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Santonocito R, Puglisi R, Cavallaro A, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Cortisol sensing by optical sensors. Analyst 2024; 149:989-1001. [PMID: 38226461 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01801f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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During a stress condition, the human body synthesizes catecholamine neurotransmitters and specific hormones (called "stress hormones"), the most important of which is cortisol. The monitoring of cortisol levels is extremely important for controlling the stress levels. For this reason, it has important medical applications. Common analytical methods (HPLC, GC-MS) cannot be used in real life due to the bulkiness of the instruments and the necessity of specialized operators. Molecular probes solve this problem. This review aims to provide a description of recent developments in this field, focusing on the analytical aspects and the possibility to obtain real practical devices from these molecular probes.
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- Rossella Santonocito
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Yu M, He T, Wang Q, Cui C. Unraveling the Possibilities: Recent Progress in DNA Biosensing. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:889. [PMID: 37754122 PMCID: PMC10526863 DOI: 10.3390/bios13090889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Due to the advantages of its numerous modification sites, predictable structure, high thermal stability, and excellent biocompatibility, DNA is the ideal choice as a key component of biosensors. DNA biosensors offer significant advantages over existing bioanalytical techniques, addressing limitations in sensitivity, selectivity, and limit of detection. Consequently, they have attracted significant attention from researchers worldwide. Here, we exemplify four foundational categories of functional nucleic acids: aptamers, DNAzymes, i-motifs, and G-quadruplexes, from the perspective of the structure-driven functionality in constructing DNA biosensors. Furthermore, we provide a concise overview of the design and detection mechanisms employed in these DNA biosensors. Noteworthy advantages of DNA as a sensor component, including its programmable structure, reaction predictility, exceptional specificity, excellent sensitivity, and thermal stability, are highlighted. These characteristics contribute to the efficacy and reliability of DNA biosensors. Despite their great potential, challenges remain for the successful application of DNA biosensors, spanning storage and detection conditions, as well as associated costs. To overcome these limitations, we propose potential strategies that can be implemented to solve these issues. By offering these insights, we aim to inspire subsequent researchers in related fields.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; (M.Y.)
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Hawtrey T, New EJ. Molecular probes for fluorescent sensing of metal ions in non-mammalian organisms. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2023; 74:102311. [PMID: 37146433 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.102311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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While metal ions play an important role in the proper functioning of all life, many questions remain unanswered about exactly how different metals contribute to health and disease. The development of fluorescent probes, which respond to metals, has allowed greater understanding of the cellular location, concentration and speciation of metals in living systems, giving a new appreciation of their function. While the focus of studies using these fluorescent tools has largely been on mammalian organisms, there has been relatively little application of these powerful tools to other organisms. In this review, we highlight recent examples of molecular fluorophores, which have been applied to sensing metals in non-mammalian organisms.
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- Tom Hawtrey
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Khatun M, Ghorai P, Mandal J, Ghosh Chowdhury S, Karmakar P, Blasco S, García-España E, Saha A. Aza-phenol Based Macrocyclic Probes Design for "CHEF-on" Multi Analytes Sensor: Crystal Structure Elucidation and Application in Biological Cell Imaging. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:7479-7491. [PMID: 36873024 PMCID: PMC9979245 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Metal bound macrocyclic compounds found in biological systems inspired us to design and synthesize two Robson-type macrocyclic Schiff-base chemosensors, H 2 L1 (H 2 L1=1,11-dimethyl-6,16-dithia-3,9,13,19-tetraaza-1,11(1,3)-dibenzenacycloicosaphane-2,9,12,19-tetraene-1,11-diol) and H 2 L2 (H 2 L2=1,11-dimethyl-6,16-dioxa-3,9,13,19-tetraaza-1,11(1,3)-dibenzenacycloicosaphane-2,9,12,19-tetraene-1,11-diol). Both the chemosensors have been characterized with different spectroscopic techniques. They act as multianalyte sensor and exhibit "turn-on" fluorescence toward different metal ions in 1X PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline) solution. In presence of Zn2+, Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions, H 2 L1 exhibits ∼6-fold enhancement of emission intensity, while H 2 L2 shows ∼6-fold enhancement of emission intensity in the presence of Zn2+, Al3+ and Cr3+ ions. The interaction between the different metal ion and chemosensor have been examined by absorption, emission, and 1H NMR spectroscopy as well as by ESI-MS+ analysis. We have successfully isolated and solved the crystal structure of the complex [Zn(H 2 L1)(NO3)]NO3 (1) by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure of 1 shows 1:1 metal:ligand stoichiometry and helps to understand the observed PET-Off-CHEF-On sensing mechanism. LOD values of H 2 L1 and H 2 L2 toward metal ions are found to be ∼10-8 and ∼10-7 M, respectively. Large Stokes shifts of the probes against analytes (∼100 nm) make them a suitable candidate for biological cell imaging studies. Robson type phenol based macrocyclic fluorescence sensors are very scarce in the literature. Therefore, the tuning of structural parameters as the number and nature of donor atoms, their relative locations and presence of rigid aromatic groups can lead to the design of new chemosensors, which can accommodate different charged/neutral guest(s) inside its cavity. The study of the spectroscopic properties of this type of macrocyclic ligands and their complexes might open a new avenue of chemosensors.
