Fluorescent Characteristics of Blood Leukocytes of Patients with Malignant and Nonmalignant Diseases

Properties of the naphthalic acid derivative 3-isopropyloxy-6-morpholino-2-phenilphenalen-1-ona (PMPH) as a potential fluorescent probe were investigated. Spectral characteristics of the compound in different solvents as well as their binding to model lipid membranes (liposomes) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (lymphocytes) were determined. The fluorescence was found to be sensitive to polarity changes in the environment. Distinctions were observed in the spectral characteristics of the investigated compound when bound to liposomes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors, and patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases. It was established that spectral characteristics of PMPH in cell suspension qualitatively characterize its structural and functional alterations during pathologic phenomena and correlate directly with the clinical view of disease. PMPH is shown to be a prospective method for screening for various pathologies.     

A New Fluorescent Probe, ABM: Properties and Application in Clinical Diagnostics

Properties of benzanthrone aminoderivative ABM (conditional name) as a potential fluorescent probe were investigated. Spectral characteristics of the compound in different solvents as well as their binding to model lipid membranes (liposomes) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (lymphocytes; ly) were determined. The fluorescence was found to be sensitive polarity changes to the environment. Distinctions were observed in the spectral characteristics of the investigated compound when bounded to liposomes. It was established that spectral characteristics of ABM in cell suspension qualitatively characterize the structural and functional alterations of ly during pathological phenomena and correlate directly with the clinical view of disease. The ABM is shown to be a perspective in the screening for various pathologies.     

Use of the Fluorescent Probe DSM in Studies of the Structural and Functional Changes of the Erythrocyte Membrane

We have investigated the binding of n-toluenesulfonate-4-(n-dimethylaminostyrene)-1-methylpyridinium (DSM) to human and animal erythrocyte membrane. It was discovered the spectral characteristics and binding parameters of the probes differ in the norm and in various pathologies, at changing adrenoreactivity of the animal organism. It is concluded that the probe can be used to assess the changes in membrane properties and in the beta-adrenoreceptive function of both the erythrocytes and the organism as a whole.     

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.     

新型含芘荧光探针分子与蛋白质相互作用的光谱研究

利用荧光发射光谱和紫外-可见吸收光谱,研究了新型含芘荧光探针分子芘丁酰谷氨酸(PLE)和芘甲酰谷氨酸(PYE)与溶菌酶(Lyso)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用,分析了结合过程和机理。结果显示:不同间隔链长度的探针分子在与Lyso作用时,表现的光谱性质差别不大,这主要是由于探针分子结合到了Lyso的表面;而不同间隔链长度的探针分子在与BSA作用过程中,却表现不同的光物理性质,这可能是探针分子作用于BSA空腔时其结合位点或者结合方式的不同引起的。目前的研究对揭示蛋白质分子的识别位点和定位切割具有重要的意义。     

A 4-Methylumbelliferone-based Fluorescent Probe for the Sensitive Detection of Captopril

A highly sensitive fluorogenic probe for captopril, 4-methylumbelliferyl-2, 4-dinitrobenzenesulfonate (4-MUDNBS), was designed and synthesized. 4-MUDNBS is a nonfluorescent compound and was synthesized via the one-step reaction of 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) with 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride. Upon mixing with captopril in basic solution, the 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group of 4-MUDNBS was efficiently removed and highly fluorescent 4-MU was released, hence leading to the dramatic fluorescence increase of the reaction solution. The fluorescence intensity is linear with captopril concentration in the range 3.0–500 ng mL⁻¹ with a detection limit of 2.2 ng mL⁻¹ (3σ). The effect of substituents on the benzenesulfonyl moiety of the probe is discussed, and the presence of electronegative groups is favorable for the thiolate-induced cleavage reaction. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the captopril determination in pharmaceutical preparations.     

A Fluorescent Probe for Diacetyl Detection

A water-soluble fluorescent probe, rhodamine B hydrazide (RBH), was prepared and its properties for recognition of diacetyl were studied. The method employs the reaction of diacetyl with RBH, a colorless and non-fluorescent rhodamine B spiro form derivative to give a pink-colored fluorescent substance. In weakly acidic media, RBH reacts more selectively with diacetyl than with other carbonyls, causing a large increase in fluorescence intensity and thereby providing an easy assay for the determination of diacetyl.     

