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Ziehr BK, MacDonald JA. Regulation of NLRPs by reactive oxygen species: A story of crosstalk. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024:119823. [PMID: 39173681 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2024.119823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
Abstract
The nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors containing pyrin (NLRP) family of cytosolic pattern-recognition receptors play an integral role in host defense following exposure to a diverse set of pathogenic and sterile threats. The canonical event following ligand recognition is the formation of a heterooligomeric signaling complex termed the inflammasome that produces pro-inflammatory cytokines. Dysregulation of this process is associated with many autoimmune, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases. Despite the range of activating stimuli which affect varied cell types, recent literature makes evident that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are integral to the initiation and propagation of inflammasome signaling. Notably, ROS production and inflammasome activation act in a positive feedback loop to promote this potent immune response. While NLRP3 is by far the most extensively studied NLRP, there is also sufficient literature to make these conclusions for other NLRPs family members. In all cases, a knowledge gap exists regarding the molecular targets and effects of ROS. Future research to define these targets and to parse the order and timing of ROS-mediated NLRP activation will provide meaningful insights into inflammasome biology. This will create novel therapeutic opportunities for the numerous illnesses that are impacted by inflammasome activity.
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- Bjoern K Ziehr
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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Cabello MC, Chen G, Melville MJ, Osman R, Kumar GD, Domaille DW, Lippert AR. Ex Tenebris Lux: Illuminating Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species with Small Molecule Probes. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 39137397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are small reactive molecules derived from elements in the air─oxygen and nitrogen. They are produced in biological systems to mediate fundamental aspects of cellular signaling but must be very tightly balanced to prevent indiscriminate damage to biological molecules. Small molecule probes can transmute the specific nature of each reactive oxygen and nitrogen species into an observable luminescent signal (or even an acoustic wave) to offer sensitive and selective imaging in living cells and whole animals. This review focuses specifically on small molecule probes for superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite that provide a luminescent or photoacoustic signal. Important background information on general photophysical phenomena, common probe designs, mechanisms, and imaging modalities will be provided, and then, probes for each analyte will be thoroughly evaluated. A discussion of the successes of the field will be presented, followed by recommendations for improvement and a future outlook of emerging trends. Our objectives are to provide an informative, useful, and thorough field guide to small molecule probes for reactive oxygen and nitrogen species as well as important context to compare the ecosystem of chemistries and molecular scaffolds that has manifested within the field.
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- Maidileyvis C Cabello
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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Zhao L, Chen R, Jia C, Liu J, Liu G, Cheng T. BODIPY Based OFF-ON Fluorescent Probe for Endogenous Carbon Monoxide Imaging in Living Cells. J Fluoresc 2024; 34:1793-1799. [PMID: 37615893 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03403-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the signaling molecules that are ubiquitous in humans, which involves in the regulation of human physiology and pathology. In this work, the probe PEC was designed and synthesized based on BODIPY fluorophore that can selectively detect CO through reducing the nitro group to amino group, resulting in a "turn-on" fluorescence response with a simultaneous increase in the concentration of CO. The response is selective over a variety of relevant reactive free radicals, ions, and amino acid species. PEC has the advantages of good stability, good water solubility, and obvious changes in fluorescence signals. In addition, PEC can be used to detect and track endogenous CO in living cells.
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- Lei Zhao
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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Zhang Y, Du Y, Liao K, Peng T. Modular development of organelle-targeting fluorescent probes for imaging formaldehyde in live cells. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:3646-3653. [PMID: 38738568 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00360h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Formaldehyde (FA) is endogenously generated via fundamental biological processes in living systems. Aberrant FA homeostasis in subcellular microenvironments is implicated in numerous pathological conditions. Fluorescent probes for detecting FA in specific organelles are thus of great research interest. Herein, we present a modular strategy to construct diverse organelle-targeting FA probes by incorporating selective organelle-targeting moieties into the scaffold of a 1,8-naphthalimide-derived FA fluorescent probe. These probes react with FA through the 2-aza-Cope arrangement and exhibit highly selective fluorescence increases for detecting FA in aqueous solutions. Moreover, these organelle-targeting probes, i.e., FFP551-Nuc, FFP551-ER, FFP551-Mito, and FFP551-Lyso, allow selective localization and imaging of FA in the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and lysosomes of live mammalian cells, respectively. Furthermore, FFP551-Nuc has been successfully employed to monitor changes of endogenous FA levels in the nucleus of live mammalian cells. Overall, these probes should represent new imaging tools for studying the biology and pathology associated with FA in different intracellular compartments.
