巯基类荧光探针的研究进展

生物硫醇类物质,如半胱氨酸、高半胱氨酸、谷胱甘肽等,在生命体中有至关重要的生理和病理作用.因此,近几年对生物硫醇的研究成了一大热点.目前巯基类荧光探针的设计主要是基于巯基的强亲核性.根据荧光探针与巯基反应的不同的机理,综述了近几年关于检测硫醇的荧光探针的合成报道,从迈克尔加成、醛基的环化、裂解、取代和其他几个方面对探针的检测限、响应时间、当量比、选择性、稳定性等进行了综述.     

基于萘酰亚胺的生物硫醇探针的合成及对含硫醇氨基酸的检测

合成了以4-羟基萘酰亚胺为荧光团,2,4-二硝基苯磺酰氧基为特异性识别基团的生物硫醇探针4-(2,4-二硝基苯磺酰氧基)-正丁基-1,8-萘酰亚胺(DNSBN).吸收光谱和荧光光谱结果表明, DNSBN对半胱氨酸(Cys)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)3种生物硫醇分子具有高效的检测识别能力,不受其它17种天然氨基酸的干扰.同时,通过荧光滴定实验证实了此探针是一种比率型探针,555 nm处的荧光强度与溶液中的生物硫醇分子浓度在0 ~ 20 μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,对Cys、Hcy和GSH的检出限(3σ)分别为25.9、92.0和77.9 nmol/L.而吸收光谱、荧光光谱和质谱表征数据显示,生物硫醇与2,4-二硝基苯磺酸酯发生亲核取代反应并导致磺酸酯的分解.随着识别基团的解离,探针分子的d-PeT (donor-excited photoinduced electron transfer) 效应被解除,并出现非常明显的比色与荧光变化.HeLa细胞成像实验表明,探针DNSBN具有良好的生物相容性,能够对细胞外源性生物硫醇分子进行检测.     

选择性生物小分子硫醇荧光探针的研究进展

谷胱甘肽(GSH)、半胱氨酸(Cys)和高半胱氨酸(Hcy)作为生物体内含量较高的生物硫醇,在生物系统中起着重要作用。近年来,生物与环境样品中小分子生物硫醇的检测引起科学家们极大的兴趣,生物硫醇荧光探针和比色传感器得到快速发展。同时,作为更加精确的检测手段,选择性生物硫醇荧光探针的研究也得到了极大的关注。本文根据选择性生物硫醇荧光探针与生物硫醇的反应机理:醛基环化反应、丙烯酸酯加成环化反应、自然的化学连接反应、芳环取代重排反应和亲核加成-亲核取代反应,综述了近年来选择生物硫醇荧光探针的设计、合成与应用进展。     

基于分子内电荷转移机制半胱氨酸荧光探针的合成及应用

利用半胱氨酸(Cys)诱导的α,β-不饱和醛酮的加成环化反应来恢复探针的分子内电荷转移过程(ICT),成功合成一种专一性识别半胱氨酸的荧光探针。研究表明,探针分子仅对Cys具有显著的青色荧光增强响应,明显区分于非硫醇氨基酸和含硫醇氨基酸(同型半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽),荧光可以恢复42倍,具有较好的稳定性。MDA-MB-231细胞内Cys的荧光成像证明了该有机分子具有潜在检测细胞内Cys的能力。     

基于苯并吡喃腈的激活型半胱氨酸荧光探针

设计并合成了基于苯并吡喃腈为母体单元的近红外激活型荧光探针(E)-2-(苯并吡喃腈基)乙烯基-5-(二乙氨基)丙烯酸苯酯(DCM-AC),其结构中的丙烯酰酯键作为氨基酸激活反应的响应基团。 研究结果表明,探针分子DCM-AC对半胱氨酸具有高灵敏、选择性光谱响应,不仅能观察到明显的颜色变化,而且探针在710 nm处的荧光发射强度显著增强,相应的荧光增强比值与半胱氨酸的浓度(1.0~8.0 μmol/L)呈现良好的线性关系。 探针DCM-AC对半胱氨酸的检出限为2.8×10^-7 mol/L,能选择性检测半胱氨酸区别于结构类似的高半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽,且不受其它氨基酸物质干扰。 通过质谱、核磁和紫外吸收光谱研究了DCM-AC检测半胱氨酸的反应激活机理:半胱氨酸先通过巯基与DCM-AC上的丙烯酰酯双键发生亲核加成,然后环化脱除内酰胺环状化合物。     

基于菁染料高选择性检测半胱氨酸的近红外荧光探针

本文设计合成了以菁染料为荧光团,以4-(三氟甲基)苯硫基为半胱氨酸响应识别基团的近红外荧光探针(Cy-CF_3)。利用探针分子Cy-CF_3与半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽反应发生的机理不同,实现了对半胱氨酸特异性识别。探针分子Cy-CF_3与半胱氨酸发生芳香亲核取代反应生成巯基取代产物,进一步通过分子内重排反应生成氨基取代产物Cy-Cys。光谱研究结果表明,探针分子Cy-CF_3与半胱氨酸作用后发生明显的吸收波长蓝移(160nm),并且可观察到明显的颜色变化;荧光光谱中,随着半胱氨酸的加入,探针分子Cy-CF_3在780nm处的近红外荧光显著增强。Cy-CF_3能高选择性检测半胱氨酸,并且不受其它氨基酸尤其是结构类似的谷胱甘肽干扰。探针分子Cy-CF_3被成功地应用于活体细胞中检测半胱氨酸。     

