Enantioselective Fluorescent Sensors for Amino Acid Derivatives Based on BINOL Bearing S-tryptophan Unit: Synthesis and Chiral Recognition

Four novel derivatives of BINOL bearing S-tryptophan unit have been prepared and the structures of these compounds characterized by IR, MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The enantioselective recognition of these receptors has been studied by fluorescence titration and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The receptors exhibited different chiral recognition abilities towards N-Boc-protected amino acid anions and formed 1:1 complexes between host and guest. Receptors exhibit excellent enantioselective fluorescent recognition ability towards the amino acid derivatives.     

5-呋喃基-1-苯并噻唑基吡唑啉类荧光化合物的合成及光谱分析

吡唑啉衍生物具有高的蓝色荧光,并且具有高量子效率,很易于用作发光材料中电子传输层。依据Schellhammer经验中化学结构与荧光性关系,在吡唑啉的1-位引入了苯并噻唑基,3-位引入苯基衍生物,使其具有荧光性,5-位引入呋喃基作为助色团,可使荧光波长红移,增加荧光性。文章设计并合成了六种5-位引入呋喃基苯并噻唑吡唑啉类荧光化合物,通过红外光谱、荧光光谱、1HNMR、元素分析对合成的化合物进行了表征,表明这类化合物具有良好的荧光性,其最大发射波长在440～460 nm之间,经过分析得知其荧光强度的大小与衍生物中不同的取代基有关。     

Synthesis, Physical Properties and Cytotoxicity of Stilbene-Triazine Derivatives Containing Amino Acid Groups as Fluorescent Whitening Agents

A series of novel stilbene-triazine derivatives containing amino acid groups were synthesized and screened to evaluate their cytotoxicity. The UV absorptions of the derivatives were in the range of 240–450 nm. The absorption peaks of the cis-isomers and trans-isomers were in 281–291 nm and 353–361 nm, respectively. Their fluorescence emission peaks of the derivatives were located in the range of 400–650 nm. The whiteness data indicated that all the stilbene-triazine-amino acid derivatives showed excellent whitening effect on cotton fiber compared to untreated cotton. The preliminary cytotoxicity of these derivatives on a mouse fibroblast cell line (L-929 cells) was also investigated. The results showed that the compounds (7a–h) were nontoxic to L-929 cells as fluorescent whitening agents.     

新型吡唑啉类荧光化合物的合成及光谱分析

吡唑啉衍生物作为荧光增白剂具有优良的性质,已被广泛应用于染料工业。根据Schellhammer化学结构与荧光性的经验,在吡唑啉环的1-位引入苯并噻唑基,3-位引入吲哚基,5-位引入苯基衍生物,设计并合成了六种新的吡唑啉衍生物,并且通过红外光谱、1H NMR谱、质谱和元素分析进行了确证。化合物的荧光性能测定结果显示此类化合物具有良好的荧光性,均可吸收353 nm左右紫外光,最大发射波长在430～443 nm之间,是一类很有发展前途的蓝紫色荧光化合物。荧光最大发射波长和荧光强度与取代基有关,在苯并噻唑上引入6-Br基团,化合物的荧光发射波长发生蓝移,且强度增大;而引入CH₃基团,化合物的荧光发射波长发生红移,且强度降低。取代基和溶剂极性对荧光量子产率的影响较小。荧光相对强度与荧光量子产率没有直接关系。     

New Cross-Linking Quinoline and Quinolone Derivatives for Sensitive Fluorescent Labeling

A variety of contemporary analytical platforms, utilized in technical and biological applications, take advantage of labeling the objects of interest with fluorescent tracers-compounds that can be easily and sensitively detected. Here we describe the synthesis of new fluorescent quinoline and quinolone compounds, whose light emission can be conveniently tuned by simple structural modifications. Some of these compounds can be used as sensitizers for lanthanide emission in design of highly sensitive luminescent probes. In addition, we also describe simple efficient derivatization reactions that allow introduction of amine- or click-reactive cross-linking groups into the fluorophores. The reactivity of synthesized compounds was confirmed in reactions with low molecular weight nucleophiles, or alkynes, as well as with click-reactive DNA-oligonucleotide containing synthetically introduced alkyne groups. These reactive derivatives can be used for covalent attachment of the fluorophores to various biomolecules of interest including nucleic acids, proteins, living cells and small cellular metabolites. Obtained compounds are characterized using NMR, steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy as well as UV absorption spectroscopy.     