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- Yuqing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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Tenney L, Pham VN, Brewer TF, Chang CJ. A mitochondrial-targeted activity-based sensing probe for ratiometric imaging of formaldehyde reveals key regulators of the mitochondrial one-carbon pool. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8080-8088. [PMID: 38817555 PMCID: PMC11134394 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01183j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Formaldehyde (FA) is both a highly reactive environmental genotoxin and an endogenously produced metabolite that functions as a signaling molecule and one-carbon (1C) store to regulate 1C metabolism and epigenetics in the cell. Owing to its signal-stress duality, cells have evolved multiple clearance mechanisms to maintain FA homeostasis, acting to avoid the established genotoxicity of FA while also redirecting FA-derived carbon units into the biosynthesis of essential nucleobases and amino acids. The highly compartmentalized nature of FA exposure, production, and regulation motivates the development of chemical tools that enable monitoring of transient FA fluxes with subcellular resolution. Here we report a mitochondrial-targeted, activity-based sensing probe for ratiometric FA detection, MitoRFAP-2, and apply this reagent to monitor endogenous mitochondrial sources and sinks of this 1C unit. We establish the utility of subcellular localization by showing that MitoRFAP-2 is sensitive enough to detect changes in mitochondrial FA pools with genetic and pharmacological modulation of enzymes involved in 1C and amino acid metabolism, including the pervasive, less active genetic mutant aldehyde dehydrogenase 2*2 (ALDH2*2), where previous, non-targeted versions of FA sensors are not. Finally, we used MitoRFAP-2 to comparatively profile basal levels of FA across a panel of breast cancer cell lines, finding that FA-dependent fluorescence correlates with expression levels of enzymes involved in 1C metabolism. By showcasing the ability of MitoRFAP-2 to identify new information on mitochondrial FA homeostasis, this work provides a starting point for the design of a broader range of chemical probes for detecting physiologically important aldehydes with subcellular resolution and a useful reagent for further studies of 1C biology.
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- Logan Tenney
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Ohata J. Friedel-Crafts reactions for biomolecular chemistry. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3544-3558. [PMID: 38624091 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00406j] [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: 04/17/2024]
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Chemical tools and principles have become central to biological and medical research/applications by leveraging a range of classical organic chemistry reactions. Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation are arguably some of the most well-known and used synthetic methods for the preparation of small molecules but their use in biological and medical fields is relatively less frequent than the other reactions, possibly owing to the notion of their plausible incompatibility with biological systems. This review demonstrates advances in Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions in a variety of biomolecular chemistry fields. With the discoveries and applications of numerous biomolecule-catalyzed or -assisted processes, these reactions have garnered considerable interest in biochemistry, enzymology, and biocatalysis. Despite the challenges of reactivity and selectivity of biomolecular reactions, the alkylation and acylation reactions demonstrated their utility for the construction and functionalization of all the four major biomolecules (i.e., nucleosides, carbohydrates/saccharides, lipids/fatty acids, and amino acids/peptides/proteins), and their diverse applications in biological, medical, and material fields are discussed. As the alkylation and acylation reactions are often fundamental educational components of organic chemistry courses, this review is intended for both experts and nonexperts by discussing their basic reaction patterns (with the depiction of each reaction mechanism in the ESI) and relevant real-world impacts in order to enrich chemical research and education. The significant growth of biomolecular Friedel-Crafts reactions described here is a testament to their broad importance and utility, and further development and investigations of the reactions will surely be the focus in the organic biomolecular chemistry fields.
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- Jun Ohata
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA.
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Tenney L, Pham VN, Chang CJ. One Carbon to Rule Them All: Formaldehyde is a One-Carbon Signal Connecting One-Carbon Metabolism and Epigenetic Methylation. ACS Chem Biol 2024; 19:798-801. [PMID: 38530767 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.4c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Formaldehyde is commonly thought of as an environmental toxin or laboratory fixation reagent, but there is a growing appreciation for its broader physiological contributions as a naturally generated one-carbon metabolite across all kingdoms of life. In this In Focus article, we summarize emerging advances in the field that show how formaldehyde plays diverse roles as a one-carbon signal in DNA damage, one-carbon metabolism, and epigenetic regulation.
