Abstract
Hypochlorite (OCl-) plays a key role in the immune system and is involved in various diseases. Accordingly, direct detection of endogenous OCl- at the subcellular level is important for understanding inflammation and cellular apoptosis. In the current study, a two-photon fluorescent off/on probe (PNIS) bearing imidazoline-2-thione as an OCl- recognition unit and triphenylphosphine (TPP) as a mitochondrial-targeting group was synthesized and examined for its ability to image mitochondrial OCl- in situ. This probe, based on the specific reaction between imidazoline-2-thione and OCl-, displayed a selective fluorescent off/on response to OCl- with the various reactive oxygen species in a physiological medium. PNIS was successfully applied to image of endogenously produced mitochondrial OCl- in live RAW 264.7 cells via two-photon microscopy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6615-6620 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Analytical Chemistry |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Jun 2016 |
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