A high performance Schiff-base fluorescent probe for monitoring Au3+ in zebrafish based on BODIPY

作者:Wang, Enze; Pang, Lanfang; Zhou, Yanmei*; Zhang, Junli; Yu, Fang; Qiao, Han; Pang, Xiaobin
来源:Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2016, 77: 812-817.
DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2015.10.051

摘要

We designed and synthesized a mono-Schiff-base fluorescent probe (Probe 1) based on a boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dye. By investigating the recognition of Au3+ through an irreversible C=N bond hydrolysis reaction, Probe 1 exhibited higher properties such as acting as a "naked eye" probe, stability to pH, fast-response of 90 s, a lower detection limit of 60 nM, stronger antijamming capability, and better live-cells imaging with low cytotoxicity compared with other probes. Even in relatively high temperatures, Probe 1 maintained its own excellent characteristic. More importantly, this is the first time that one chemosensor could be successfully applied to Au3+ imaging in zebrafish, which demonstrated the performance that Probe 1 exhibited wonderful organism permeability.