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Assembly of indole fluorophore in situ for hydrogen sulfide signaling through substrate triggered intramolecular reduction-cyclization cascade: A sensitive and selective probe in aqueous solution

  • Ji Zhou
  • , Yuanyuan Luo
  • , Qiang Li
  • , Jiaoning Shen
  • , Rui Wang
  • , Yufang Xu*
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • East China University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

A novel probe containing the azide-coumarin-aldehyde triad (S1) for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was developed. The fluorophore for signaling is assembled in situ through a H2S triggered intramolecular reduction-cyclization cascade, and has a concomitant 10-fold enhancement of the fluorescent intensity at 520 nm. Fluorescence imaging of H2S in living cells proved its potential for biological application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2770-2773
Number of pages4
JournalNew Journal of Chemistry
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2014
Externally publishedYes

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