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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-196 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 12 Oct 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anions
- Chemosensor
- Fluorescence
- Imaging
- Living cells
- Mercury ion