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- Mohafuza Khatun
- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Institute
of Molecular Sciences, Universitat de València, C/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain
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- Institute
of Molecular Sciences, Universitat de València, C/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez, 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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N-isobutyl-1,8-bis(isobutylamino)-naphthalimide. MOLBANK 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/m1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Naphthalimides make up a class of organic molecules characterised by excellent spectroscopic properties due to their extended conjugate system. Furthermore, various asymmetric or symmetric compounds can be obtained from naphthalimides by the different functionalization that can be performed on the nitrogen and/or on the aromatic rings. The introduction of a wide range of substituents in different positions allows chemical and spectroscopic properties to be regulated. In this contribution, we report the synthesis and characterization of a new 4,5-amino-1,8-naphthalimide bearing three isobutyl substituents.
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Arabahmadi R, reza sharafi A, Orojloo M, Parchegani F, Amani S. Detection of CN, OAC, HCO and Cu using a novel Schiff base chemosensor: Three and two inputs combinatorial logic circuits. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Santonocito R, Tuccitto N, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Smartphone-Based Dopamine Detection by Fluorescent Supramolecular Sensor. Molecules 2022; 27:7503. [PMID: 36364331 PMCID: PMC9654496 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Supramolecular recognition of dopamine by two quinoxaline cavitands was studied in solution by fluorescence titrations, ESI-MS and ROESY measurements. In addition, the tetraquinoxaline cavitand was dropped onto a siloxane-based polymeric solid support, obtaining a sensor able to detect dopamine in a linear range of concentrations 10 Mm-100 pM, with a detection limit of 1 pM, much lower than the normal concentration values in the common human fluids (plasma, urine and saliva), by using a simple smartphone as detector. This sensor shows also good selectivity for dopamine respect to the other common analytes contained in a saliva sample and can be reused after acid-base cycles, paving the way for the realization of real practical sensor for human dopamine detection.
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- Rossella Santonocito
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
- Laboratory for Molecular Surfaces and Nanotechnology—CSGI, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (I.N.S.T.M.) Research Unit of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (I.N.S.T.M.) Research Unit of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Hao C, Zhang F, Jiang T, Ma Y, Ji W, Shi Z. Perylene tetra-(alkoxycarbonyl) based ‘turn-on’ fluorescent probe for selective recognition of Cu(Ⅱ) and its fluorescence imaging in living cells. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Santonocito R, Intravaia M, Caruso IM, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G, Tuccitto N. Fluorescence sensing by carbon nanoparticles. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:1926-1948. [PMID: 36133414 PMCID: PMC9418512 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00080f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Sensing is one of the most important fields in which chemists, engineers and other scientists are involved to realize sensoristic devices that can detect different analytes, both chemicals and biologicals. In this context, fluorescence sensing paves the way for the realization of smart sensoristic devices due to the possibility to detect the target analyte via a change in colour or emission. Recently (since 2006), carbon nanoparticles, which are a "new class" of nanostructures based on carbon atoms, have been widely used in sensing applications due to their intriguing optical properties. The scientific literature on this topic started from 2006 and a progressive increase in the corresponding number of publications has been observed. This review summarises the application of carbon nanoparticles in the sensing field, focusing on chemical and ion sensing.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (I.N.S.T.M.), Research Unit of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (I.N.S.T.M.), Research Unit of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania 95125 Catania Italy
- Laboratory for Molecular Surfaces and Nanotechnology - CSGI 95125 Catania Italy
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Wang Z, Jia J, Huo F, Zhang Y, Chao J. A fluorescent probe for monitoring Cys fluctuations in the oxidative stress environment simulated by Cu2+ or H2O2. Bioorg Chem 2022; 120:105618. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Jia P, Wang F, Zeng W, Wang Z. A triphenylamine-based aggregation-enhanced emission probe for viscosity and polarity analysis of lubricating oils. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:694-699. [PMID: 35043793 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01957k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lubricating oils offers abundant information about the operating state of machines. In this work, a donor-acceptor aggregation-enhanced emission fluorescent molecule, (Z)-4-(1-cyano-2-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)vinyl)benzonitrile (CPA-TPA), was synthesized to investigate its function to sense the viscosity and polarity of lubricant base oils. The results indicated that the molecule showed steadily-increased fluorescence emission with the base oil viscosity. In a mixture of poly-α-olefin/ester base oils, its optimal emission gradually red-shifted with the ester oil fraction, i.e., the polarity of the lubricant. A good correlation could be established between the emission intensity of the probe and the oil viscosity or between the optimal emission wavelength and the oil polarity. This demonstrates a dual-response fluorescent probe used for lubricating oil analysis and opens a new opportunity to develop a molecule-based method for the evaluation of lubricating oil quality.
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- Pengxiao Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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Naletova I, Greco V, Sciuto S, Attanasio F, Rizzarelli E. Ionophore Ability of Carnosine and Its Trehalose Conjugate Assists Copper Signal in Triggering Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Activation In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:13504. [PMID: 34948299 PMCID: PMC8706131 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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l-carnosine (β-alanyl-l-histidine) (Car hereafter) is a natural dipeptide widely distributed in mammalian tissues and reaching high concentrations (0.7-2.0 mM) in the brain. The molecular features of the dipeptide underlie the antioxidant, anti-aggregating and metal chelating ability showed in a large number of physiological effects, while the biological mechanisms involved in the protective role found against several diseases cannot be explained on the basis of the above-mentioned properties alone, requiring further research efforts. It has been reported that l-carnosine increases the secretion and expression of various neurotrophic factors and affects copper homeostasis in nervous cells inducing Cu cellular uptake in keeping with the key metal-sensing system. Having in mind this l-carnosine ability, here we report the copper-binding and ionophore ability of l-carnosine to activate tyrosine kinase cascade pathways in PC12 cells and stimulate the expression of BDNF. Furthermore, the study was extended to verify the ability of the dipeptide to favor copper signaling inducing the expression of VEGF. Being aware that the potential protective action of l-carnosine is drastically hampered by its hydrolysis, we also report on the behavior of a conjugate of l-carnosine with trehalose that blocks the carnosinase degradative activity. Overall, our findings describe a copper tuning effect on the ability of l-carnosine and, particularly its conjugate, to activate tyrosine kinase cascade pathways.
