A highly selective fluorescent probe for fast detection of hydrogen sulfide in aqueous solution and living cells

  • Zheng Xu
  • , Lin Xu
  • , Ji Zhou
  • , Yufang Xu
  • , Weiping Zhu
  • , Xuhong Qian*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new ratiometric fluorescence probe E1 based on an excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism for detection of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is reported. E1 responds to H2S quickly and showed a 30-fold fluorescence enhancement in 2 minutes. Moreover, E1 can detect H2S quantitatively with a detection limit as low as 0.12 μM in aqueous solution. Its potential for biological applications was confirmed by employing it for fluorescence imaging of H2S in living cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10871-10873
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume48
Issue number88
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

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