A naphthalimide-based fluorescence "turn-on" probe for the detection of Pb2+ in aqueous solution and living cells

  • Hio Ieng Un
  • , Chang Bo Huang
  • , Junhai Huang
  • , Chusen Huang
  • , Ti Jia
  • , Lin Xu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An easily available naphthalimide-based fluorescent probe NPA for Pb2+ detection was successfully developed. NPA exhibited an obvious fluorescence turn-on response toward Pb2+ in aqueous solution and in living cells. Moreover, a series of model compounds were rationally designed and synthesized in order to explore the sensing mechanism and binding mode of NPA with Pb2+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3397-3402
Number of pages6
JournalChemistry - An Asian Journal
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Fluorescent probes
  • Lead ion
  • Naphthalimide
  • Photoinduced electron transfer
  • Sensors

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