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- Irina Naletova
- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research—CNR, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy;
- National Inter-University Consortium Metals Chemistry in Biological Systems (CIRCMSB), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; (V.G.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; (V.G.); (S.S.)
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research—CNR, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy;
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research—CNR, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy;
- National Inter-University Consortium Metals Chemistry in Biological Systems (CIRCMSB), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; (V.G.); (S.S.)
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Chao J, Zhao J, Jia J, Zhang Y, Huo F, Yin C. A reversible coumarin-based sensor for intracellular monitoring cysteine level changes during Cu 2+-induced redox imbalance. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 263:120173. [PMID: 34325171 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biological thiols are crucial small molecule amino acids widely existing in cells, which play indispensable roles in maintaining redox homeostasis of living systems. Owing to their abnormal levels have close relation with many diseases, thus, developing more convenient, rapid and practical in-vivo detection tools is imminent. Herein, a reversible coumarin-based probe (HNA) was successfully constructed through a simple two-step synthesis. HNA can detect Cys/Hcy with high response speed and desirable selectivity based on Michael addition recognition mechanism. Free HNA has an orange emission at 580 nm, but after addition of Cys/Hcy, the conjugated structure of probe HNA was destroyed by the attack of sulfhydryl, resulting in a new green emission at 507 nm. Further, HNA has been applied to monitor Cys/Hcy in HeLa cells and zebrafish. Notably, HNA has also been successfully applied for real-time tracing Cys levels changes in living cells and zebrafish during the imbalance in redox status caused by copper (II). This provides a new strategy for studying the process of oxidative stress in cells.
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- Jianbin Chao
- Scientific Instrument Center, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Scientific Instrument Center, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Scientific Instrument Center, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Singh AK, Nair AV, Singh NDP. Small Two-Photon Organic Fluorogenic Probes: Sensing and Bioimaging of Cancer Relevant Biomarkers. Anal Chem 2021; 94:177-192. [PMID: 34793114 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Amit Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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La Mendola D, Arena G, Pietropaolo A, Satriano C, Rizzarelli E. Metal ion coordination in peptide fragments of neurotrophins: A crucial step for understanding the role and signaling of these proteins in the brain. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Butera E, Zammataro A, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Supramolecular Sensing of Chemical Warfare Agents. Chempluschem 2021; 86:681-695. [PMID: 33881227 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chemical warfare agents are a class of organic molecules used as chemical weapons due to their high toxicity and lethal effects. For this reason, the fast detection of these compounds in the environment is crucial. Traditional detection methods are based on instrumental techniques, such as mass spectrometry or HPLC, however the use of molecular sensors able to change a detectable property (e. g., luminescence, color, electrical resistance) can be cheaper and faster. Today, molecular sensing of chemical warfare agents is mainly based on the "covalent approach", in which the sensor reacts with the analyte, or on the "supramolecular approach", which involves the formation of non-covalent interactions between the sensor and the analyte. This Review is focused on the recent developments of supramolecular sensors of organophosphorus chemical warfare agents (from 2013). In particular, supramolecular sensors are classified by function of the sensing mechanism: i) Lewis Acids, ii) hydrogen bonds, iii) macrocyclic hosts, iv) multi-topic sensors, v) nanosensors. It is shown how the supramolecular non-covalent approach leads to a reversible sensing and higher selectivity towards the selected analyte respect to other interfering molecules.
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- Ester Butera
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.,INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.,INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Falcone E, Okafor M, Vitale N, Raibaut L, Sour A, Faller P. Extracellular Cu2+ pools and their detection: From current knowledge to next-generation probes. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cucci LM, Trapani G, Hansson Ö, La Mendola D, Satriano C. Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Angiogenin for Wound Care Application. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:201. [PMID: 33466813 PMCID: PMC7830515 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this work, we aimed to develop a hybrid theranostic nano-formulation based on gold nanoparticles (AuNP)-having a known anti-angiogenic character-and the angiogenin (ANG), in order to tune the angiogenesis-related phases involved in the multifaceted process of the wound healing. To this purpose, spherical were surface "decorated" with three variants of the protein, namely, the recombinant (rANG), the wild-type, physiologically present in the human plasma (wtANG) and a new mutant with a cysteine substitution of the serine at the residue 28 (S28CANG). The hybrid biointerface between AuNP and ANG was scrutinized by a multi-technique approach based on dynamic light scattering, spectroscopic (UV-visible, circular dichroism) and microscopic (atomic force and laser scanning confocal) techniques. The analyses of optical features of plasmonic gold nanoparticles allowed for discrimination of different adsorption modes-i.e.; predominant physisorption and/or chemisorption-triggered by the ANG primary sequence. Biophysical experiments with supported lipid bilayers (SLB), an artificial model of cell membrane, were performed by means of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring acoustic sensing technique. Cellular experiments on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), in the absence or presence of copper-another co-player of angiogenesis-were carried out to assay the nanotoxicity of the hybrid protein-gold nanoassemblies as well as their effect on cell migration and tubulogenesis. Results pointed to the promising potential of these nanoplatforms, especially the new hybrid Au-S28CANG obtained with the covalent grafting of the mutant on the gold surface, for the modulation of angiogenesis processes in wound care.