新型蓝光吡唑啉荧光化合物的合成与红外光谱研究

用已合成的苯并噻唑吡唑啉类化合物作为参考［1,2］,依据Schellhammer经验中化学结构与荧光性关系,在吡唑啉的1-位引入了苯并噻唑基或苯并咪唑基,3-位引入苯基衍生物,使其具有荧光性,5-位引入苯基作为助色团,可使荧光谱红移。考虑3-位苯环上若带有—NH₂的吡唑啉化合物有利荧光性的提高,设计合成了两种目前国内外均未见报道的带有—NH₂的苯并噻唑及苯并咪唑吡唑啉化合物,经荧光检测证明其荧光性能受—NH₂的影响有所增强,荧光发射波长处在蓝绿光的范围内,是两种新型蓝光荧光化合物。经红外光谱分析,确定了带有—NH₂的苯并噻唑基或苯并咪唑基取代的吡唑啉类化合物具有的典型特征吸收峰,确证了化合物的结构。为利用红外光谱分析此类新型化合物的结构提供了便捷的方法。     

Excited state intramolecular proton transfer in amino 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzazole derivatives: Effects of the solvent and the amino group position

The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism in six amino 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzazole derivatives were investigated in different solvents by means of UV-vis absorption and steady-state fluorescence. The amino benzazoles are fluorescent in the blue-orange region under UV radiation. Changes in the absorption, emission and excitation spectra were analyzed and correlated to the position of the amino group and the solvent polarity. The equilibrium between the conformers in solution in the ground state, confirmed by the solvatochromic effect, reflects the dual fluorescence emission presented by these dyes.     

Spectroscopic Study of Solvatochromic Effects in Solution of Amino and Hydroxy Derivatives of Fluorene

Spectral properties of fluorene and its amino, hydroxyl and phenyl derivatives have been investigated in polar and non-polar solvents at 293 and 77 K as well as in binary mixtures, e.g. McH/EtOH. The hipsochromic shift of the fluorescence spectrum of the two amino derivatives of fluorene observed in polar solvents has been explained on the basis of its zwitterionic form appearing in the ground state only. The radiative k _F and non-radiativer k _NR and k _ISC rate constants for the compounds under study have been calculated using experimentally determined quantum yields, fluorescence and phosphorescence decay times.     

Synthesis of Novel Fluorogenic L-Fmoc Lysine Derivatives as Potential Tools for Imaging Cells

Two coumarin-labeled lysines were conveniently prepared as fluorescent probes. 7-Methoxy and 7-diethylamino coumarin-3-carboxylic acids were synthesized according to a modification of known procedures. Labeling at lysine was achieved in solution via the active N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of the carboxylic acid coumarin derivatives to give the target compounds in good yield. Spectroscopic data (UV-vis and fluorescence) were recorded for all compounds.     

有机添加物对7-胺基香豆素分子发光的增强效应

测定了在有卤代苯等存在时,一些7-胺基香豆素在不同溶剂中的吸收和发射谱及荧光寿命。所得结果表明,具有给电子能力的有机添加物可对非刚性7-胺基香豆素衍生物在极性溶剂中的荧光起增强作用。基于荧光衰变动力学的分析及添加物的荧光增强能力与其氧化电位的线性关系,提出荧光增强作用的机理是添加物通过分子间电荷转移作用使香豆素分子激发态不发光的TICT态向发光的ICT态转化所致。     

One-pot synthesis of highly fluorescent amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots for effective detection of copper ions

In this work, a green and simple one-pot route was developed for the synthesis of highly fluorescent amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots (a-GQDs) via hydrothermal process without any further modification or surface passivation. We synthesized the a-GQDs using glucose as the carbon source and ammonium as a functionalizing agent without the use of a strong acid, oxidant, or other toxic chemical reagent. The as-obtained a-GQDs have a uniform size of 3–4 nm, high contents of amino groups, and show a bright green emission with high quantum yield of 32.8%. Furthermore, the a-GQDs show effective fluorescence quenching for Cu²⁺ ions which can serve as effective fluorescent probe for the detection of Cu²⁺. The fluorescent probe using the obtained a-GQDs exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity toward Cu²⁺ with the limit of detection as low as 5.6 nM. The mechanism of the Cu²⁺ induced fluorescence quenching of a-GQDs can be attributed to the electron transfer by the formation of metal complex between Cu²⁺ and the amino groups on the surface of a-GQDs. These results suggest great potential for the simple and green synthesis of functionalized GQDs and a practical sensing platform for Cu²⁺ detection in environmental and biological applications.     