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Crossley SWM, Tenney L, Pham VN, Xie X, Zhao MW, Chang CJ. A Transfer Hydrogenation Approach to Activity-Based Sensing of Formate in Living Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:8865-8876. [PMID: 38470125 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09735] [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: 03/13/2024]
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Formate is a major reactive carbon species in one-carbon metabolism, where it serves as an endogenous precursor for amino acid and nucleic acid biosynthesis and a cellular source of NAD(P)H. On the other hand, aberrant elevations in cellular formate are connected to progression of serious diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Traditional methods for formate detection in biological environments often rely on sample destruction or extensive processing, resulting in a loss of spatiotemporal information. To help address these limitations, here we present the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a first-generation activity-based sensing system for live-cell formate imaging that relies on iridium-mediated transfer hydrogenation chemistry. Formate facilitates an aldehyde-to-alcohol conversion on various fluorophore scaffolds to enable fluorescence detection of this one-carbon unit, including through a two-color ratiometric response with internal calibration. The resulting two-component probe system can detect changes in formate levels in living cells with a high selectivity over potentially competing biological analytes. Moreover, this activity-based sensing system can visualize changes in endogenous formate fluxes through alterations of one-carbon pathways in cell-based models of human colon cancer, presaging the potential utility of this chemical approach to probe the continuum between one-carbon metabolism and signaling in cancer and other diseases.
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Brøndsted F, Fang Y, Li L, Zhou X, Grant S, Stains CI. Single Atom Stabilization of Phosphinate Ester-Containing Rhodamines Yields Cell Permeable Probes for Turn-On Photoacoustic Imaging. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303038. [PMID: 37852935 PMCID: PMC10926271 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging imaging technique that uses pulsed laser excitation with near-infrared (NIR) light to elicit local temperature increases through non-radiative relaxation events, ultimately leading to the production of ultrasound waves. The classical xanthene dye scaffold has found numerous applications in fluorescence imaging, however, xanthenes are rarely utilized for PAI since they do not typically display NIR absorbance. Herein, we report the ability of Nebraska Red (NR) xanthene dyes to produce photoacoustic (PA) signal and provide a rational design approach to reduce the hydrolysis rate of ester containing dyes, affording cell permeable probes. To demonstrate the utility of this approach, we construct the first cell permeable rhodamine-based, turn-on PAI imaging probe for hypochlorous acid (HOCl) with maximal absorbance within the range of commercial PA instrumentation. This probe, termed SNR700 -HOCl, is capable of detecting exogenous HOCl in mice. This work provides a new set of rhodamine-based PAI agents as well as a rational design approach to stabilize esterified versions of NR dyes with desirable properties for PAI. In the long term, the reagents described herein could be utilized to enable non-invasive imaging of HOCl in disease-relevant model systems.
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- Frederik Brøndsted
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 22904, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 22904, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23298, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588, Lincoln, NE, USA
- Current Address: Department of Chemistry, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23298, Richmond, VA, USA
- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23298, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 22904, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- University of Virginia Cancer Center, University of Virginia, 22908, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Virginia Drug Discovery Consortium, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Lei S, Jiang K, Zhang C, Sun W, Pan Y, Wang D, Huang P, Lin J. A FRET-Based Ratiometric H 2S Sensor for Sensitive Optical Molecular Imaging in Second Near-Infrared Window. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0286. [PMID: 38162986 PMCID: PMC10755252 DOI: 10.34133/research.0286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Second near-infrared (NIR-II) window optical molecular imaging kicks off a new revolution in high-quality imaging in vivo, but always suffers from the hurdles of inevitable tissue autofluorescence background and NIR-II probe development. Here, we prepare a Förster resonance energy transfer-based ratiometric NIR-II window hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sensor through the combination of an H2S-responsive NIR-II cyanine dye (acceptor, LET-1055) and an H2S-inert rhodamine hybrid polymethine dye (donor, Rh930). This sensor not only exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity, but also shows rapid reaction kinetics (~20 min) and relatively low limit of detection (~96 nM) toward H2S, allowing in vivo ratiometric NIR-II fluorescence imaging of orthotopic liver and colon tumors and visualization of the drug-induced hepatic H2S fluctuations. Our findings provide the potential for advancing the feasibility of NIR-II activity-based sensing for in vivo clinical diagnosis.