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- Lorena Maria Cucci
- Laboratory of Hybrid NanoBioInterfaces (NHBIL), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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- Scuola Superiore di Catania, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden;
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- Laboratory of Hybrid NanoBioInterfaces (NHBIL), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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Pappalardo A, Gangemi CM, Toscano RM, Sfrazzetto GT. A New Fluorescent Salen-uranyl Sensor for the Sub-ppm Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999200930150313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Real-time sensing of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) is today a crucial topic to
prevent the lethal effects of a terroristic chemical attack. For this reason, the development of
efficient, selective, sensitive and reversible sensoristic devices, able to detect by optical response
ppm levels of these compounds, is strongly required. Here, the synthesis of a new fluorescent
sensor based on a salen-uranyl scaffold, functionalized with two bodipy moieties, and
its application for the detection of sub-ppm levels of CWAs is reported. Detection properties
were evaluated by fluorescence measurements and selectivity tests demonstrated the strong
affinity for CWAs.
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- Andrea Pappalardo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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Yu S, Wang Z, Gao L, Zhang B, Wang L, Kong J, Li L. A Highly Selective and Sensitive Peptide-Based Fluorescent Ratio Sensor for Ag . J Fluoresc 2020; 31:237-246. [PMID: 33215317 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-020-02653-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A fluorescence ratio sensor based on dansyl-peptide, Dansyl-Glu-Cys-Glu-Glu-Trp-NH2 (D-P5), was efficiently synthesized by Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis. The sensor exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity for Ag+ over 16 metal ions in 100 mM sodium perchlorate and 50 mM 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid buffer solution by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The 1:1 binding stoichiometry of the sensor and Ag+ is measured by fluorescence ratio response and the job's plot. The dissociation constant of the sensor with Ag+ was calculated to be 6.4 × 10-9 M, which indicates that the sensor has an effective binding affinity for Ag+. In addition, the limit of detection of the sensor for Ag+ was determined to be 80 nM, which also indicates that the sensor has a high sensitivity to Ag+. Result showed that the sensor is an excellent Ag+ sensor under neutral condition. Furthermore, this sensor displays good practicality for Ag+ detection in river water samples without performing tedious sample pretreatment, as well as for silver chloride detection.
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- Shuaibing Yu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
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- Zhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Liaocheng, 252000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China.
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Zhou N, Huo F, Yue Y, Ma K, Yin C. Rearrangement regulated cysteine fluorescent probe for cellular oxidative stress evaluation induced by copper(II). CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transition metals such as zinc, copper and iron play vital roles in maintaining physiological functions and homeostasis of living systems. Molecular imaging, including two-photon imaging (TPI), bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI), could act as non-invasive toolkits for capturing dynamic events in living cells, tissues and whole animals. Herein, we review the recent progress in the development of molecular probes for essential transition metals and their biological applications. We emphasize the contributions of metallostasis to health and disease, and discuss the future research directions about how to harness the great potential of metal sensors.
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Li M, Chen H, Liu X, Zhang N, Sun Q, Zheng K. A selective and sensitive sequential ratio/“turn-off” dual mode fluorescent chemosensor for detection of copper ions in aqueous solution and serum. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Magrì A, Tabbì G, Di Natale G, La Mendola D, Pietropaolo A, Zoroddu MA, Peana M, Rizzarelli E. Zinc Interactions with a Soluble Mutated Rat Amylin to Mimic Whole Human Amylin: An Experimental and Simulation Approach to Understand Stoichiometry, Speciation and Coordination of the Metal Complexes. Chemistry 2020; 26:13072-13084. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Antonio Magrì
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Cristallografia Via P. Gaifami 18 95126 Catania Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Cristallografia Via P. Gaifami 18 95126 Catania Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Cristallografia Via P. Gaifami 18 95126 Catania Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia Università di Pisa Via Bonanno Pisano, 6 56126 Pisa Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei, Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB) Via Celso Ulpiani 27 70126 Bari Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute Università “Magna Graecia” di Catanzaro Campus Universitario, Viale Europa 88100 Catanzaro Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia University of Sassari Via Vienna 2 07100 Sassari Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Cristallografia Via P. Gaifami 18 95126 Catania Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei, Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB) Via Celso Ulpiani 27 70126 Bari Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Università degli Studi di Catania Viale A. Doria 6 95125 Catania Italy
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Fluorescent and electrochemical detection of Cu (II) ions in aqueous environment by a novel, simple and readily available AIE probe. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang J, Niu Q, Wei T, Li T, Hu T, Chen J, Qin X, Yang Q, Yang L. Novel phenothiazine-based fast-responsive colori/fluorimetric sensor for highly sensitive, selective and reversible detection of Cu2+ in real water samples and its application as an efficient solid-state sensor. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kim JJ, Hong J, Yu S, You Y. Deep-Red-Fluorescent Zinc Probe with a Membrane-Targeting Cholesterol Unit. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11562-11576. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jin Ju Kim
- Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Zheng AQ, Hao YN, Guo TT, Shu Y, Wang JH. A fluorescence imaging protocol for correlating intracellular free cationic copper to the total uptaken copper by live cells. Talanta 2020; 220:121355. [PMID: 32928391 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A variety of fluorescence probes have been developed for fluorescence imaging of metals in biological cells. However, accurate quantification of metals with fluorescent approaches is challenging due to the difficulty in establishing a standard calibration curve in living cells. Herein, a fluorescence imaging protocol is developed for imaging intracellular Cu2+ and its correlation with the cellular uptake of copper. The total amount of intracellular Cu is detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in parallel. Fluorescence imaging of Cu2+ is accomplished with Rhodamine B derivative modified carbon dots (CDs-Rbh) based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from CDs to rhodamine. Intracellular Cu2+ is correlated with fluorescence ratio at λem 500-600 nm (rhodamine) to λem 425-475 nm (CDs) with excitation at λex 405 nm. It is found that Cu2+ is linearly correlated with the total intracellular uptaken copper content, with a linear correlation between the relative fluorescence ratio in fluorescence imaging and intracellular Cu derived from ICP-MS, including both Cu(I) and Cu(II) species. The linear calibration equation is lg(F2/F1) = 0.00148 m[Cu]-0.3622. This approach facilitates further investigation and elucidation of copper transition in live cells and the evaluation of their cytotoxicity.
