A FRET-based ratiometric fluorescent probe for nitroxyl detection in living cells

Huatang Zhang, Ruochuan Liu, Yi Tan, William Haowei Xie, Haipeng Lei, Hon-Yeung Cheung, Hongyan Sun*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

HNO has recently been found to possess distinct biological functions from NO. Studying the biological functions of HNO calls for the development of sensitive and selective fluorescent probes. Herein, we designed and synthesized a FRET-based ratiometric probe to detect HNO in living cells. Our studies revealed that the probe is capable of detecting HNO in a rapid and ratiometric manner under physiological conditions. In bioimaging studies, the probe displayed a clear color change from blue to green when treated with HNO.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5438-5443
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume7
Issue number9
Online published25 Feb 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Mar 2015

Research Keywords

  • bioimaging
  • fluorescent probe
  • FRET probe
  • HNO
  • ratiometric

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