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- Shan Lei
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering,
Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tumor Visualization Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering,
Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Pham VN, Bruemmer KJ, Toh JDW, Ge EJ, Tenney L, Ward CC, Dingler FA, Millington CL, Garcia-Prieto CA, Pulos-Holmes MC, Ingolia NT, Pontel LB, Esteller M, Patel KJ, Nomura DK, Chang CJ. Formaldehyde regulates S-adenosylmethionine biosynthesis and one-carbon metabolism. Science 2023; 382:eabp9201. [PMID: 37917677 DOI: 10.1126/science.abp9201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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One-carbon metabolism is an essential branch of cellular metabolism that intersects with epigenetic regulation. In this work, we show how formaldehyde (FA), a one-carbon unit derived from both endogenous sources and environmental exposure, regulates one-carbon metabolism by inhibiting the biosynthesis of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), the major methyl donor in cells. FA reacts with privileged, hyperreactive cysteine sites in the proteome, including Cys120 in S-adenosylmethionine synthase isoform type-1 (MAT1A). FA exposure inhibited MAT1A activity and decreased SAM production with MAT-isoform specificity. A genetic mouse model of chronic FA overload showed a decrease n SAM and in methylation on selected histones and genes. Epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of Mat1a and related genes function as compensatory mechanisms for FA-dependent SAM depletion, revealing a biochemical feedback cycle between FA and SAM one-carbon units.
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- Vanha N Pham
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Life Sciences Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires (IBioBA), CONICET-Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), Calle Monforte de Lemos, Madrid, Spain
- Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig de Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- Physiological Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Innovative Genomics Institute, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Dacon NJ, Wu NB, Michel BW. Red-shifted activity-based sensors for ethylene via direct conjugation of fluorophore to metal-carbene. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:871-878. [PMID: 37920389 PMCID: PMC10619136 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00079f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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A number of Activity-Based Sensors (ABS) for relatively unreactive small molecules, such as ethylene, necessitates a transition metal for reaction under ambient conditions. Olefin metathesis has emerged as one of the primary strategies to achieve ethylene detection, and other transition metals are used for similarly challenging-to-detect analytes. However, limited studies exist investigating how fluorophore-metal attachment impacts photophysical properties of such ABS. Two new probes were prepared with the chelating benzlidene Ru-ligand directly conjugated to a BODIPY fluorophore and the photophysical properties of the new conjugated ABS were evaluated.
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- Nicholas J Dacon
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver Denver CO 80210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver Denver CO 80210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver Denver CO 80210 USA
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No HS, Hong JI. Reaction-based energy level modulation of a cyclometalated iridium complex for electrochemiluminescent detection of formaldehyde. RSC Adv 2023; 13:32070-32076. [PMID: 37920760 PMCID: PMC10618939 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06936b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Formaldehyde is a toxic compound present in both the environment and living systems, and its detection is important due to its association with various pathological process. In this study, we report a new electrochemiluminescence (ECL) probe based on a cyclometalated iridium complex (IrHAA) for the selective detection of formaldehyde. The homoallylamine moiety in IrHAA reacts with formaldehyde, undergoing a 2-aza-Cope-rearrangement reaction to form a formyl group. Significant changes in the electronic properties and molecular orbital energies of the iridium complex through the functional group transformation result in enhanced ECL and radiometric phosphorescence changes, enabling the quantitative and selective detection of formaldehyde. The energetic requirements for ECL sensing were investigated, highlighting the importance of the excited state energy for achieving efficient ECL. The sensing mechanism was elucidated using NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF analysis.
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- Hyun Seung No
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Korea
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Wang K, Mao W, Song X, Chen M, Feng W, Peng B, Chen Y. Reactive X (where X = O, N, S, C, Cl, Br, and I) species nanomedicine. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6957-7035. [PMID: 37743750 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00435f] [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: 09/26/2023]
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Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, carbonyl, chlorine, bromine, and iodine species (RXS, where X = O, N, S, C, Cl, Br, and I) have important roles in various normal physiological processes and act as essential regulators of cell metabolism; their inherent biological activities govern cell signaling, immune balance, and tissue homeostasis. However, an imbalance between RXS production and consumption will induce the occurrence and development of various diseases. Due to the considerable progress of nanomedicine, a variety of nanosystems that can regulate RXS has been rationally designed and engineered for restoring RXS balance to halt the pathological processes of different diseases. The invention of radical-regulating nanomaterials creates the possibility of intriguing projects for disease treatment and promotes advances in nanomedicine. In this comprehensive review, we summarize, discuss, and highlight very-recent advances in RXS-based nanomedicine for versatile disease treatments. This review particularly focuses on the types and pathological effects of these reactive species and explores the biological effects of RXS-based nanomaterials, accompanied by a discussion and the outlook of the challenges faced and future clinical translations of RXS nanomedicines.