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- An-Qi Zheng
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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Malandrino P, Russo M, Gianì F, Pellegriti G, Vigneri P, Belfiore A, Rizzarelli E, Vigneri R. Increased Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Volcanic Areas: A Role of Increased Heavy Metals in the Environment? Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103425. [PMID: 32408629 PMCID: PMC7279170 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Thyroid cancer incidence is significantly increased in volcanic areas, where relevant non-anthropogenic pollution with heavy metals is present in the environment. This review will discuss whether chronic lifelong exposure to slightly increased levels of metals can contribute to the increase in thyroid cancer in the residents of a volcanic area. The influence of metals on living cells depends on the physicochemical properties of the metals and their interaction with the target cell metallostasis network, which includes transporters, intracellular binding proteins, and metal-responsive elements. Very little is known about the carcinogenic potential of slightly increased metal levels on the thyroid, which might be more sensitive to mutagenic damage because of its unique biology related to iodine, which is a very reactive and strongly oxidizing agent. Different mechanisms could explain the specific carcinogenic effect of borderline/high environmental levels of metals on the thyroid, including (a) hormesis, the nonlinear response to chemicals causing important biological effects at low concentrations; (b) metal accumulation in the thyroid relative to other tissues; and (c) the specific effects of a mixture of different metals. Recent evidence related to all of these mechanisms is now available, and the data are compatible with a cause–effect relationship between increased metal levels in the environment and an increase in thyroid cancer incidence.
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- Pasqualino Malandrino
- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
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- Medical Oncology and the Center of Experimental Oncology and Hematology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, A.O.U. Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, 95125 Catania, Italy;
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy;
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Cristallography Institute (Catania Section), via P. Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, 95122 Catania, Italy; (P.M.); (M.R.); (F.G.); (G.P.); (A.B.)
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Cristallography Institute (Catania Section), via P. Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-095-759-8747
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Wu X, Zhang Z, Liu H, Pu S. A highly selective multi-responsive fluorescence sensor for Zn 2+ based on a diarylethene with a 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine unit. RSC Adv 2020; 10:15547-15553. [PMID: 35495480 PMCID: PMC9052394 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10907b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A novel turn-on mode fluorescent diarylethene containing a 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine unit was developed to fluorescently sense Zn2+. Its multiple-responsive properties induced by Zn2+/EDTA and ultraviolet/visible light have been systematically studied. The fluorescence sensor could efficiently detect Zn2+ with a 10 times enhancement of emission intensity and fluorescence color change (dark-green). In addition, the sensor showed clear discrimination from Cd2+. The limit of detection of the sensor was measured to be 8.48 × 10-8 mol L-1 for Zn2+. Finally, a molecular logic circuit was fabricated with the emission at 528 nm as the output signal and light and chemical stimuli as input signals.
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- Xiaoxiao Wu
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Nanchang 330013 PR China +86-791-83831996 +86-791-83831996
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Nanchang 330013 PR China +86-791-83831996 +86-791-83831996
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Nanchang 330013 PR China +86-791-83831996 +86-791-83831996
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Nanchang 330013 PR China +86-791-83831996 +86-791-83831996
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Wang WW, Wang Y, Wu WN, Zhao XL, Xu ZQ, Xu ZH, Li XX, Fan YC. Pyrrole-quinazoline derivative as an easily accessible turn-off optical chemosensor for Cu 2+ and resultant Cu 2+ complex as a turn-on sensor for pyrophosphate in almost neat aqueous solution. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 226:117592. [PMID: 31654904 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A simple chemosensor, 6-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline (1), was synthesized via simple nucleophilic addition reaction coupled with Schiff base condensation. The probe 1 is aggregation-induced emission-active and could be used as an on-off fluorescence sensor toward Cu2+ in H2O/CH3CN (99.5%, v/v) solution. Furthermore, the resultant Cu2+ complex selectively responded to pyrophosphate (PPi) among various anions based on fluorescent on-off signal. In addition, the probe could be used for detecting Cu2+ and PPi in HeLa cells.
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- Wan-Wan Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Detection, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xuchang University, 461000, PR China; College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China.
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- Institute of Functional Materials, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China
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Park SH, Kwon N, Lee JH, Yoon J, Shin I. Synthetic ratiometric fluorescent probes for detection of ions. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:143-179. [PMID: 31750471 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00243j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 434] [Impact Index Per Article: 108.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal cations and anions are essential for versatile physiological processes. Dysregulation of specific ion levels in living organisms is known to have an adverse effect on normal biological events. Owing to the pathophysiological significance of ions, sensitive and selective methods to detect these species in biological systems are in high demand. Because they can be used in methods for precise and quantitative analysis of ions, organic dye-based ratiometric fluorescent probes have been extensively explored in recent years. In this review, recent advances (2015-2019) made in the development and biological applications of synthetic ratiometric fluorescent probes are described. Particular emphasis is given to organic dye-based ratiometric fluorescent probes that are designed to detect biologically important and relevant ions in cells and living organisms. Also, the fundamental principles associated with the design of ratiometric fluorescent probes and perspectives about how to expand their biological applications are discussed.
