Naphthalimide-based fluorescent probe for selectively and specifically detecting glutathione in the lysosomes of living cells

Meijiao Cao, Haiyan Chen, Dan Chen, Zhiqiang Xu, Sheng Hua Liu, Xiaoqiang Chen, Jun Yin

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Abstract

A novel naphthalimide-based fluorescent probe employing a sulfonamide unit as a thiol-responsive group is reported. It is capable of efficiently distinguishing GSH from cysteine and homocysteine. Bioimaging shows that it has high selectivity in living cells and can visualize the level of GSH in lysosomes. It is worth mentioning that different groups on the imide unit can affect the selectivity and reaction dynamics of the probe towards thiols.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)721-724
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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