A naked-eye rhodamine-based fluorescent probe for Fe(III) and its application in living cells

A naked-eye turn-on fluorescent Fe³⁺ probe (RQ6) was developed by linking a new conjugated quinoline fluorescent group to the rhodamine platform. The probe can detect Fe³⁺ with high selectivity over other metal ions. Bioimaging studies indicated that RQ6 was cell permeable and suitable for detecting Fe³⁺ in the living cells by confocal microscopy.     

A novel rhodamine-based turn-on probe for fluorescent detection of Au3+ and colorimetric detection of Cu2+

In this work, we design and synthesize the novel probe RC through introduction the 1-aza-4,13-dithia-15-crown-5 ring into the structure of rhodamine 6G hydrazide, where the N atom of crown ring is responsible for quenching of rhodamine fluorescence. The compound obtained behaves as multifunctional cation sensor providing selective fluorescent response to Au³⁺ and selective colorimetric response to Cu²⁺ ions in aqueous acetonitrile (1/1, v/v) at pH 7.0. The use of 10^?5?M RC solution allowed reliable determination of target cations in the presence of a wide range of environmentally relevant ions with detection limits of 2?×?10^?6?M and 5?×?10^?7?M for gold and copper, respectively.     

A new rhodamine-based fluorescent chemosensor for mercury in aqueous media

A new fluorescent ‘‘on–off' chemosensor for Hg2+initiated by a derivative of rhodamine B was designed and synthesized. Compound 1 exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity for Hg2+over other commonly coexistent metal ions in aqueous media. Upon the addition of Hg2+, the spirocyclic ring of probe is opened and a significant enhancement of visible color and fluorescence in the range of 500–600 nm is observed. The colorimetric and fluorescent response to Hg2+can be conveniently detected by the naked eye, which provides a facile method for visual detection of Hg2+. From the molecular structure and spectral results of 1, an irreversible, hydrolysis, desulfurization reaction mechanism is proposed.     

罗丹明类测定三聚氰胺的荧光探针的合成及应用研究

报道了罗丹明乙二醛酰腙的合成及与三聚氰胺的反应。在pH 3.0的缓冲溶液中三聚氰胺对罗丹明乙二醛酰腙的荧光强度有增强作用,其增强程度与三聚氰胺的浓度成正比,据此建立了一种新的测定三聚氰胺含量的荧光分析法。该方法线性范围为0.5~10.0 mg/L,r=0.994,检出限为0.15 mg/L,样品测定的RSD为1.7%(n=7)。     

若丹明类荧光探针的合成与应用研究进展

本文综述了近年来若丹明类荧光染料的研究状况.首先,介绍了若丹明衍生物的结构特征,然后以其修饰位置为线索,详细地介绍了该类化合物的合成,总结了其修饰策略及结构与功能之间的联系,强调了它们在环境分析和生物标记领域的应用.以供读者了解若丹明荧光探针的合成及其在蛋白质、DNA等生物标记领域和金属离子检测领域的应用时参考.     

Synthesis and application of highly sensitive fluorescent probe for Hg2+ regulated by sulfur

Rhodamine-based fluorescent probe is widely used in chemical analysis, environmental analysis and life sciences area due to their excellent optical properties. Based on the thiophilic property of Hg~(2+), using C = S structural motif as the core segment, our group have designed and synthesized three novel probes containing cinnamyl aldehyde with different substituents, exhibiting high selectivity and excellent sensitivity. The structure-property relationships of these probes have been investigated that the optical change caused by electron withdrawing effect and heavy atom effect. Furthermore, these Hg~(2+) probes could be applied in living mice imaging, which provide a promising tool for quantitative mercury(Ⅱ) ion imaging in living organism.     

Synthesis and properties of three novel rhodamine-based fluorescent sensors for Hg2+

Three novel rhodamine-based Hg~(2+) fluorescent sensors were designed and synthesized. The sensors could work in semi-aqueous solutions with nearly neutral p H and showed high selectivity and sensitivity to Hg~(2+) with remarkable fluorescence enhancement. For these three sensors, the linear working range broadened(0–80, 0–100 and 0–140 μmol/L, respectively) and the sensitivity increased(7.7, 15.5 and 17.6 folds of the fluorescence enhancement and 512, 66.2 and 37.6 ppb of the detection limit) with the rising of the thiourea-unit numbers. Furthermore the sensors exhibited excellent interference immunity to multiple environmentally and biologically relevant metal ions. Pond and tap water assay showed good practicability of the sensors. The number of the bound Hg~(2+) equaling to that of the thiourea units and the irreversible recognition process implied a new interaction way between Hg~(2+) and the sensor.     

罗丹明型荧光探针的合成及对Hg2+的识别

本文以罗丹明B-酰肼和2-氯-3-喹啉醛经缩合反应得到新型的罗丹明B衍生物3,其结构经1H NMR,MS,元素分析表征.通过荧光光谱法研究了目标物3在CH3CN-H2O溶液中与金属离子的识别特性.结果表明:目标物3可作为荧光探针选择性识别Hg2+,识别过程是不可逆的.     

