Highly efficient quenching of nanoparticles for the detection of electron‐deficient nitroaromatics

Reported herein is the highly efficient quenching of fluorescent organic nanoparticles by 2,4‐dinitrotoluene and 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene. These fluorescent nanoparticles are formed from the hydrophobic collapse of fluorescent polymer chains and display quenching efficiencies that are in line with the highest reported literature values. Moreover, the fluorescent quenching occurs only for the fluorescent nanoparticles, and not for the precursor polymer solutions, which display marked insensitivity to the presence of nitroaromatics. This aggregation‐dependent fluorescent quenching has numerous applications for the detection of small‐molecule electron‐deficient analytes. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 4150–4155     

Dehydrogenative Heck coupling of biologically relevant N-heteroarenes with alkenes: discovery of fluorescent core frameworks

A Pd/Cu-catalyzed dehydrogenative Heck coupling is established that allows direct alkenylation of various biologically relevant N-heteroarenes with alkenes. The resulting π-extended alkenylated N-heteroarenes exhibit interesting fluorescent properties and have proven to be potentially useful fluorescent probes for bioimaging.     

A Fluorogenic Probe with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics for Carboxylesterase Assay through Formation of Supramolecular Microfibers

Herein, we report a novel fluorescent “light‐up” probe useful for carboxylesterase assay that is based on a tetraphenylethylene derivative containing carboxylic ester groups. The specific cleavage of the carboxylic ester bonds by carboxylesterase results in the generation of a relatively hydrophobic moiety that self‐assembles into supramolecular microfibers, thus giving rise to “turn‐on” fluorescent signals. A high sensitivity towards carboxylesterase was achieved with a detection limit as low as 29 pM , which is much lower than the corresponding assays based on other fluorescent approaches.     

四环素族化合物荧光标记蛋白质的研究

本文报道将四环素族化合物标记牛血清白蛋白的方法，研究了其偶联物的荧光特性，结果表明四环素族化合物具有良好的荧光标记蛋白质的功能。     

A Native‐Chemical‐Ligation‐Based Turn‐on Fluorescent Probe for Selective Detection of Cysteine

Selective and quantitative detection of biological thiols such as cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione is often necessary because abnormal levels of such thiols can cause some diseases. Here, we report that bis(pentafluorophenyl) 1,4‐benzenedicarbothionic acid diester can serve as a turn‐on fluorescent probe for selective detection of cysteine vis‐a‐vis homocysteine and glutathione. When cysteine was added to a mixture of the diester and a sodium phosphate buffer solution with THF (60 vol%), which is non‐fluorescent, the mixture became green‐fluorescent. In contrast, addition of homocysteine or glutathione did not make the mixture fluorescent. A native‐chemical‐ligation‐based mechanism is proposed.     

A fluorescent and chemiluminescent difunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticle as a label for the ultrasensitive detection of cancer cells

A new kind of ultrabright fluorescent and chemiluminescent difunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticle (FCMSN) is reported. A luminescent dye, Rhodamine 6G or tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate (Rubpy), is doped inside nanochannels of a silica matrix. The hydrophobic groups in the silica matrix avoid the leakage of dye from open channels. The amines groups on the surface of the FCMSN improve the modification performance of the nanoparticle. Because the nanochannels are isolated by a network skeleton of silica, fluorescence quenching based on the inner filter effect of the fluorescent dyes immobilized in nanochannels is weakened effectively. The Quantum Yield of obtained 90 nm silica particles was about 61%. Compared with the fluorescent core–shell nanoparticle, the chemiluminescence reagents can freely enter the nanoparticles to react with fluorescent dyes to create chemiluminescence. The results show that the FCMSN are both fluorescent labels and chemiluminescent labels. In biological applications, the NaIO₄ oxidation method was proven to be superior to the glutaraldehyde method. The amount of amino could affect the specificity of the FCMSN. The fluorescence microscopy imaging demonstrated that the FCMSN is viable for biological applications.     

Mechanofluorochromism of carbazole-type D–π–A fluorescent dyes

We have newly designed and synthesized unsymmetrical carbazole-type D–π–A fluorescent dyes. The dyes show a bathochromic shift-type mechanofluorochromism (MFC): grinding of as-recrystallized dyes induces a bathochromic shift of fluorescent color and the fluorescent color is recovered by heating or exposure to solvent vapor. In order to clarify the MFC mechanism for the carbazole-type D–π–A fluorescent dyes, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffractometry, single-crystal X-ray structural analysis, IR spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry are performed before and after grinding of the solids. On the basis of experimental results and semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations (AM1 and INDO/S), we have revealed that the MFC is attributed to a reversible switching between crystalline and amorphous states with changes of intermolecular hydrogen bonding and π–π interaction.     