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- Sang-Hyun Park
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Legnani L, Puglisi R, Pappalardo A, Chiacchio MA, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Supramolecular recognition of phosphocholine by an enzyme-like cavitand receptor. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 56:539-542. [PMID: 31829317 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07577a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The first example of supramolecular recognition of phosphocholine by a cavitand receptor has been reported here. The chemical structure of the receptor has been optimized by DFT calculations. The recognition mechanism is based on a "multi-topic approach", which leads to highly efficient (K value up to 107 M-1), selective and sensitive (ppb level) sensing of phosphocholine. The recognition mechanism proposed here is similar to those exploited by Nature, and paves the way for the realization of new sensors with important applications in medicine and security fields.
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- Laura Legnani
- Dipartimento di Scienze Del Farmaco, Università di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, 95125, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy. and INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Del Farmaco, Università di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, 95125, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy. and INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Gangemi CMA, Rimkaite U, Cipria F, Trusso Sfrazzetto G, Pappalardo A. Enantiomeric Recognition of α-Aminoacids by a Uranyl Salen-Bis-Porphyrin Complex. Front Chem 2019; 7:836. [PMID: 31850322 PMCID: PMC6902086 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- I.N.S.T.M. - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- I.N.S.T.M. - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- *Correspondence: Andrea Pappalardo
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Point-of-care nanobiosensors have tremendous potential to revolutionize the future of personalized nanomedicine, especially for the simultaneous diagnosis and therapy, which takes the name of theranostics [...]
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Garwin SA, Kelley MS, Sue AC, Que EL, Schatz GC, Woodruff TK, O'Halloran TV. Interrogating Intracellular Zinc Chemistry with a Long Stokes Shift Zinc Probe ZincBY-4. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:16696-16705. [PMID: 31550140 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Previous work has shown that fluctuations in zinc content and subcellular localization play key roles in regulating cell cycle progression; however, a deep mechanistic understanding requires the determination of when, where, and how labile zinc pools are concentrated into or released from stores. Labile zinc ions can be difficult to detect with probes that require hydrolysis of toxic protecting groups or application at high concentrations that negatively impact cell function. We previously reported a BODIPY-based zinc probe, ZincBY-1, that can be used at working concentrations that are 20-200-fold lower than concentrations employed with other probes. To better understand how zinc pools can be visualized at such low probe concentrations, we modulated the photophysical properties via changes at the 5-position of the BODIPY core. One of these, ZincBY-4, exhibits an order of magnitude higher affinity for zinc, an 8-fold increase in brightness in response to zinc, and a 100 nm Stokes shift within cells. The larger Stokes shift of ZincBY-4 presents a unique opportunity for simultaneous imaging with GFP or fluorescein sensors upon single excitation. Finally, by creating a proxy for the cellular environment in spectrometer experiments, we show that the ZincBY series are highly effective at 50 nM because they can pass membranes and accumulate in regions of high zinc concentration within a cell. These features of the ZincBY probe class have widespread applications in imaging and for understanding the regulatory roles of zinc fluxes in live cells.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine , Northwestern University , 250 E. Superior St., Suite 3-2303 , Chicago , Illinois 60611 , United States
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Yin C, Li J, Huo F. Cu2+ Biological Imaging Probes Based on Different Sensing Mechanisms. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:3958-4002. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170428110724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In recent years, fluorescent probes have recently attracted attention from researchers.
As a vital trace metal element, Cu2+ has an important role in the human body and
environment. Therefore, the development and design of Cu2+ small-molecular fluorescent
probes has been an active research area. This review focuses on the developments in the area
of small-molecular fluorescent probes for Cu2+ in biological applications according to different
sensing mechanisms including charge transfer (CT), electron transfer, energy transfer,
excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT).
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- Caixia Yin
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Jiawei Li and Caixia Yin, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Jiawei Li and Caixia Yin, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Fangjun Huo, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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Tabbì G, Magrì A, Rizzarelli E. The copper(II) binding centres of carbonic anhydrase are differently affected by reductants that ensure the redox intracellular environment. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 199:110759. [PMID: 31299377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Copper is involved in several biological processes. The static and labile copper pools are controlled by means of a network of influx and efflux transporters, storage proteins, chaperones, transcription factors and small molecules as glutathione (GSH), which contributes to the cell reducing environment. To follow the fate of intracellular copper labile pool, a variant of human apocarbonic anhydrase has been proposed as fluorescent probe to monitor cytoplasmic Cu2+. Aware that in this cellular compartment copper ion is present as Cu+, electron spin resonance technique (ESR) was used to ascertain whether (bovine or human) carbonic anhydrase (CA) was able to accommodate Cu+ in the same sites occupied by Cu2+, in the presence of naturally occurring reducing agents such as ascorbate and GSH. Our ESR results on Cu2+ complexes with CA allow for a complete characterization of the two metal binding sites of the protein in solution. The use of the reported affinity constants of zinc in the catalytic site and of Cu2+ in the peripheral and catalytic site, allow us to obtain the speciation of copper species mimicking the spectroscopic study conditions. The different Cu2+ coordination features in the catalytic and the peripheral (the N-terminus cleft mouth) binding sites influence the chemical reduction effect of the two main naturally occurring reductants. Ascorbate reversibly reduces the Cu2+ complex with CA, while glutathione irreversibly induces the formation of Cu2+ complex with its oxidized form (GSSG). Our results questioned the use of CA as intracellular Cu2+ sensor. Furthermore, translating these findings to intracellular environment, the conversion of GSH in GSSG can significantly alter the metallostasis.
