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Bingxin Zhu1, Lixue Ma1, Xiang Li2
1School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
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Hg2+ has harmful toxicity to both ecosystems and biological systems, so accurate monitoring of Hg2+ is essential. Herein, a novel turn-on fluorescence sensor (HTZ) cooperating flavonol with thiocarbonate group was prepared. It exhibited a wider linear range (0-1 μM) and an ultra-low detection limit (8.12 nM) in fluorescence measurement of Hg2+ with high selectivity and excellent anti-interference property. The corresponding recognition mechanism was investigated and verified by mass spectrometry. Moreover, this proposed probe held the ability of visualizing Hg2+ in living cells and zebrafish with good biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. It also exhibited its high accuracy in detecting Hg2+ in real water samples. All the results proved that the probe was a promising tool that can be used to detect Hg2+ in complex biological systems and real water samples.
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