A phenylboronate-based SERS nanoprobe for detection and imaging of intracellular peroxynitrite

  • Hua Ying Chen
  • , Dan Guo
  • , Zhen Fei Gan
  • , Lei Jiang
  • , Shuai Chang
  • , Da Wei Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based nanoprobe was developed for detection and imaging of endogenous peroxynitrite in living cells. The probe was fabricated by assembling 3-mercaptophenylboronic acid pinacol ester onto the surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The detection of peroxynitrite is accomplished via measurement of the changes in the SERS spectra (at 882 cm−1) that are caused by the reaction between probe and peroxynitrite. The probe has a fast response (<30 s), a 0.4 μM lower detection limit and a wide linearity range from 5.0 × 10−7 to 1.0 × 10−4 M. It is biocompatible and highly stable on storage and under various pH conditions. Both the reaction and the SERS signal are highly specific over other species. The nanoprobe was successfully applied to SERS imaging of peroxynitrite that is produced in macrophages under oxidative stress. Conceivably, the method has a most viable tool for use in studies on peroxynitrite-related physiological and pathological processes. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Article number11
JournalMicrochimica Acta
Volume186
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biosensor
  • Boronate ester
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • Living cell
  • Oxidative stress
  • Reactive oxygen species
  • Specific reaction
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

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