苯甲酸氯代衍生物稀土配合物的荧光表征

分别以典型的芳香羧酸苯甲酸及其一氯代衍生物（邻、间、对三种）为第一配体,以邻菲罗啉(phen)或2,2′ 联吡啶((bipy)为第二配体,合成了一系列Tb(III)、Eu(III)的配合物.通过红外光谱、紫外可见光谱、荧光光谱等方法探讨了不同位置的取代基或不同的第二配体对配合物荧光性质的影响.结果显示,邻菲罗啉能够增强Eu(III)芳香羧酸配合物的荧光强度而减弱Tb(III)羧酸配合物的荧光强度;2,2′ 联吡啶则显示相反的结果.     

吲哚类菁染料Cy3嵌入的核壳荧光纳米颗粒的制备及其性质研究

以蛋白质或多肽修饰的吲哚类菁染料Cy3为内核, 采用实验条件简单的油包水反相微乳液方法成核, 通过正硅酸乙酯水解形成的网状二氧化硅包壳的方法制备吲哚类菁染料Cy3嵌入的核壳荧光纳米颗粒. 考察了以不同等电点的蛋白质和多肽修饰的Cy3为内核材料对吲哚类菁染料Cy3嵌入的核壳荧光纳米颗粒制备的影响. 结果表明, 分别采用人免疫球蛋白(IgG)或多聚赖氨酸修饰的Cy3为内核材料, 都能制备荧光强度高、荧光稳定性强和染料泄漏极少的Cy3嵌入的核壳荧光纳米颗粒. 进一步对Cy3嵌入的核壳荧光纳米颗粒进行了表征, 并将基于这一新型的荧光纳米颗粒建立起来的生物标记方法初步应用于流感病毒DNA的检测, 其检测线性范围为3.18×10-10～1.27×10-9 mol/L, 检测下限为3.51×10-10 mol/L, 相关系数r为0.986 5.     

Preparation of fluorescent particles with long excitation and emission wavelengths dispersible in organic solvents

We introduce a fast and simple one-step method, a variation of the methods of Barrett and Campbell and Bartlett, to synthesize monodisperse fluorescent particles that can be dispersed in organic solvents and have long excitation (649 nm) and emission wavelengths (679 nm). A lipophilic fluorescent dye, 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindodicarbocyanine perchlorate, is directly incorporated into PMMA particles through dispersion polymerization. A poly(hydroxystearic acid) graft (poly) methyl methacrylate (MM) and methacrylic acid (MA) copolymer is used as a stabilizer to prevent the particles from aggregating and flocculating in the nonaqueous solvents. The fluorescent PMMA particles are very uniform in size, bleach at very low rate, and behave like hard spheres in their ordering on substrates. One important achievement in our synthesis protocol is that we are able to produce particles of a desired size by choosing the composition of the reactants according to a predetermined relationship between particle size and composition of reactants. In addition, the effects of fluorescent dye and polar solvent (ethanol) on the formation and size of particles are discussed.     

A fluorescent polymer dots positive readout fluorescent quenching lateral flow sensor for ractopamine rapid detection

A fluorescent polymer dots positive readout and sensitive lateral flow assay (LFA) based on fluorescent quenching has been developed to detect ractopamine (Rac), a chemical residue in food, harmful to human health. Compared with traditional LFA strips, these fluorescent quenching LFA (FQLFA) strips provide a positive correlation method that allows users to obtain results from a weak fluorescent signal. The immunoassay strip scheme is based on the fact that fluorescent polymer dots (FPDs) in close proximity to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) represent a strong fluorescent quenching. We show that the FQLFA strips can be used as a source to quantitatively analyze Rac in phosphate buffers (PB), swine urine and muscle tissue samples. The lowest detection limitation of the FQLFA was 0.16 ng mL⁻¹. Our results indicated that this novel scheme was more suitable for rapid detection of small molecules.     

Operation of the proton wire in green fluorescent protein. A quantum dynamics simulation

A nuclear quantum dynamical simulation of the proton shuttle operating in the green fluorescent protein has been carried out on a high-quality, high-dimensionality potential energy surface describing the photoactive pipi* excited state, and including motion of both the three protons and of the donor and acceptor atoms of the hydrogen bonds in a closed proton wire. The results of the simulations show that proton transfer along the wire is essentially concerted, synchronous, and very fast, with a substantial amount of the green fluorescent species forming within several tens of femtoseconds. In this regard, analysis of the population of the fluorescent species indicates that at least two dynamical regimes are present for its formation. Within the first hundreds of femtoseconds, dynamics is very fast and impulsive. Later on, a slower pace of formation appears. It is discussed that the two largest decay times for the protonated chromophore reported experimentally (Chattoraj, M.; King, B. A.; Bublitz, G. U.; Boxer, S. G. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1996, 93, 8362-8367) might correspond to some irreversible process occurring after formation of the fluorescent species, rather than to cleavage of the chromophore's phenolic O-H bond.     

