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Iridium(III) Luminescent Probe for Detection of the Malarial Protein Biomarker Histidine Rich Protein-II
Published on: July 7, 2015
Rational design of an "on-off-on" fluorescent switch for Cu2+ and histidine based on chiral macrocyclic
Xiaohuan Huang1, Kaiqun Li1, Xu Wang1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis and Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, PR China.
Abstract:
A novel chemosensor 1 having a chiral macrocyclic dioxopolyamine of C2 symmetry as a receptor and anthracene as a signal unit has been designed and synthesized for cations and α-amino acids recognition in DMSO-HEPES buffer (1:9, v/v, pH 7.2). The ligand exhibited selective response to Cu2+ even in the presence of other metal ions with a fluorescence "switch-off" behavior. Additionally, the in situ generated 1-Cu2+ ensemble displayed specific recognition to histidine by a "switch-on" fluorescence response. For this dual functional switch, its sensing behavior via a displacement mode was confirmed by 1H NMR titration and ESI mass spectroscopy. Sequential "on-off-on" fluorescence responses of 1 to Cu2+ and histidine are successfully applied in HeLa cells.
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