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- Giovanni Tabbì
- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research, CNR, S.S. Catania, via P. Gaifami 18, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research, CNR, S.S. Catania, via P. Gaifami 18, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research, CNR, S.S. Catania, via P. Gaifami 18, Catania, Italy; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Ricerca dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici, Via Ulpiani 27, Bari, Italy.
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Supramolecular Detection of a Nerve Agent Simulant by Fluorescent Zn-Salen Oligomer Receptors. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24112160. [PMID: 31181723 PMCID: PMC6600340 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report on new Zn-Salen oligomer receptors able to recognize a nerve agent simulant, namely dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), by a supramolecular approach. In particular, three Zn-Salen oligomers (Zn-Oligo-A, -B, and -C), differing by the length distribution, were obtained and characterized by NMR, Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Furthermore, we investigated their recognition properties towards DMMP by using fluorescence measurements. We found that the recognition ability depends on the length of the oligomeric chain, and the Zn-Oligo-C shows a binding constant value higher than those already reported in literature for the DMMP detection.
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Huang K, Han D, Li X, Peng M, Qiu Q, Qin D. A Novel Biscarbazole-Xanthene Hybrid Fluorescent Probe for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Cu2+ and Applications in Bioimaging. J Fluoresc 2019; 29:727-735. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-019-02393-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Luo Q, Bandi KR, Dong Y, Bao H, Li D, Chen Q. Synthesis and living cell imaging of a novel fluorescent sensor for selective cupric detection. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 214:146-151. [PMID: 30776715 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Copper is an important element indispensable for human life and health. Many copper-determining probes have been created for exploring its functional behavior in various cell types but few of them contains both fluorescent and colorimetric characters. In the present study, we developed a set of copper probes by synthesizing several novel thiophene-based Schiff bases in order to make a suitable sensor for quantifying and imaging copper in living cells. We find that the ligand FS-1 has a splendid selectivity and affinity toward Cu2+ among the common divalent metal ions. Living cell imaging show that FS-1 has a robust and repetitive fluorescence response in the presence of Cu2+ only in the cytosolic space of Hepg2 cell and not in the other cells examined. These data suggest that we have developed a new copper probe that can be used as a Cu2+ fluorescent and colorimetric sensor for in vivo and in vitro copper studies.
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- Qianping Luo
- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, 1 Keji Road, Fuzhou 350117, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, 1 Keji Road, Fuzhou 350117, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, 1 Keji Road, Fuzhou 350117, PR China; The Public Service Platform for Industrialization Development Technology of Marine Biological Medicine and Product of State Oceanic Administration, Center of Engineering Technology Research for Microalgae Germplasm Improvement of Fujian, Southern Institute of Oceanography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, 1 Keji Road, Fuzhou 350117, PR China.
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Naletova I, Satriano C, Pietropaolo A, Gianì F, Pandini G, Triaca V, Amadoro G, Latina V, Calissano P, Travaglia A, Nicoletti VG, La Mendola D, Rizzarelli E. The Copper(II)-Assisted Connection between NGF and BDNF by Means of Nerve Growth Factor-Mimicking Short Peptides. Cells 2019; 8:E301. [PMID: 30939824 PMCID: PMC6523629 DOI: 10.3390/cells8040301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a protein necessary for development and maintenance of the sympathetic and sensory nervous systems. We have previously shown that the NGF N-terminus peptide NGF(1-14) is sufficient to activate TrkA signaling pathways essential for neuronal survival and to induce an increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression. Cu2+ ions played a critical role in the modulation of the biological activity of NGF(1-14). Using computational, spectroscopic, and biochemical techniques, here we report on the ability of a newly synthesized peptide named d-NGF(1-15), which is the dimeric form of NGF(1-14), to interact with TrkA. We found that d-NGF(1-15) interacts with the TrkA-D5 domain and induces the activation of its signaling pathways. Copper binding to d-NGF(1-15) stabilizes the secondary structure of the peptides, suggesting a strengthening of the noncovalent interactions that allow for the molecular recognition of D5 domain of TrkA and the activation of the signaling pathways. Intriguingly, the signaling cascade induced by the NGF peptides ultimately involves cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) activation and an increase in BDNF protein level, in keeping with our previous result showing an increase of BDNF mRNA. All these promising connections can pave the way for developing interesting novel drugs for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Irina Naletova
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, via Palermo n. 636, 95122 Catania, Italy.
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, via Palermo n. 636, 95122 Catania, Italy.
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- Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale "Rita Levi Montalcini", Institute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN), National Research Council (CNR), c/o Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Via del Policlinico 255, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), National Research Council (CNR), 00131 Rome, Italy.
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- European Brain Research Institute, Viale Regina Elena 295, 00161, 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- European Brain Research Institute, Viale Regina Elena 295, 00161, 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Section of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
- Institute of Crystallography-Catania, National Research Council (CNR), Via P. Gaifami, 95126 Catania, Italy.
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Wang P, Wu J. Highly selective and sensitive detection of Zn(II) and Cu(II) ions using a novel peptide fluorescent probe by two different mechanisms and its application in live cell imaging. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 208:140-149. [PMID: 30308398 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Metalloproteins are often a useful template for the design and development of peptide fluorescent probes. Herein, we report a novel and simple fluorescent probe L comprised of tetrapeptide and dansyl groups by the solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). As a multifunctional analytical probe, L exhibited a highly selective "turn-on" fluorescent response to zinc ions, and a selective "turn-off" fluorescent response to copper ions at an excitation wavelength of 330 nm. The high sensitivity of L was made possible photo-induced electron transfer (PET), and L exhibited very low detection limits for Zn2+ and Cu2+ of 4.9 nM and 15 nM in 100% aqueous solutions, respectively. Furthermore, L displayed very low biotoxicity and excellent cell permeability, and was successfully used for detection of Zn2+ and Cu2+ in living HeLa cells based on two different mechanisms. We believe that the probe L may have many potential applications in environmental and biological research.