Structural Changes in Lymphocytes Membrane of Chernobyl Clean-up Workers from Latvia

ABM (3-aminobenzanthrrone derivative) developed at the Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia) has been previously shown as a potential probe for determination of the immune state of patients with different pathologies .The fist study (using probe ABM) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) membranes of 97 Chernobyl clean-up workers from Latvia was conducted in 1997. Now we repeatedly examine the same (n = 54) individuals in dynamics. ABM spectral parameters in PBMC suspension, fluorescence anisotropy and blood plasma albumin characteristics were recorded. In 1997 screening showed 5 different patterns of fluorescence spectra, from which in 2007 we obtained only two. These patterns of spectra had never been previously seen in healthy individuals or patients with tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., examined by us. Patterns of ABM fluorescence spectra are associated with membrane anisotropy and conformational changes of blood plasma albumin. We observed that in dynamics 1997–2007 the lipid compartment of the membrane became more fluid while the lipid-protein interface became more rigid. The use of probe ANS and albumin auto-fluorescence allowed show conformational alterations in Chernobyl clean-up workers blood plasma. It is necessary to note that all investigated parameters significantly differ in observed groups of patients. These findings reinforce our understanding that that the cell membrane is a significant biological target of radiation. The role of the membrane in the expression and course of cell damage after radiation exposure must be considered. So ten years dynamic of PBMC membrane characteristics by ABM (spectral shift and anisotropy indexes) in Chernobyl clean-up workers reveal progressive trend toward certain resemblance with those of chronic B-cell lymphoid leukemia.     

一种新型荧光探针的合成及其对Cu~(2+)的选择性识别

设计并合成能用于识别铜离子的荧光探针N′-(喹啉-2-亚甲基)-7-二乙胺基-3-甲酰肼-香豆素(FKBA),通过质谱、红外光谱、元素分析、~1 H NMR、~(13) C NMR等方法对该荧光探针FKBA进行表征;采用荧光光谱法和紫外-可见光谱法对FKBA与金属离子的相互作用进行了研究。结果表明FKBA对Cu~(2+)有良好的选择性和灵敏度。向含有FKBA的溶液中加入Cu~(2+),其吸收峰发生红移,且强度增大。而向该溶液中,加入Al ~(3+),Ag~+,Ba~(2+),Cd~(2+),Ca~(2+),Co~(3+),Fe~(3+),Cr~(3+),Hg~(2+),Mg~(2+),K~+,Mn~(2+),Ni ~(2+),Na~+,Zn~(2+)和Pb~(2+)等其他16种金属离子时,FKBA的紫外吸收仅发生细微的变化。FKBA作为化学传感器对Cu~(2+)的选择性是通过与一系列与环保和生物功能相关的金属离子相互作用得到验证。FKBA中加入Cu~(2+)时,FKBA的荧光强度明显猝灭,其他16种金属离子对FKBA的荧光强度几乎没有影响。不同的金属离子分别与Cu~(2+)共存时FKBA的荧光光谱猝灭程度相同,说明FKBA具有良好的抗干扰能力。向FKBA中加入EDTA,FKBA的荧光强度得到恢复。FKBA中加入Cu~(2+),溶液颜色变成棕色,加入EDTA后又恢复到初始颜色。说明FKBA的荧光减弱不是Cu~(2+)催化FKBA分解而是FKBA与Cu~(2+)络合。在酸性环境中,FKBA的希夫碱结构不稳定,部分FKBA分解成其他的荧光物质。据IUPAC(cDL=3Sb/m)测得检测限为0.13μmol·L~(-1)。对实际样品中的Cu~(2+)浓度进行分析,表明FKBA可作为荧光传感器用于实际样品的Cu~(2+)检测。     

基于分子内电荷转移的多枝状荧光探针光学性质与响应机理分析

本文采用含时密度泛函理论研究了用于检测生物硫醇的荧光探针分子的光学性质.通过计算探针分子Mol.1、Mol.2和Mol.3与半胱氨酸和同型半胱氨酸反应前后的单光子吸收和发射性质,研究了碳碳三键和苯环结构对荧光探针性质的影响.随着给电子体三苯胺结构的逐渐完善和碳碳三键的加入,探针分子的振子强度逐渐增大,展现出了更好的荧光探针性质.同时,研究了不同侧枝数目对探针分子性质的影响,结果表明,相较于单枝分子Z1和三枝分子Mol.3,两个侧枝的探针分子Z2振子强度更大,检测效果更佳.增加了碳碳三键和苯环后的单枝新型探针分子Mol.4,相较于具有三枝结构的探针分子Mol.3,具有良好的探针性质,且结构更为简单.     