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- Keyi Wang
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China.
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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Zhang R. Guest Editor's Introduction: Optical methods for characterisation of biomolecules. Methods 2023; 218:25-26. [PMID: 37479004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
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- Run Zhang
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Berry SB, Espich S, Thuong NTT, Chang X, Dorajoo R, Khor CC, Heng CK, Yuan JM, Fox D, Anaya-Sanchez A, Tenney L, Chang CJ, Kotov DI, Vance RE, Dunstan SJ, Darwin KH, Stanley SA. Disruption of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 protects against bacterial infection. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.24.554661. [PMID: 37662190 PMCID: PMC10473740 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.24.554661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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The ALDH2*2 (rs671) allele is one of the most common genetic mutations in humans, yet the positive evolutionary selective pressure to maintain this mutation is unknown, despite its association with adverse health outcomes. ALDH2 is responsible for the detoxification of metabolically produced aldehydes, including lipid-peroxidation end products derived from inflammation. Here, we demonstrate that host-derived aldehydes 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE), malondialdehyde (MDA), and formaldehyde (FA), all of which are metabolized by ALDH2, are directly toxic to the bacterial pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Francisella tularensis at physiological levels. We find that Aldh2 expression in macrophages is decreased upon immune stimulation, and that bone marrow-derived macrophages from Aldh2 -/- mice contain elevated aldehydes relative to wild-type mice. Macrophages deficient for Aldh2 exhibited enhanced control of Francisella infection. Finally , mice lacking Aldh2 demonstrated increased resistance to pulmonary infection by M. tuberculosis , including in a hypersusceptible model of tuberculosis, and were also resistant to Francisella infection. We hypothesize that the absence of ALDH2 contributes to the host's ability to control infection by pathogens such as M. tuberculosis and F. tularensis , and that host-derived aldehydes act as antimicrobial factors during intracellular bacterial infections. One sentence summary Aldehydes produced by host cells contribute to the control of bacterial infections.
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Liu H, Liu T, Qin Q, Li B, Li F, Zhang B, Sun W. The importance of and difficulties involved in creating molecular probes for a carbon monoxide gasotransmitter. Analyst 2023; 148:3952-3970. [PMID: 37522849 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00849e] [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: 08/01/2023]
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As one of the triumvirate of recognized gasotransmitter molecules, namely NO, H2S, and CO, the physiological effects of CO and its potential as a biomarker have been widely investigated, garnering particular attention due to its reported hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective properties, making it a promising therapeutic agent. However, the development of CO molecular probes has remained relatively stagnant in comparison with the fluorescent probes for NO and H2S, owing to its inert molecular state under physiological conditions. In this review, starting from elucidating the definition and significance of CO as a gasotransmitter, the imperative for the advancement of CO probes, especially fluorescent probes, is expounded. Subsequently, the current state of development of CO probe methodologies is comprehensively reviewed, with an overview of the challenges and prospects in this burgeoning field of research.
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- Huanying Liu
- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Fang X, Zhang Z, Qi Y, Yue B, Yu J, Yang H, Yu H. High-Performance Recognition, Cell-Imaging, and Efficient Removal of Carbon Monoxide toward a Palladium-Mediated Fluorescent Sensing Platform. Anal Chem 2023; 95:11518-11525. [PMID: 37462228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Novel high-performance fluorescent approaches have always significant demand for room-temperature detection of carbon monoxide (CO), which is highly toxic even at low concentration levels and is not easy to recognize due to its colorless and odorless nature. In this paper, we constructed a palladium-mediated fluorescence turn-on sensing platform (TPANN-Pd) for the recognition of CO at room temperature, revealing simultaneously quick response speed (<30 s), excellent selectivity, superior sensitivity, and low detection limit (∼160 nM for CORM-3, ∼1.7 ppb for CO vapor). Moreover, rapid detection and efficient removal (24%) from the air by naked-eye vision has been successfully realized based on TPANN-Pd supramolecular gels. Furthermore, the developed sensing platform was elucidated with low cytotoxicity and high cellular uptake, and it was successfully applied to CO imaging in living cells, providing real-time monitoring of potential CO-involved reactions in biological systems.
