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Coumberone is a metabolic fluorogenic probe, and isoform-selective substrate for all AKR1C isoforms. Coumberone can be reduced by all four members of the AKR1C family to its fluorescent alcohol coumberol. Coumberone can be used for the research of AKR1C[1][2].

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[2] Halim M, et al. Imaging induction of cytoprotective enzymes in intact human cells: coumberone, a metabolic reporter for human AKR1C enzymes reveals activation by panaxytriol, an active component of red ginseng. J Am Chem Soc. 2008;130(43):14123-14128. DOI:10.1021/ja801245y