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- Peng Wang
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637002, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China
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Zhang G, Zhao Y, Peng B, Li Z, Xu C, Liu Y, Zhang C, Voelcker NH, Li L, Huang W. A fluorogenic probe based on chelation–hydrolysis-enhancement mechanism for visualizing Zn2+ in Parkinson's disease models. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:2252-2260. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb03343a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Developing efficient methods for real-time detection of Zn2+ level in biological systems is highly relevant to improve our understanding of the role of Zn2+ in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD).
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Naletova I, Satriano C, Curci A, Margiotta N, Natile G, Arena G, La Mendola D, Nicoletti VG, Rizzarelli E. Cytotoxic phenanthroline derivatives alter metallostasis and redox homeostasis in neuroblastoma cells. Oncotarget 2018; 9:36289-36316. [PMID: 30555630 PMCID: PMC6284747 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Copper homeostasis is generally investigated focusing on a single component of the metallostasis network. Here we address several of the factors controlling the metallostasis for neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) upon treatment with 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (phendione) and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (cuproindione). These compounds bind and transport copper inside cells, exert their cytotoxic activity through the induction of oxidative stress, causing apoptosis and alteration of the cellular redox and copper homeostasis network. The intracellular pathway ensured by copper transporters (Ctr1, ATP7A), chaperones (CCS, ATOX, COX 17, Sco1, Sco2), small molecules (GSH) and transcription factors (p53) is scrutinised.
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- Irina Naletova
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
- Section of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (BIOMETEC), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB), Bari, Italy
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Wang P, Zhou D, Chen B. High selective and sensitive detection of Zn(II) using tetrapeptide-based dansyl fluorescent chemosensor and its application in cell imaging. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 204:735-742. [PMID: 29990879 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The zinc ions (Zn2+) play extremely irreplaceable role in the organism and the environment, the design and synthesis of a biomolecule-based fluorescence chemosensor for the detection of Zn2+ with high sensitivity is very important. Herein, a novel tetrapeptide-based dansyl fluorescent "turn-on" response chemosensor (L) has been designed and synthesized by solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). As designed, L can detect Zn2+ ions with specifically and sensitively based on photo-induced electron transfer (PET) mechanism in 100% aqueous solutions, and other metal ions do not interfere with Zn2+ ions recognition. The stoichiometric ratio of L with Zn2+ ions was 2:1, which matches with fluorescence titration and Job-plot assay. In addition, the reversibility and circularly process of the detection of L was confirmed by adding bonding agent Na2EDTA. Moreover, L exhibits excellent biocompatibility and low biotoxicity with the limit of detection (LOD) for Zn2+ about 18 nM, and has been successfully utilized for fluorescence imaging of Zn2+ ions in living HeLa cells under physiological conditions.
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- Peng Wang
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637002, PR China.
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637002, PR China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637002, PR China
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A lipid droplet-targeted fluorescence probe for visualizing exogenous copper (II) based on LLCT and LMCT. Talanta 2018; 188:178-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li Y, Ji YX, Song LJ, Zhang Y, Li ZC, Yang L, Huang WC. A novel BF2–curcumin-based fluorescent chemosensor for detection of Cu2+ in aqueous solution and living cells. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yi XG, Chen WT, Huang JG, Zhang DW, Wang YF. Electrochemistry, photoluminescence and theoretical study of the first 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-(triazol-1-yl)phenyl) porphyridine complex. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2018. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424617500894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The first 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-(triazol-1-yl)phenyl) porphyridine complex, [Zn[Formula: see text]Cl[Formula: see text](5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-(triazol-1-yl)phenyl)porphyridine)][Formula: see text]Cl•[Formula: see text]H[Formula: see text]O•7[Formula: see text]H[Formula: see text]O (1) has been synthesized via solvothermal reactions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 is characteristic of a one-dimensional (1-D) structure, consisting of neutral [Zn[Formula: see text]Cl[Formula: see text](5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-(triazol-1-yl)phenyl) porphyridine)][Formula: see text] chains, isolated chloride ions and lattice water molecules. The zinc ion is in a four-coordinated tetrahedral geometry, and the porphyrin macrocycle is saddle-distorted. Photoluminescence measurement with solid-state samples discovers that it exhibits an emission in the green region of the light spectrum. Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculation discovers that this emission can be attributed to the [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text]* charge transfer. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurement reveals that it possesses an oxidation peak at 0.37 V.
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- Xiu-Guang Yi
- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343009, China
- Research Center for Rare Earths & Nano/micro Functional Materials, Nanchang University Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343009, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistant Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, (Nanchang Hangkong University) Nanchang Jiangxi 330000, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343009, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343009, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343009, China
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Giuffrida ML, Trusso Sfrazzetto G, Satriano C, Zimbone S, Tomaselli GA, Copani A, Rizzarelli E. A New Ratiometric Lysosomal Copper(II) Fluorescent Probe To Map a Dynamic Metallome in Live Cells. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:2365-2368. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Maria Laura Giuffrida
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages, National Council of Research, Via P. Gaifami 18, Catania 95126, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages, National Council of Research, Via P. Gaifami 18, Catania 95126, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages, National Council of Research, Via P. Gaifami 18, Catania 95126, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages, National Council of Research, Via P. Gaifami 18, Catania 95126, Italy
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