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- Xinkuo Fang
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
- College of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Biomedical Metal Materials, Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research, Xi'an 710016, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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Du H, Zhang H, Fan Y, Zheng Y, Yuan S, Jia TT, Li M, Hou J, Li Z, Li Y, Ma Z, Wang Y, Niu H, Ye Y. A novel fluorescent probe for the detection of formaldehyde in real food samples, animal serum samples and gaseous formaldehyde. Food Chem 2023; 411:135483. [PMID: 36708641 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Formaldehyde (FA) is widely used as an adhesion promoter and dyeing aid in industrial production. Ingestion of a certain amount of formaldehyde may cause corrosive burns in the mouth, throat, and digestive tract. Therefore, it is very necessary to use simple and effective detection methods to ensure human health and food safety. Herein, a novel fluorescent probe NFD based on naphthalimide for the detection of formaldehyde in food was designed and synthesized. The probe had a remarkable fluorescence response to formaldehyde at 554 nm. And it exhibited fascinating advantages of good selectivity, high sensitivity, and low detection limit. In addition, the solid sensor prepared by loading the probe on the filter paper was successfully realized the visual detection of liquid and gaseous formaldehyde. More importantly, the probe possessed excellent stability in the detection of formaldehyde in real food samples and animal serum samples.
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- Hetuan Du
- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471934, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China.
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, and Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Safety Control, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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Song Q, Liu Z, Niu J, Zheng B, Hao J, Jiang J. A two-photon fluorescent probe for formaldehyde detection and regeneration in living cells. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:4408-4415. [PMID: 37161642 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00158j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A two-photon excited fluorescent probe CMB-1 has been rationally developed for the detection and regeneration of formaldehyde based on a novel nucleophilic addition of a secondary amine to FA and subsequential alcoholysis reactivity mechanism. It enables a specific turn-on response towards formaldehyde and facilitates the monitoring of exogenous and endogenous formaldehyde in living cells via both one- and two-photon microscopy, with minimal influence on its native homeostasis and local concentration.
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- Qi Song
- Key Laboratory of the Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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Abu-Rayyan A, Ahmad I, Bahtiti NH, Muhmood T, Bondock S, Abohashrh M, Faheem H, Tehreem N, Yasmeen A, Waseem S, Arif T, Al-Bagawi AH, Abdou MM. Recent Progress in the Development of Organic Chemosensors for Formaldehyde Detection. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:14859-14872. [PMID: 37151539 PMCID: PMC10157691 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07724] [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: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Formaldehyde has become a prominent topic of interest because of its simple molecular structure, release from various compounds in the near vicinity of humans, and associated hazards. Thus, several researchers designed sophisticated instrumentations for formaldehyde detection that exhibit real-time sensing properties and are cost-effective and portable with high detection limits. On these grounds, this review is centered on an analysis of optical chemosensors for formaldehyde that specifically fall under the broad spectrum of organic probes. In this case, this review discusses different organic functionalities, including amines, imines, aromatic pillar arenes, β-ketoesters, and β-diketones, taking part in various reaction mechanisms ranging from aza-Cope rearrangement and Schiff base and Hanztch reactions to aldimine condensation. In addition, this review distinguishes reaction mechanisms according to photophysical phenomena, that is, aggregation-induced emission, photoinduced electron transfer, and intramolecular charge transfer. Furthermore, it addresses the instrumentation involved in gas-based and liquid formaldehyde detection. Finally, it discusses the gaps in existing technologies followed by a succinct set of recommendations for future research.