一种基于查尔酮衍生物的荧光探针对巯基氨基酸的检测及细胞成像

生物硫醇(如半胱氨酸(Cys)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)及谷胱甘肽(GSH))与生物体和细胞中的许多生理和病理过程密切相关。荧光探针是对生物硫醇灵敏检测与成像的有力工具。本文合成了一种可检测生物硫醇的基于2′-羟基查尔酮荧光团开启型荧光探针1。探针中的2,4-二硝基苯磺酸酯基团既作为反应识别基团,又作为荧光猝灭基团。在DMSO/Tris(体积比8/2,pH=8.4)中,探针1与生物硫醇反应后释放出前体化合物3,3具有激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)和聚集诱导发光(AIE)特性,从而导致长波长荧光发射及较大的斯托克斯位移。探针1具有合成简单、灵敏度高、选择性高、细胞毒性低等优点,可以方便地检测溶液和活细胞中的生物硫醇。     

有机线粒体及线粒体巯基荧光探针研究进展

线粒体是一种重要的细胞器,对细胞的存亡起着至关重要的作用,与细胞凋亡和分化、机体衰老、老年痴呆、癌症等密切相关。同时线粒体内许多活性小分子对生命过程也起着至关重要的影响,其中线粒体内巯基分子,如半胱氨酸、高半胱氨酸和还原谷胱甘肽等,在细胞生理和病理过程中发挥着重要作用。因此,可视化监测线粒体自身及内部巯基分子对于生命现象的研究以及疾病的诊断与治疗具有重要的科学意义。荧光分析法具有灵敏度高、选择性好、检测成本低以及对生物体损伤小等优点而得到了广泛的研究和应用。双光子荧光探针技术具有高度的三维空间选择性、大的穿透深度、避免荧光漂白和光致毒以及降低组织自发荧光干扰等特点,为生命科学的研究提供了重要工具。介绍了有机单光子和双光子线粒体以及线粒体巯基荧光探针的研究现状,同时展望了它们今后的研究方向。     

一种“硫醇-色烯点击反应”的荧光探针的合成及应用

本文设计合成了一种基于硫醇-色烯点击反应的荧光探针CHMPC-Ac,用于半胱氨酸(Cys)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)的识别检测.这些生物硫醇因巯基的强亲核性而与探针的不饱和酮发生迈克尔加成反应,导致色烯分子开环等分子内级联反应,生成具有强荧光的香豆素衍生物,分别使荧光强度增强107、69和66倍. CHMPC-Ac具有灵敏度高(Cys:15 nM; Hcy:26 nM; GSH:22 nM)和响应快(Cys:20 s; Hcy:50 s; GSH:30 s)等优点,并已应用于HepG 2细胞和斑马鱼体内生物硫醇的识别检测.     

小分子生物硫醇荧光探针研究进展

半胱氨酸(Cys)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)和还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)等小分子生物硫醇在人的生理活动中起着重要作用.近年来,生物和环境样品中小分子生物硫醇的检测引起科学家们极大的兴趣,生物硫醇荧光探针和比色传感器得到快速发展.根据探针与生物硫醇的反应机理,包括利用小分子生物硫醇中巯基与探针反应、巯基和氨基协同与探针反应,综述两年来生物硫醇小分子荧光探针的设计、合成与应用进展.     

A special o-dialdehyde fluorescent probe simultaneously sensing Hcy,GSH and its application in living cells and zebrafish imaging

The development of fluorescent probes enabling to distinguish Cys, Hcy and GSH has always been a considerable challenge, in particular the distinction of Hcy and other two biothiols, because Hcy has a very similar structure with Cys and a relatively lower concentration in living organisms. In this work, a special o-dialdehyde fluorescent probe, quinoline-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde (QDA), has been synthesized and demonstrated superior performance in differentiating detection of Hcy and GSH, which is different from the previous reported o-dialdehyde probes specifically detecting GSH. Furthermore, the probe can selectively distinguish Hcy and GSH from different signal channels in living cells and zebrafish, meaning it has great potential in biological applications. This finding will provide a novel idea for the design of fluorescent probes to distinguish biothiols.     

Two chemodosimeters for fluorescence recognition of biothiols in aqueous solution and their bioimaging application

Two fluorescein derivatives containing 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group have been developed as fluorescent probes to detect the biothiols (Cys, Hcy and GSH) in aqueous solution. Probes 1 and 2 can distinguish these biothiols in the presence of other amino acids. While probe 1 can recognize the biothiols in PBS/DMSO (v:v = 95:5, pH = 7.40) solution, notably probe 2 could be used in PBS buffer solution (pH = 7.40). The detection limit of Cys for probe 2 reached at 0.021 μM in aqueous solution, which was lower than the intracellular concentration of Cys. In the recognition process, a reaction between the probes and the biothiols occurred, in which the S–O bond was cleaved to remove 2, 4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group. The data of ¹H NMR, MS and DFT/TD-DFT calculation further confirmed the detection mechanism. Moreover, two probes were successfully applied to the HeLa cell imaging.     

