Abstract
Hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite (HClO/ClO−) near membrane is one of the most critical reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, a photocontrollable fluorogenic probe for directly detecting ClO− near membrane has been designed and synthesized. This probe HOCMem was constructed based on fluorescein by incorporation of a photolabile group (nitrobenzyl group), membrane-anchoring unit (cholesterol) and ClO−-sensitive moiety (benzoyl group). Upon the UV irradiation, the probe exhibited a significantly increased emission at 520 nm in the presence of ClO−. However, no fluorescence was observed with the treatment of only UV irradiation or ClO−. In addition, this new probe displayed a good linear relationship with the concentration of ClO− ranged from 1 to 50 μM with a detection limit of 260.77 nM, as well as excellent selectivity for ClO− over other analytes. Furthermore, cell-based experiments showed the low cytotoxicity of this probe and its capacity for directly detecting near-membrane ClO− with light switching on/off.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5981-5986 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | ChemistrySelect |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Cell-membrane
- Fluorescence imaging
- Fluorogenic probe
- Hypochlorite
- Photocontrollable