A coumarin-based fluorogenic probe, PCO-1, senses carbon monoxide (CO) selectively in HEPES buffer at pH 8.0 through the intramolecular cyclization-elimination pathway based on Pd(0) mediated reaction. The probe exhibits a 'turn-on' response of CO over a variety of relevant reactive oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur species.
A lysosome-targetable fluorogenic probe, LysoFP-NO, was designed and synthesized based on a naphthalimide fluorophore that can detect selectively carbon monoxide (CO) in HEPES buffer (pH 7.4, 37 °C) through the transformation of the nitro group into an amino-functionalized system in the presence of CO. LysoFP-NO triggered a "turn-on" fluorescence response to CO with a simultaneous increase of fluorescence intensity by more than 75 times. The response is selective over a variety of relevant reactive nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur species. Also, the probe is an efficient candidate for monitoring changes in intracellular CO in living cells (MCF7), and the fluorescence signals specifically localize in the lysosome compartment.
A naphthalimide-based fluorescence light-up probe, FCP-Pd, has been designed and synthesized for selective detection and quantitation of creatinine in PBS buffer of pH 7.2 at 37 °C with a 'turn-on' response over a variety of interfering metal ions and/or anions and several biologically significant species. This probe is highly effective in estimating creatinine in human blood serum, which confirms the reliability and accuracy of this new system to be applied in clinical and toxicological analysis.
A newly
designed cyanide-selective chemosensor based on chromone
containing benzothiazole groups [3-(2,3-dihydro-benzothiazol-2-yl)-chromen-4-one
(DBTC)] was synthesized and structurally characterized
by physico-chemical, spectroscopic, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction
analyses. The compound DBTC can detect cyanide anions
based on nucleophilic addition as low as 5.76 nM in dimethyl sulfoxide–N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-ethanesulfonic
acid buffer (20 mM, pH 7.4) (v/v = 1:3). The binding mode between
receptor DBTC and cyanide nucleophile has also been demonstrated
by experimental studies using various spectroscopic tools and theoretical
studies, and the experimental work has also been verified by characterizing
one supporting compound of similar probable structure of the final
product formed between DBTC and cyanide ion (DBTC–CN compound) by single-crystal X-ray analysis for detailed structural
analyses. In theoretical study, density functional theory procedures
have been used to calculate the molecular structure and the calculation
of the Fukui function for evaluation of the electrophilic properties
of each individual acceptor atom. Furthermore, the efficacy of the
probe (DBTC) to detect the distribution of CN– ions in living cells has been checked by acquiring the fluorescence
image using a confocal microscope. Notably, the paper strips with DBTC were prepared, and these could serve as efficient and
suitable CN– test kits successfully.
Copper(II) and copper(I) complexes of a newly designed and crystallographically characterized Schiff base (HL) derived from rhodamine hydrazide and cinnamaldehyde were isolated in pure form formulated as [Cu(L)(NO3)] (L-Cu) (1) and [Cu(HL)(CH3CN)(H2O)]ClO4 (HL-Cu) (2), and characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic tools. Interestingly, complex 1 but not 2 offers red fluorescence in solution state, and eventually HL behaves as a Cu(II) ions selective FRET based fluorosensor in HEPES buffer (1 mM, acetonitrile-water: 1/5, v/v) at 25 °C at biological pH with almost no interference of other competitive ions. The dependency of the FRET process on the +2 oxidation state of copper has been nicely supported by exhaustive experimental studies comprising electronic, fluorimetric, NMR titration, and theoretical calculations. The sensing ability of HL has been evaluated by the LOD value towards Cu(II) ions (83.7 nM) and short responsive time (5-10 s). Even the discrimination of copper(I) and copper(II) has also been done using only UV-Vis spectroscopic study. The efficacy of this bio-friendly probe has been determined by employing HL to detect the intercellular distribution of Cu(II) ions in HeLa cells by developing image under fluorescence microscope.
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