Acridinium benzoates for ratiometric fluorescence imaging of cellular viscosity

  • Min Wen
  • , Chen Li
  • , Mengyuan Zhang
  • , Yan Sun
  • , Fengming Liu
  • , Xiaoyan Cui*
  • , Yongkui Shan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A series of fluorescent molecular rotors, acridinium benzoates (Acr-A,B,C,D), were designed for ratiometrically monitoring cellular viscosity. High sensitivity to viscosity was observed in probe Acr-A with an insignificant steric effect in the acridinium nitrogen. Acr-A was employed to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells and track the dynamics of viscosity during cellular apoptosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1538-1542
Number of pages5
JournalAnalyst
Volume146
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2021

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