Synthesis of a fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide derivative for simultaneous detecting of NO and pH in bioimagingEI北大核心CSCD

A new type of fluorescent probe Na-pHNO was synthesized for the simultaneous detection of NO and pH based on naphthalimide derivative. The probe had good fluorescence property in mixture solution of 99% phosphate buffer solution（PBS）and 1% dimethyl sulfoxide（DMSO）solution. It can produce a yellow-green emission peak at 544 nm，and the fluorescence intensity can be enhanced with the increase of NO concentration or the decrease of pH. The probe Na-pHNO displayed good selectivity，high sensitivity，and strong anti-interference towards NO，exhibiting good fluorescence reversibility at pH 5.5-8.5. The spectral studies showed that the probe Na-pHNO exhibited weak fluorescence due to a dual photoinduced electron transfer（PET）effect. After interacting with NO or pH，the dual PET inhibitory effect occurred，and the fluorescence intensity was significantly enhanced. The fluorescence imaging of probe Na-pHNO in HeLa cells showed that it could realize the visual monitoring of the changes of intracellular pH and NO concentration. The probe has been successfully applied to fluorescence imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.