A Hg2+ fluorescent chemosensor without interference from anions and Hg2+-imaging in living cells

  • Jiangli Fan
  • , Kexin Guo
  • , Xiaojun Peng*
  • , Jianjun Du
  • , Jingyun Wang
  • , Shiguo Sun
  • , Honglin Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A fluorescent chemosensor, B2, for Hg2+ containing a BODIPY fluorophore and carboxyl-thiol metal-bonding moieties was described. B2 exhibits selective fluorescence enhancement (123-fold) toward Hg2+ over other metal ions. Especially, the fluorescence enhancement was unaffected by anions existing in environment and organism. B2 shows high sensitivity to Hg2+ in a concentration of ppb range with detection limit of 77 nM. B2-ester, the membrane-permeable ethyl ester, is able to be hydrolyzed to B2 in vivo, and successfully applied to image intracellular Hg2+ in living cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-196
Number of pages6
JournalSensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Volume142
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Oct 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anions
  • Chemosensor
  • Fluorescence
  • Imaging
  • Living cells
  • Mercury ion

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