新型蓝光材料9,9'-联蒽衍生物的合成及其光电性能

通过引入不同的取代基,采用Suzuki偶联反应,合成了一系列9,9'-联蒽衍生物新型蓝光材料,并研究了它们的紫外-可见吸收、荧光发射、荧光量子效率和电化学等性能.研究结果表明,这些化合物在二氯甲烷中均发射蓝色荧光,与9,9'-联蒽相比,其荧光发射峰均红移了7 nm,达到453 nm,是典型的蓝色荧光,同时也具有较高的荧...     

三种氨基酸荧光光谱的量子化学研究

氨基酸荧光光谱的量子化学计算为氨基酸荧光分析方法的设计与选择提供了一定的理论依据。本文采用量子化学半经验方法AM1对三种氨基酸的荧光光谱进行了理论研究。对三种化合物的结构进行优化后 ,从其结构参数可知分子具有刚性平面结构 ,具有大的离域π键。并对优化后的构型作振动分析 ,均未出现虚频率 ,证明该结构是稳定构型。在此基础上 ,采用单激发态组态相互作用 (CIS)方法计算其荧光激发波长及强度 ,并给出了三种化合物荧光光谱的波长与CIS组态数之间的关系。所得计算结果与实验值基本吻合。     

In vivo assessment of the permeability of the blood--brain barrier and blood-retinal barrier to fluorescent indoline derivatives in zebrafish

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Successful delivery of compounds to the brain and retina is a challenge in the development of therapeutic drugs and imaging agents. This challenge arises because internalization of compounds into the brain and retina is restricted by the blood--brain barrier (BBB) and blood-retinal barrier (BRB), respectively. Simple and reliable in vivo assays are necessary to identify compounds that can easily cross the BBB and BRB. METHODS: We developed six fluorescent indoline derivatives (IDs) and examined their ability to cross the BBB and BRB in zebrafish by in vivo fluorescence imaging. These fluorescent IDs were administered to live zebrafish by immersing the zebrafish larvae at 7--8 days post fertilization in medium containing the ID, or by intracardiac injection. We also examined the effect of multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs) on the permeability of the BBB and BRB to the ID using MK571, a selective inhibitor of MRPs. RESULTS: The permeability of these barriers to fluorescent IDs administered by simple immersion was comparable to when administered by intracardiac injection. Thus, this finding supports the validity of drug administration by simple immersion for the assessment of BBB and BRB permeability to fluorescent IDs. Using this zebrafish model, we demonstrated that the length of the methylene chain in these fluorescent IDs significantly affected their ability to cross the BBB and BRB via MRPs. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that in vivo assessment of the permeability of the BBB and BRB to fluorescent IDs could be simply and reliably performed using zebrafish. The structure of fluorescent IDs can be flexibly modified and, thus, the permeability of the BBB and BRB to a large number of IDs can be assessed using this zebrafish-based assay. The large amount of data acquired might be useful for in silico analysis to elucidate the precise mechanisms underlying the interactions between chemical structure and the efflux transporters at the BBB and BRB. In turn, understanding these mechanisms may lead to the efficient design of compounds targeting the brain and retina.     

一种环境友好型的PAEs荧光光谱衍生分子修饰方法

传统的PAEs荧光检测法主要是借助与具有荧光光谱特征的牛血清蛋白反应而进行的间接荧光检测。以六种被列入环境优先控制污染物的PAEs为例,对其苯环上4号位进行分子修饰,以期获得具有高荧光光谱强度的PAEs衍生物,利于直接荧光检测,同时利用分子对接的方法模拟PAEs分子与牛血清蛋白的结合,计算与牛血清蛋白结合后的PAEs分子荧光光谱强度,并将其与PAEs衍生物的荧光光谱强度进行比较,筛选荧光光谱显著增强的PAEs衍生物,为PAEs衍生物的检测提供理论支持。研究结果显示：共设计出30种PAEs衍生物,其中18种PAEs衍生物的荧光光谱强度增强显著（100%～1850%）,说明PAEs衍生物直接荧光检测的强度相较于PAEs分子间接荧光检测的强度具有显著增强作用;18种PAEs衍生物的功能特性（以稳定性、绝缘性作为代表）受到的影响较小,且PAEs衍生物的环境持久性均有所降低,生物富集性无明显变化,迁移性和毒性有不同程度的降低。此外,PAEs衍生物之间、与其他具有荧光特性的物质（多环芳烃）之间不存在干扰（最小波数差大于荧光光谱检测分辨率0.30 nm）,占用轨道能量及最正密立根氢原子电荷数是导致PAEs衍生物具有荧光光谱特性的主要控制因素。     

