Reduced thiol compounds (RTCs), such as glutathione (GSH), cysteine (Cys), and homocysteine (Hcy), are important components of many amino acids and proteins. They are also basic building blocks that make up organisms and play an important role in physiology and pathology. Therefore, based on the fundamental characteristics of RTCs in vivo, researchers have reported their use in biosensing and imaging analysis and as carriers in life sciences and health sciences. In this review, we will introduce the principles of RTCs and highlight their applications in biosensing and imaging analysis and as carriers reported from 2015 to 2020.

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减少的硫醇化合物–诱导的生物传感，生物成像分析和靶向递送

还原型硫醇化合物（RTC），例如谷胱甘肽（GSH），半胱氨酸（Cys）和高半胱氨酸（Hcy），是许多氨基酸和蛋白质的重要​​组成部分。它们也是构成生物体并在生理学和病理学中发挥重要作用的基本构成要素。因此，基于体内RTC的基本特征，研究人员报告了它们在生物传感和成像分析中的用途以及在生命科学和健康科学中的载体。在这篇综述中，我们将介绍RTC的原理，并重点介绍RTC在生物传感和成像分析中的应用，以及从2015年到2020年据报道的载体。