Novel fluorescent ESIPT probe based on flavone for nitroxyl in aqueous solution and serum

Xiaodong Jin, Xiaoli Sun, Xiaoyu Di, Xueqiong Zhang, Hai Huang, Jingning Liu, Pengwei Ji, Hongjun Zhu

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Abstract

A excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorescent turn-on probe (FLA-1) for the detection of nitroxyl (HNO) is designed and synthesized. It consists of a flavone derivative moiety as the fluorophore, linked via an ester moiety to a diphenylphosphinobenzoyl group as a recognition receptor, which forms an aza-ylide upon reaction with HNO. Intramolecular attack of the aza-ylide on the ester carbonyl group releases a fluorescent flavone derivative. In addition, the results showed that FLA-1 exhibited a selective response to HNO over other biological reductants and can quantitatively detect HNO in the range of 0-20 μM with the detection limit of 1.28 × 10-7 M in aqueous solution. Importantly, FLA-1 was successfully applied to detect HNO in the range of 2-20 μM with the detection limit of 3.96 × 10-7 M in complex biological samples (serum) demonstrating its value in practical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-216
Number of pages8
JournalSensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Volume224
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Bovine serum
  • ESIPT
  • Flavone
  • Nitroxyl

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