Synthesis of new hydrophilic rhodamine based enzymatic substrates compatible with droplet-based microfluidic assays.

Here we report the conception, synthesis and evaluation of new hydrophilic rhodamine-based enzymatic substrates for detection of peptidase activity compatible with high-throughput screening using droplet-based microfluidics.

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