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- Title
A Novel Fluorescence Probe Based on Azamonardine for Detecting and Imaging Cysteine in Cells and Zebrafish with High Selectivity and Sensitivity.
- Authors
Zhao, Yixu; Wang, Ting; Abdulkhaleq, Ahmed Mohammed Ali; Zuo, Zhongfu; Peng, Yongjin; Zhou, Xibin
- Abstract
A novel fluorescent probe based on azamonardine (Aza) fluorophore was designed and synthesized for the highly selective detection of cysteine (Cys) in vivo and in vitro. After reacting with acryloyl chloride, the fluorescence of Aza is effectively quenched, resulting in the formation of the Aza-acryl probe. Upon the addition of Cys, the ester bond of Aza-acryl is cleaved, releasing a new compound (Compound 1) with strong fluorescence, thereby achieving fluorescence turn-on detection of Cys. The structure of Aza-acryl was characterized using X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Additionally, density functional theory was employed to elucidate the quenching mechanism of the acyl group on the Aza. Aza-acryl exhibits high selectivity towards Cys and distinguishes it from other biothiols such as homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH). The mechanism of Aza-acryl for detecting Cys was investigated through HPLC, NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and reaction kinetics experiments. Aza-acryl demonstrates excellent imaging capabilities for Cys in cells and zebrafish, providing a reliable and selectable tool for the detection and imaging of Cys in biological systems.
- Subjects
INTRAMOLECULAR proton transfer reactions; IMAGING systems in biology; CELL imaging; FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy; BRACHYDANIO; ACYL group
- Publication
Molecules, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 17, p6246
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules28176246