New Fluorescent Labels: 4- and 7-Chlorofluorescein

A new mixture of 4- and 7-chlorofluorescein were synthesized by condensation of resorcinol with 3-chlorophthalic anhydride in the presence of methanesulfonic acid or zinc chloride. These regioisomers were successfully separated by chromatography. The photophysical properties were examined and their absorption and emission maxima at long wavelength, high fluorescence quantum yield, and narrow emission bandwidth were found, highly favorable for detecting multiple target substances in the same sample. Furthermore, 4(7)-chlorofluorescein was found to be strongly pH-dependent between 4.0 and 8.0, and could be used as pH-sensitive fluorescent probe to measure intracellular pH.     

利用新型荧光银纳米团簇实现谷胱甘肽的快速精确检测

谷胱甘肽(GSH)是一种含有巯基的三肽分子,参与许多细胞内生化过程,具有抗氧化和整合解毒功能,在生物体内以及医学,食品等领域有着极为重要的作用。GSH参与细胞内、体液中的许多重要生化反应,其在人体内含量的变化,相应地提示了人体的健康问题。目前对GSH的检测手段有表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)、电化学分析、高效液相色谱(HPLC)等,这些方法大都操作复杂、耗时较长或者需要昂贵的仪器。利用一种新型荧光银纳米团簇(Ag NCs)作为探针,通过同时分析银纳米团簇的荧光强度变化以及荧光峰位置移动实现了GSH的高精度快速检测。在检测过程中,GSH分子与荧光探针发生化学反应,改变了荧光探针的光化学特性,其荧光强度因发生猝灭而减弱,且其荧光峰位置因配体的改变也发生移动。通过对照组实验,我们进一步证明了所发展的检测方法对GSH目标具有很好的特异性,综合考察荧光强度和波长的变化数据可以很好地区分GSH以及其他结构类似的分子,同时探针对于多种盐离子及氨基酸等不敏感,能够很好地保证检测的准确性。我们报导的荧光探针合成步骤简单,过程绿色环保,GSH检测的响应速度快、光谱波动较小、相对误差小。进一步的研究有望实现细胞内的GSH高精度检测及成像。     

荧光谱线分布对共焦荧光显微镜分辨率的影响

研究了荧光谱线分布对共焦荧光显微镜中分辨率的影响,导出了荧光谱线分布的荧光功率传输函数、三维脉冲响应函数.数值计算了荧光谱线均匀分布的情况,结果表明：与采用单一中心荧光波长的分辨率比较,共焦荧光显微镜的横向分辨率、纵向分辨率随着荧光谱线范围和色散的增大而下降;谱线响应范围小的探测器有利于分辨率.     

近红外H2S荧光探针研究进展

硫化氢(H₂S)是一种具有臭鸡蛋气味的无色气体,其不但存在于外界环境中,而且是继一氧化氮(NO)和一氧化碳(CO)之后生物系统中第三种重要的内源性气体信号分子,近年来因其对人类健康和疾病的影响而越来越受关注。H₂S可以作为抗氧化剂清除人体内的活性氧(ROS)和活性氮(RNS),参与多种细胞的生理反应,包括细胞凋亡、血管舒张、神经调节等,是多种组织中的细胞保护剂和气体传递剂。现代医学研究已证实硫化氢含量与糖尿病、阿尔茨海默病、帕金森病等特定疾病密切相关,但人们尚不清楚H₂S影响细胞信号传导和其他生理事件的具体分子机制,因此开发用于可视化内源性H₂S的方法、研究其在细胞和生物体中的动态分布将具有非常重要的意义。目前检测H₂S浓度的近红外(NIR)荧光探针是一个研究的热点,这是因为在生物样本分析时近红外荧光探针具有许多显著的优点：光损伤更小、能穿透更深的组织、背景自荧光干扰低。在分子水平上,H₂S表现出独特的化学特性,既是良好的还原剂,又是良好的亲核试剂,用于H...     

新颖的酸催化迈克尔型巯基荧光探针的机理

迈克尔加成反应通常为碱催化的反应,但是在本工作体系当中,2-(2-乙烯基,7-羟基喹啉)丙二酸(QMA)能够被酸催化检测巯基. 从实验和理论计算证明了QMA探测巯基是,且溶液pH值越低,活 性越强. 在碱性溶液中,它的负离子形式QMA[-2H⁺]2^-不能够与电离前或电离后的巯基反应. 与QMA相比,它的酯QME显示出相反的pH效应,这与一般的基于迈克尔加成的巯基荧光探针类似. DFT计算得到的活化焓支持上述两种探针的pH效应. 在酸性溶液中,质子化的QMA与中性和碱性溶液中的负离子形式相比更容易与亲核试剂发生加成,因此能够与低活性的未电离硫醇反应. 相反地,QME与未电离硫醇反应的能垒很高,与电离后的硫醇反应活化能很低. 理论计算研究显示QMA与未电离硫醇的反应为1,4-加成而QME与电离后的硫醇的反应为1,2-加成.     

