang.

Best Publications

  • "Turn-on" fluorescent sensing with "reactive" probes.

    Mi Eun Jun;Basab Roy;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Selective fluorogenic and chromogenic probe for detection of silver ions and silver nanoparticles in aqueous media.

    Amrita Chatterjee;Mithun Santra;Nayoun Won;Sungjee Kim

  • Amino Acid Restriction Triggers Angiogenesis via GCN2/ATF4 Regulation of VEGF and H2S Production.

    Alban Longchamp;Alban Longchamp;Teodelinda Mirabella;Teodelinda Mirabella;Alessandro Arduini;Michael R. MacArthur

  • π-Expanded coumarins: synthesis, optical properties and applications

    Mariusz Tasior;Dokyoung Kim;Subhankar Singha;Maciej Krzeszewski

  • Zinc-Modified Cyanoborohydride as a Selective Reducing Agent

    Sunggak Kim;Chang Ho Oh;Jae Suk Ko;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Fluorescence modulation in anion sensing by introducing intramolecular H-bonding interactions in host-guest adducts.

    Yun Mi Chung;Balamurali Raman;Dae-Sik Kim;Kyo Han Ahn

  • A "reactive" ratiometric fluorescent probe for mercury species.

    Mithun Santra;Basab Roy;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Fluorescence sensing systems for gold and silver species

    Subhankar Singha;Dokyoung Kim;Hyewon Seo;Seo Won Cho

  • Two-Photon Absorbing Dyes with Minimal Autofluorescence in Tissue Imaging: Application to in Vivo Imaging of Amyloid-β Plaques with a Negligible Background Signal

    Dokyoung Kim;Hyunsoo Moon;Sung Hoon Baik;Subhankar Singha

  • Recent development of two-photon fluorescent probes for bioimaging

    Dokyoung Kim;Hye Gun Ryu;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Ate complex from diisobutylaluminum hydride and n-butyllithium as a powerful and selective reducing agent for the reduction of selected organic compounds containing various functional groups

    Sunggak Kim;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Fluorescent detection of palladium species with an O-propargylated fluorescein

    Mithun Santra;Sung Kyun Ko;Injae Shin;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Free Radical Polymerization Initiated and Controlled by Visible Light Photocatalysis at Ambient Temperature

    Guan Zhang;In Young Song;Kyo Han Ahn;Taiho Park

  • A structural remedy toward bright dipolar fluorophores in aqueous media

    Subhankar Singha;Dokyoung Kim;Basab Roy;Sunderraman Sambasivan

  • Addressing the autofluorescence issue in deep tissue imaging by two-photon microscopy: the significance of far-red emitting dyes.

    Yong Woong Jun;Hye Rim Kim;Ye Jin Reo;Mingchong Dai

  • A chemodosimeter approach to fluorescent sensing and imaging of inorganic and methylmercury species

    Mithun Santra;Dowook Ryu;Amrita Chatterjee;Sung Kyun Ko

  • Fluorogenic and chromogenic detection of palladium species through a catalytic conversion of a rhodamine B derivative.

    Mi Eun Jun;Kyo Han Ahn

  • N-acyl triazenes as tunable and selective chemodosimeters toward cyanide ion.

    Yunmi Chung, Hanna Lee, and;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Selective Colorimetric Sensing of Anions in Aqueous Media through Reversible Covalent Bonding

    Dae-Sik Kim;Yun-Mi Chung;Mieun Jun;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Reaction-based fluorescent sensing of Au(I)/Au(III) species: mechanistic implications on vinylgold intermediates.

    Olga A Egorova;Hyewon Seo;Amrita Chatterjee;Kyo Han Ahn

  • Unprecedented Chiral Molecular Recognition in a C3-Symmetric Environment

    Sung-Gon Kim;Kyung-Hyun Kim;Junyang Jung;Seung Koo Shin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sunwoo Lee
Sunwoo Lee Chonnam National University
Daniel T. Gryko
Daniel T. Gryko Polish Academy of Sciences
Jaiwook Park
Jaiwook Park Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sunggak Kim
Sunggak Kim Nanyang Technological University
Rengan Ramesh
Rengan Ramesh Bharathidasan University
Michael J. Sailor
Michael J. Sailor University of California, San Diego
Kyong-Tai Kim
Kyong-Tai Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sang Joon Lee
Sang Joon Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology
Su-Moon Park
Su-Moon Park Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Kwang S. Kim
Kwang S. Kim Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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