Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes of Biological Zn(II) Derived from 7-Hydroxyquinoline

作者:Chen Xiao Yun; Shi Jing; Li Yi Ming; Wang Feng Liang; Wu Xu; Guo Qing Xiang; Liu Lei
来源:Organic Letters, 2009, 11(19): 4426-4429.
DOI:10.1021/ol901787w

摘要

A new fluorescent probe for monitoring Zn(2 ) was synthesized based on the structure of 7-hydroxyquinoline. Compared with 8-substituted quinolines, the new probe exhibited higher selectivity for Zn(2 ) over Cd(2 ). Its fluorescence enhancement (14-fold) and nanomolar range sensitivity (K(d) = 0.117 nM) were favorable toward biological applications. Experiments also showed that a cell-permeable derivative of the new probe was potentially useful for two-photon imaging in living