A highly selective fluorescent probe for Hg based on a rhodamine-coumarin conjugate

A fluorescent probe 1 for Hg²⁺ based on a rhodamine-coumarin conjugate was designed and synthesized. Probe 1 exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity for sensing Hg²⁺, and about a 24-fold increase in fluorescence emission intensity is observed upon binding excess Hg²⁺ in 50% water/ethanol buffered at pH 7.24. The fluorescence response to Hg²⁺ is attributed to the 1:1 complex formation between probe 1 and Hg²⁺, which has been utilized as the basis for the selective detection of Hg²⁺. Besides, probe 1 was also found to show a reversible dual chromo- and fluorogenic response toward Hg²⁺ likely due to the chelation-induced ring opening of rhodamine spirolactam. The analytical performance characteristics of the proposed Hg²⁺-sensitive probe were investigated. The linear response range covers a concentration range of Hg²⁺ from 8.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ and the detection limit is 4.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹. The determination of Hg²⁺ in both tap and river water samples displays satisfactory results.     

Triphenylmethane dyes as fluorescent probes for G-quadruplex recognition

Triphenylmethane (TPM) dyes normally render rather weak fluorescence due to easy vibrational deexcitation. However, when they stack onto the two external G-quartets of a G-quadruplex (especially intramolecular G-quadruplex), such vibrations will be restricted, resulting in greatly enhanced fluorescence intensities. Thus, TPM dyes may be developed as sensitive G-quadruplex fluorescent probes. Here, fluorescence spectra and energy transfer spectra of five TPM dyes in the presence of G-quadruplexes, single- or double-stranded DNAs were compared. The results show that the fluorescence spectra of four TPM dyes can be used to discriminate intramolecular G-quadruplexes from intermolecular G-quadruplexes, single- and double-stranded DNAs. The energy transfer fluorescence spectra and energy transfer fluorescence titration can be used to distinguish G-quadruplexes (including intramolecular and intermolecular G-quadruplexes) from single- and double-stranded DNAs. Positive charges and substituent size in TPM dyes may be two important factors in influencing the binding stability of the dyes and G-quadruplexes.     

A sensitive and selective fluorescent probe for acetylcholinesterase: Synthesis,performance, mechanism and application

The detection of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity is of great significance for studying the physiological functions of AChE and clinical diagnosis of pesticide poisoning. Herein, a small-molecule fluorescent probe BDFA was rationally designed and readily synthesized via a one-step reaction, which enables qualitative and quantitative detection of AChE. BDFA emits a slight fluorescence in an aqueous medium, while the fluorescence is significantly enhanced under the catalysis of AChE. Mechanism studies reveal that BDFA eliminates the N, N-dimethyl carbamate protective group in the presence of AChE and then spontaneously undergoes intramolecular cyclization conversion to generate an intense fluorescent product. Based on the above mechanism, BDFA exhibits a sensitive, selective, rapid and stable “turn-on” fluorescence response to AChE, without interference from pH, ions, thiols, amino acids and other enzymes. The fluorescence intensity of BDFA at 525 nm has a linear relationship with the AChE concentration in the range of 0.0045–1.0 U/mL, and the detection limit is 4.5 mU/mL. Moreover, BDFA is suitable for rapidly diagnosing AChE activity in blood samples, thus providing an efficient and convenient tool for diagnosing organophosphorus and carbamate pesticide poisoning. Compared with the reported AChE fluorescent probes, BDFA exhibits apparent advantages including simple synthesis, low detection limit and fast response speed.     

一种新型极性荧光探针的合成与应用

合成了一种新型的基于查尔酮衍生物的极性荧光探针, 该探针是由4'-N,N-二甲氨基-4-氨基查尔酮与蒽醛通过希夫碱反应生成荧光物质R. 对比研究该荧光探针在不同溶剂中的荧光光谱, 发现荧光强度随着溶剂极性的增加显著降低, 可以用来检测有机溶剂中的水含量. 建立了一种新的乙醇中水含量荧光分析方法. 在水的体积分数为0～4.00%时, 荧光强度与水含量成良好的线性关系, 检测限为0.0115%.     

Two-photon fluorescent probe for hydrogen sulfide based on a red-emitting benzocoumarin dye

Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is an endogenous gasotransmitter and plays intriguing biological roles. To study the biological role of H₂S, efficient fluorescent probes are in great demand. For imaging of H₂S in deep-tissue, a two-photon probe that emits in the red wavelength region is of choice to avoid the autofluorescence from intrinsic biomolecules. Here, we disclose such a probe, which, developed based on an acetyl benzocoumarin fluorophore, can be excited at 900?nm under two-photon excitation and emit in the red region. The probe shows high reactivity, selectivity, and sensitivity in in vitro assays. Two-photon microscopic imaging of H₂S in HeLa cells aided by the probe demonstrates that it is potentially useful to study H₂S level changes in cells and tissues influenced by external stimuli.     