柿子叶制备碳量子点的光谱性质及对Fe3+的荧光探针

碳量子点作为碳纳米材料中的新成员,具有较高的光学稳定性、低毒性、良好水溶性、原料来源广泛、制备方法多样等多种优点,在分析检测、生物标记、光催化降解以及环境监测等领域具有广泛的应用前景,对碳量子点的研究引起了国内外学者极大兴趣。水中Fe³⁺含量的超标会对生活饮用和工业生产造成一定的危害,所以准确快速地检测水中Fe³⁺的含量,对人体健康具有重要的意义。目前,对Fe³⁺进行检测的方法有伏安法、荧光光谱法、电化学法以及火焰原子吸收光谱法等,其中荧光光谱法具有快速响应和方法简便的特点,比其他方法更有优势。以柿子叶为碳源,采用水热法制备了发蓝绿色荧光的碳量子点,通过X射线衍射、高分辨透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱、紫外-可见吸收光谱及荧光光谱等技术对碳量子点的结构、微观形态和光谱学性质进行了详细表征。柿子叶制备的碳量子点呈现为分散均匀的球形颗粒,颗粒平均直径大约5.9 nm,碳量子点颗粒表面具有丰富的含氧官能团,在277 nm有明显的紫外吸收,可归因于CO的n→π^*跃迁。碳量子点的发射波长和荧光强度具有明显...     

以固态法一步合成的荧光碳点为探针测定人体尿液中阿霉素

以柠檬酸和尿素为碳源和氮源,采用固态法一步合成出量子产率高达23%的荧光碳点。表征结果表明,所合成的荧光碳点为平均粒径为3~4 nm的球形,表面富含羟基、羧基和胺基等基团。此外,碳点的XRD谱图显示出无定型碳的特征峰。以所制备的碳点为荧光探针,基于碳点和阿霉素之间的共振能量转移而猝灭碳点的荧光,建立了阿霉素定量分析新方法。实验中考察了溶液的pH值和孵化时间的影响。在最佳实验条件下,阿霉素浓度在0.67~16.67 μg·mL-1范围之间与碳点的荧光猝灭值ΔF呈良好的线性关系(R2=0.995),检出限为0.22 μg·mL-1,回收率为83.0%～89.2%,相对标准偏差小于2.5%(n=5)。尿样中常见物质对测定干扰较小,显示出所建立的方法具有较好的选择性。     

Characterization of a Series of Far Red Absorbing Perylene Diones: A New Class of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Applications

The far red region of the spectrum is increasingly being utilised in many applications in the biosciences. However, apart from the cyanine group of dyes, there are relatively few far red fluorescent probes available which are of practical use. We have synthesised and characterised a new class of far red fluorescent probes based on the perylene dione chromophore. The 2,10 di-substituted perylene diones possess broad absorption spectra (>90 nm bandwidths), large Stokes shifts (>60 nm) and quantum yields of up to 0.5 with a maximum absorption at 610–640 nm in organic solvents or in solutions of non-ionic detergents. A number of derivatives have been synthesised that can be used as membrane probes, as chromogenic substrates for alkaline phosphatase, and for the labelling of macromolecules such as proteins and DNA. These novel far red fluorophores have potential applications in diagnostic and research applications.     

The Interaction between Polycationic Poly-Lysine Dendrimers and Charged and Neutral Fluorescent Probes

The interactions between polycationic poly-lysine dendrimers and hydrophobic fluorescent probes (anionic ANS and neutral Prodan) were studied. R121 and R131 dendrimers were not able to interact with anionic and neutral hydrophobic groups. R124 was able to interact with neutral and anionic hydrophobic fluorescent probes, however mainly through hydrophobic forces. Dendrimers R155 and R169 showed the maximal effects. The strongest interactions observed for R169 can be explained by intramolecular folding (stacking) of its two L-proline residues. Using double fluorescence titration technique for ANS probe allowed to receive such constant of binding and the number of binding centers: for R121, 1.8·10³ (mol/l)⁻¹ and 1.07; for R124, 12.1·10³ (mol/l)⁻¹ and 0.48; for R131, 4.7·10³ (mol/l)⁻¹ and 0.48; for R155, 9.2·10³ (mol/l)⁻¹ and 1.36; for R169, 39.6·10³ (mol/l)⁻¹ and 0.97. Thus, neutral and anionic hydrophobic probes can be used for the fast preliminary screening of binding properties of newly synthesized polycationic dendrimers.