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Chemiluminescence-based Assays for Detection of Nitric Oxide and its Derivatives from Autoxidation and Nitrosated Compounds
Published on: February 16, 2022
A ruthenium nitrosyl complex-based highly selective colorimetric sensor for biological H2S and H2S-NO cross-talk
Nancy Sharma1, Vinod Kumar1, D Amilan Jose1
1Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India. amilanjosenit@nitkkr.ac.in.
Abstract:
A ruthenium nitrosyl complex (1·NO) and 1·NO incorporated phospholipid-based liposomes (Lip-1·NO) were reported for highly selective colorimetric detection of H2S. The probe 1·NO "cross-talks" with H2S and releases nitric oxide (NO) in the process. The detection limit for H2S was found to be 0.31 μM and 0.45 μM in the cases of 1·NO and Lip-1·NO, respectively. The DAF-FM DA assay has been performed to confirm the H2S-induced NO release from 1·NO and Lip-1·NO. The sensing of H2S was also verified by ESI-MS and FT-IR spectroscopy. It was also observed that external stimuli, H2S and light worked in an almost similar way to release NO as observed by UV-Vis spectroscopy. A molecular logic gate operation "OR" was applied to the probe 1·NO in combination with inputs 'light' and 'H2S' to give the output 'NO release'. Hence, the probe 1·NO performs the dual work of sensing H2S with a colorimetric response, releasing NO upon cross-talk between NO and H2S.
