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  • Title: A novel turn-on type AIE fluorescent probe for highly selective detection of cysteine/homocysteine and its application in living cells.
    Author: Wang W, Ji M, Chen J, Wang P.
    Journal: Talanta; 2022 Mar 01; 239():123091. PubMed ID: 34861486.
    Abstract:
    Biothiols, associated with multiple physiological and pathological processes, have structural similarities. Monitoring Biothiols selectively in organisms is of great significance. Burdened by the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect, the applications of conventional biothiols fluorescent probes are extremely limited. Herein, we developed a "turn-on" type aggregation-induced emission (AIE) fluorescent probe BQM-NBD, which was composed of a BQM-OH fluorophore molecule with AIE effect and the recognition group 7-nitro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD). Non-fluorescent BQM-NBD produces strong fluorescence after the addition of cysteine (Cys) or homocysteine (Hcy). BQM-NBD exhibited excellent linearity for selective detection of Cys (0-100 Μm) and Hcy (0-50 μM) with detection limits of 6.0 × 10-8 M and 8.4 × 10-8 M, respectively. Simultaneously, after treatment with glutathione (GSH), it appeared no fluorescence. The results demonstrated BQM-NBD exhibited good selectivity to Cys/Hcy. Furthermore, BQM-NBD was successfully performed in the imaging of Cys in living cells with low cytotoxicity, which provides a feasible strategy for the selective detection of Cys in the living system.
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