简易法制备高量子产率荧光材料及其应用

选用柠檬酸和三乙烯四胺作为原料,在相对低温下(80 ℃),制备量子产率高达78%的荧光材料。 通过紫外吸收、荧光、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)、核磁共振波谱仪(NMR)等技术手段对该体系进行表征。 结果表明,该荧光材料属于非典型性荧光材料,其强荧光性可能源于体系中大量羰基的聚集。 这种高量子产率材料满足制备隐形墨水的要求,在图案化、防伪和光电子设备等领域具有潜在的应用前景。     

Synthesis and characterization of new fluorescent nanoparticles

A novel kind of fluorescent nanoparticles（FNPs）has been prepared using a precipitation polymerization method.Methacrylic acid,trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate and azobisisobutyronitrile were used as functional-monomer,cross-linker and initiator, respectively.Compared with other fluorescent nanoparticles,the FNPs have the characteristics including low dye leakage and good photostability.The fluorescence microscopy imaging indicates that the FNPs can be used as fluorescent labels in bioanalysis.     

双重对象同时检测的新型荧光纳米粒子传感器的制备

报道了一种基于荧光共振能量转移理论合成的新型纳米粒子. 新型纳米粒子A中掺杂了由亲和素-生物素桥联并可发生荧光共振能量转移(FRET)的供体染料和受体染料; 新型纳米粒子B中只掺杂了供体染料. 在使用供体染料的特征激发波长同时激发纳米粒子A和B时, 纳米粒子A由于荧光共振能量转移而发射出受体染料的特征波长, 而纳米粒子B则只发射供体染料的特征波长. 这样, 在单一波长激发下, 可很容易地实现双重对象同时检测.     

开链冠醚Schiff碱配体与过渡金属离子相互作用研究

合成了开链冠醚Schiff碱配体H₂L(H₂L=N,N′-双(邻羟苯亚甲基)-3,6-二氧杂-1,8-二氨基辛烷).详细研究了该配体在不同溶剂中和过渡金属离子存在下的荧光光谱,探讨了溶剂极性和不同金属离子对其荧光光谱的影响.结果表明:溶剂的极性和金属离子对其荧光性质有较大影响,随着溶剂极性的减小,配体的荧光增强,且谱峰发生蓝移.金属离子Zn²⁺、Cd²⁺对配体具有荧光增敏作用,Ni²⁺、Cu²⁺具有荧光猝灭作用.探讨了配体与金属离子结合的pH范围,结果显示最佳pH值为7—8.     

Rational design and efficient synthesis of a fluorescent-labeled jasmonate

A fluorescent-labeled jasmonate was rationally designed based on examination of the model of interaction between the jasmonate and its receptor. An efficient synthetic route has been developed for this molecule. The biological activity of this fluorescent probe was retained which was similar to that of the methyl jasmonate as examined by root growth inhibition bioassay. This fluorescent probe will greatly facilitate biological studies of jasmonates through fluorescent imaging.     

Construction of artificial signal transducers on a lectin surface by post-photoaffinity-labeling modification for fluorescent saccharide biosensors

A new general method, post-photoaffinity-labeling modification (PPALM), for constructing fluorescent saccharide biosensors based on naturally occurring saccharide-binding proteins, lectins, is described in detail. An active-site-directed incorporation of a masked reactive site into a lectin was conducted by using a photoaffinity labeling technique followed by demasking and then chemical modification to yield a fluorescent lectin. Two photoaffinity labeling reagents were designed and synthesized in this study. The labeling reagent with a photoreactive site appended through a disulfide link to a mannoside unit was bound to the saccharide-binding pocket of the lectin concanavalin A (Con A). After light irradiation, the mannoside unit was cleaved by reduction. The unique thiol group thus produced was site-specifically modified with various fluorescent groups (dansyl, coumarin, or dimethylaminobenzoate derivatives) to afford fluorescent Con As. The labeling site was characterized by protease-catalyzed digestion followed by HPLC, MALDI-TOF MS, and tandem mass-mass spectrometry; these methods indicated that the photolabeling step is remarkably site specific. Strong fluorescence was observed in the engineered Con A with a fluorophore, and the emission changed sensitively upon saccharide complexation. The binding constants for various saccharides were determined by fluorescence titration and demonstrated that the binding selectivity and affinity of the engineered Con As are comparable to those of native Con A. The red shift of the emission maximum, the decrease in the fluorescence anisotropy of the dansyl unit, and the increase in the twisted intramolecular charge transfer emission caused by sugar binding to the engineered Con A explicitly indicate that the microenvironment of the appended fluorophores changes from a restricted and relatively hydrophobic environment into a rather freely mobile and hydrophilic environment.     

A fluorescent-labeled oligopeptide for monitoring PKA-mediated phosphorylation

A fluorescent-labeled oligopeptide (DACM-CLRRASLK-fluorescein), containing a consensus amino acid sequence (RRXSL) of cyclic AMP (cAMP) dependent protein kinase A (PKA) substrate-proteins, was designed. The fluorescent peptide was a good substrate of PKA, and the phosphorylation of its serin residue caused an intensive change in fluorescent intensity. We expect that the peptide will be useful as a fluorescent indicator for monitoring PKA activity in living cells.     

A proton-triggered ON-OFF-ON fluorescent chemosensor for Mg(II) via twisted intramolecular charge transfer

A novel fluorescent chemosensor has been synthesized and shows interesting fluorescent ON-OFF-ON processes through mediating its twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) state. An exclusively fluorescent enhancement is observed for Mg (2+).