Sensitive detection and separation of fluorescent derivatives using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection with 532 nm Nd:YAG laser

Capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CELIF) is a powerful tool for separation and sensitive determination of fluorescent species. Biologically active compounds, such as amino acids, peptides and proteins may exhibit native fluorescence, which is however often low and/or an expensive laser is required for excitation in UV. Therefore, labelling of the analytes with a fluorescent dye is usually necessary.In this work, a home-built CELIF instrument with diode pumped frequency-doubled continuous wave Nd:YAG excitation laser with feedback power regulation (532 nm) was constructed. The suitability of this type of laser for LIF detection in a separation method was found excellent. A limit of detection (LOD) (S/N=3) of 2×10⁻¹³ mol/l was achieved with rhodamine B, which is comparable to those obtained using similar instruments with Ar⁺ laser [Y.F. Cheng, N.J. Dovichi, Science 242 (1988) 562, E.S. Yeung et al., J. Chromatogr. 608 (1992) 73]. LOD of a protein derivatized according to modified procedures [M.J. Little et al., Anal. Chim. Acta 339 (1997) 279, A. Chersi et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1336 (1997) 83] was determined. Detection of the derivatives was found to be limited by insufficient reaction recovery at low analyte concentration, chemical noise, separation efficiency and quality of the derivatizing reagent rather than by the detector performance. As a consequence, a huge gap between the detection ability of CELIF instruments and LOD determined in real samples is revealed.     

Investigation of Solvent Effects on Photophysical Properties of New Aminophthalimide Derivatives-Based on Methanesulfonate

Novel aminophthalimide derivatives were synthesized starting from (3aR,7aS)-2-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3a,4,7,7a–tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (9) , and solvent effects on the photo-physical properties of these newly synthesized aminophthalimide derivatives (compounds 14 and 15) were investigated using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. Both absorption and fluorescence spectra exhibited bathochromic shift with the increased polarity of the solvents for both molecules. Solute-solvent interactions were analyzed using the Lippert-Mataga and Bakhshiev polarity functions, and Kamlet-Taft and Catalan multiple linear regression approaches. The results revealed that these two molecules experienced specific interactions. Furthermore, photo-physical parameters were calculated for both molecules in all of the solvents, such as the fluorescence quantum yield, fluorescence lifetime, radiative (k_r) and non-radiative (k_nr) rate constant values. It was observed that the fluorescence quantum yield values decreased linearly with increasing solvent polarity. This study proved the new dyes including isopropyl methanesulfonate group displayed different behavior from previous studies of aminophthalimide derivatives in water. It was recommended that these new dyes having interesting properties by changing solvent can be used various applications such as environmentally sensitive fluorescent probes, labels in biology, laser industry.     

Synthesis of Novel Fluorescent Cyclohexenone Derivatives and their Partitioning Study in Ionic Micellar Media

An approach is demonstrated toward the synthesis of four novel cyclohexenone derivatives (CDs) via a convenient route of Michael addition of ethyl acetoacetate. The molecular structures of CDs were confirmed by means of FT-IR, ¹H NMR, EIMS, UV and also by X-ray single crystal structure analysis. CDs are strongly fluorescent compounds and their fluorescent spectra exhibits intense violet fluorescence. To model the binding to biological membranes the behavior of CDs in micellar solutions of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) has also been examined. The characteristics of partition and binding interactions of CDs with CTAB and SDS were investigated by UV-Visible and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. Higher values of all mentioned interactions in case of CTAB, compared to SDS, indicate that there are greater interactions between the CDs and CTAB than with SDS.     

酯基取代的吲哚衍生物的红外和荧光光谱研究

Tryptophan derivatives have long been used as site-specific biological probes. 4-Cyanotryptophan emits in the visible region and is the smallest blue fluorescent amino acid probe for biological applications. Other indole or tryptophan analogs may emit at even longer wavelengths than 4-cyanotryptophan. We performed FTIR, UV-Vis, and steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy on six ester-derivatized indoles in different solvents. Methyl indole-4-carboxylate emits at 450 nm with a long fluorescence lifetime, and is a promising candidate for a fluorescent probe. The ester-derivatized indoles could be used as spectroscopic probes to study local protein environments. Our measurements provide a guide for choosing esterderivatized indoles to use in practice and data for computational modeling of the effect of substitution on the electronic transitions of indole.