Coumarin-malonitrile conjugate as a fluorescence turn-on probe for biothiols and its cellular expression

A nonfluorescent coumarin-malonitrile conjugate (1) was transformed into a strongly fluorescent molecule through the Michael addition of a thiol group to the α,β-unsaturated malonitrile of 1. The molecular probe has exhibited a highly selective fluorescence response toward biothiols (Cys, Hcy, GSH) with micromolar sensitivity both in vitro and in vivo.     

A TICS-fluorophore based probe for dual-color GSH imaging

Cascading reactions in fluorophores accompanied by the replacement of different fluorescence wavelengths can be used to develop luminescent materials and reactive fluorescent probes. Based on multiple signal channels, the selectivity of probes can be improved and the range of response to guest molecule recognition can be expanded. By regulating the position, number, and activity of active sites in fluorophores, fluorescent probes that successively react with thiol and amino groups in cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy) have been developed, which can only react with the thiol group of GSH. In this paper, we report the first probe capable of cascading nucleophilic substitution reaction with the thiol group and amino group of GSH at a single reaction site, and showed the dual-color recognition of GSH, which improved the selectivity of GSH also was an extension of GSH probes. The probe Rho-DEA was based on a TICS fluorophore, and the intramolecular cascade nucleophilic substitution reaction occurs with Cys/Hcy. The thiol substitution of the first step reaction with Cys/Hcy was quenched due to intersystem crossing to triplet state, so GSH can be selectively recognized from the fluorescence signal. Rho-DEA has the ability of mitochondrial localization, and finally realized in situ dual-color fluorescence recognition of GSH in mitochondria.     

BODIPY-Based Fluorescent Probes for Biothiols

Fluorescent probes for biothiols have aroused increasing interest owing to their potential to enable better understanding of the diverse physiological and pathological processes related to the biothiol species. BODIPY fluorophores exhibit excellent optical properties, which can be readily tailored by introducing diverse functional units at various positions of the BODIPY core. In the present review, the development of fluorescent probes based on BODIPYs for the detection of biothiols are systematically summarized, with emphasis on the preferable detection of individual biothiols, as well as simultaneous discrimination among cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), reduced glutathione (GSH). In addition, organelle-targeting probes for biothiols are also highlighted. The general design principles, various recognition mechanisms, and biological applications are elaboratively discussed, which could provide a useful reference to researchers worldwide interested in this area.     

A red-emitting water-soluble fluorescent probe for biothiol detection with a large Stokes shift

A highly water soluble fluorescent probe was developed for sensitive and selective detection of biothiols with a red emission and a large Stokes shift. The probe was successfully applied to detect biothiols both in aqueous solution and in living cells.     

A Multi‐signal Fluorescent Probe with Multiple Binding Sites for Simultaneous Sensing of Cysteine,Homocysteine, and Glutathione

A novel fluorescent probe was developed by integrating chlorinated coumarin and benzothiazolylacetonitrile and exploited for simultaneous detection of cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH). Featuring four binding sites and different reaction mechanisms for different biothiols, this probe exhibited rapid fluorescence turn‐on for distinguishing Cys, Hcy, and GSH with 108‐, 128‐, 30‐fold fluorescence increases at 457, 559, 529 nm, respectively, across different excitation wavelengths. Furthermore, the probe was successfully applied to the fluorescence imaging of endogenous Cys and GSH and exogenous Cys, Hcy, and GSH in living cells.     

A Multi‐signal Fluorescent Probe with Multiple Binding Sites for Simultaneous Sensing of Cysteine,Homocysteine, and Glutathione

A novel fluorescent probe was developed by integrating chlorinated coumarin and benzothiazolylacetonitrile and exploited for simultaneous detection of cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH). Featuring four binding sites and different reaction mechanisms for different biothiols, this probe exhibited rapid fluorescence turn‐on for distinguishing Cys, Hcy, and GSH with 108‐, 128‐, 30‐fold fluorescence increases at 457, 559, 529 nm, respectively, across different excitation wavelengths. Furthermore, the probe was successfully applied to the fluorescence imaging of endogenous Cys and GSH and exogenous Cys, Hcy, and GSH in living cells.     

A multisite-binding fluorescent probe for simultaneous monitoring of mitochondrial homocysteine,cysteine and glutathione in live cells and zebrafish

Homocysteine(Hcy), cysteine(Cys) and glutathione(GSH) play crucial roles in redox homeostasis during mitochondria functions. Simultaneous differentiation and visualization of mitochondrial biothiols dynamics are significant for understanding cell metabolism and their related diseases. Herein, a multisitebinding fluorescent probe(MCP) was developed for simultaneous sensing of mitochondrial Cys, GSH and Hcy from three fluorescence channels for the first time. This novel probe exhibited rapid fluor...