One-pot synthesis of a new rhodamine-based dually-responsive pH sensor and its application to bioimaging

A new colorimetric and fluorescent sensor for the highly acidic pH was developed from rhodamine B, 1-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine, and 4-chloro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole. The sensor could be synthesized in one pot with an 82.5% yield, and for the first time N,N-diisopropylethylamine was found to be crucial for the rhodamine spirolactam formation. The sensor responded to pH rapidly, visibly, reversibly, highly selectively, and sensitively. From pH 7.77 to 2.03, the absorption and fluorescence intensity of the sensor increased by 285 and 50.3 folds, respectively. The pK_a value based on the fluorescence titration was 2.87. Fluorescent imaging of living cells treated with the sensor in different pH media indicated that the sensor could provide intracellular pH information.     

A squaraine based fluorescent probe for mercury ion via coordination induced deaggregation signaling

Due to the high affinity between dithiocarbamate(DTC) and Hg2+,a fluorescent probe based on squaraine chromophore with DTC side arm for Hg2+via coordination induced deaggregation signaling has been designed and synthesized.Squaraine has a high tendency to aggregate in aqueous solution,and such self-aggregation usually results in a dramatic absorption spectral broadening with fluorescence emission quenching.The combination of the DTC side arm of the probe with Hg2+induces steric hindrance,leading to the deaggregation of the dye complex,companying with a fluorescence emission restoration.In EtOH–H2O(20:80,v/v) solution,this ‘‘turn on' fluorescent probe has high selectivity and sensitivity toward Hg2+over other metal ions,and the limit of detection for Hg2+was estimated as2.19 ? 10à8mol/L by 3s/k.     

A fluorometric and mitochondrion-targetable probe for rapid,naked-eye test of hypochlorite in real samples

A colorimetric, fluorometric and mitochondrion-targetable probe (Rh-ClO) based on rhodamine B fluorophore and thiophene-2-carbohydrazide has been unveiled and successfully utilized for ClO^- detection in water samples and HeLa cells.     

Synthesis and evaluation of two novel rhodamine-based fluorescence probes for specific recognition of Fec+ ion

Two low cytotoxic fluorescence probes Rb1 and Rb2 detecting Fe³⁺ were synthesized and evaluated. Rb1 and Rb2 exhibited an excellent selectivity to Fe³⁺, which was not disturbed by Ag⁺, Li⁺, K⁺, Na⁺, NH₄⁺, Fe²⁺, Pb²⁺, Ba²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺, Hg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ce³⁺, AcO^?, Br^?, Cl^?, HPO₄^2?, HSO₃^?, I^?, NO₃^?, S₂O₃^2?, SO₃^2? and SO₄^2? ions. The detection limits were 1.87 × 10^?7 M for Rb1 and 5.60 × 10^?7 M for Rb2, respectively. 1:1 stoichiometry and 1:2 stoichiometry were the most likely recognition mode of Rb1 or Rb2 towards Fe³⁺, and the corresponding OFF–ON fluorescence mechanisms of Rb1 and Rb2 were proposed.     

A simple,water-soluble,Fe3+-selective fluorescent probe and its application in bioimaging

A simple,water-soluble,Fe³⁺-selective fluorescent probe,derived from rhodamine B,was synthesized and characterized.The probe exhibits a fluorescence response toward Fe³⁺ with acceptable sensitivity and selectivity and even facilitates visual or naked-eye detection of Fe³⁺.The experiment results show that the response of the probe to Fe³⁺ is pH-independent over a wide range of 4.0-10.0.In addition,fluorescence microscopic imaging experiments have proven that the probe is cell permeable and can be used for monitoring intracellular Fe³⁺ in living cells.     

A novel carbazole-based fluorescent probe:3,6-Bis-[(N-ethylcarbazole-3-y1)-propene-1-keto]-N-ethylcarbazole

<正>A novel carbazole-based compound 5,3,6-bis[(N-ethylcarbazole-3-yl)-propene-1-keto]-N-ethylcarbazole has been designed, synthesized and characterized.The absorption and fluorescence spectra in solvents of different polarities prove that the compound has a distinct intramolecular charge transfer character.Compound 5 can be used as a new class of fluorescent probe or biosensor due to its sensitivity to the local microenvironment such as solvent polarity.     

荧光探针在氰化物分析中的研究进展

氰化物极易与细胞色素氧化酶键合,抑制电子转移、导致组织缺氧,从而显示较强的毒性。荧光化学传感器作为简易、灵敏且可视化的方法广泛应用于氰化物的检测。本文对荧光探针在氰化物检测中的应用进行综述,概述了氰化物的毒性机制和荧光探针对氰化物的响应机理。同时,本文总结了荧光探针在水体、食品和生物组织中对氰化物的检测及生物成像中的应用,并对荧光探针在结构设计中如何提高生物兼容性和靶向性等进行了展望,以期为光化学探针分子的设计及应用提供理论与研究依据。