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- Ahmed Abu-Rayyan
- Faculty
of Arts & Science, Applied Science Private
University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Imtiaz Ahmad ()
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- Faculty
of Arts & Science, Applied Science Private
University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- College
of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Tahir Muhmood ()
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, 9004 Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura
University, 35516 Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department
of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, University
of Ha’il, Ha’il
City, Hail 2440, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Egyptian
Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, 11727 Cairo, Egypt
- Moaz
M. Abdou ()
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Jensen KH, Michel BW. Detection of Ethylene with Defined Metal Complexes: Strategies and Recent Advances. ANALYSIS & SENSING 2023; 3:e202200058. [PMID: 37601898 PMCID: PMC10438914 DOI: 10.1002/anse.202200058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Despite its relative simplicity, ethylene is an interesting molecule with wide-ranging impact in modern chemistry and biology. Stemming from ethylene's role as a critical plant hormone, there has been significant effort to develop selective and sensitive molecular sensors for ethylene. Late transition metal complexes have played an important role in detection strategies due to ethylene's lack of structural complexity and limited reactivity. Two main approaches to ethylene detection are identified: (1) coordination-based sensors, wherein ethylene binds reversibly to a metal center, and (2) activity-based sensors, wherein ethylene undergoes a reaction at a metal center, resulting in the formation and destruction of covalent bonds. Herein, we describe the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches, and the challenges remaining for sensor development.
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- Katrina H Jensen
- School of Natural Sciences, Black Hills State University, 1200 University Street, Spearfish, SD, 57799, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, 2101 E. Wesley Ave, Denver, CO, 80210, United States
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Lakshmi PR, Mohan B, Kang P, Nanjan P, Shanmugaraju S. Recent advances in fluorescence chemosensors for ammonia sensing in the solution and vapor phases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1728-1743. [PMID: 36661305 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06529k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Developing low-cost and reliable sensor systems for the detection of trace amounts of toxic gases is an important area of research. Ammonia (NH3) is a commonly produced industrial chemical and a harmful colorless pungent gas released from various manufacturing and processing industries. Continuous exposure to NH3 vapor causes serious menace to human health, microorganisms, and the ecosystem. Exposure to relatively higher concentrations of NH3 severely affects the respiratory system and leads to kidney failure, nasal erosion ulcers, and gastrointestinal diseases. Excessive accumulation of NH3 in the biosphere can cause various metabolic disruptions. As a consequence of this, therefore, suitable sensing methods for selective detection and quantification of trace amounts of NH3 are of utmost need to protect the environment and living systems. Given this, there have been significant research advances in the preceding years on the development of fluorescence chemosensors for efficient sensing and monitoring of the trace concentration of NH3 both in solution and vapor phases. This review article highlights several fluorescence chemosensors reported until recently for sensing and quantifying NH3 in the vapor phase or ammonium ions (NH4+) in the solution phase. The wide variety of fluorescence chemosensors discussed in this article are systematically gathered according to their structures, functional properties, and fluorescence sensing properties. Finally, the usefulness and existing challenges of using the fluorescence-based sensing method for NH3 detection and the future perspective on this research area have also been highlighted.
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- Pandi Raja Lakshmi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad-678557, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad-678557, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad-678557, Kerala, India.
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- School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus-570026, Karnataka, India.
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Yang X, Yuan Z, Lu W, Yang C, Wang M, Tripathi R, Fultz Z, Tan C, Wang B. De Novo Construction of Fluorophores via CO Insertion-Initiated Lactamization: A Chemical Strategy toward Highly Sensitive and Highly Selective Turn-On Fluorescent Probes for Carbon Monoxide. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:78-88. [PMID: 36548940 PMCID: PMC10287542 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Extensive studies in the last few decades have led to the establishment of CO as an endogenous signaling molecule and subsequently to the exploration of CO's therapeutic roles. In the current state, there is a critical conundrum in CO-related research: the extensive knowledge of CO's biological effects and yet an insufficient understanding of the quantitative correlations between the CO concentration and biological responses of various natures. This conundrum is partially due to the difficulty in examining precise concentration-response relationships of a gaseous molecule. Another reason is the need for appropriate tools for the sensitive detection and concentration determination of CO in the biological system. We herein report a new chemical approach to the design of fluorescent CO probes through de novo construction of fluorophores by a CO insertion-initiated lactamization reaction, which allows for ultra-low background and exclusivity in CO detection. Two series of CO detection probes have been designed and synthesized using this strategy. Using these probes, we have extensively demonstrated their utility in quantifying CO in blood, tissue, and cell culture and in cellular imaging of CO from exogenous and endogenous sources. The probes described will enable many biology and chemistry labs to study CO's functions in a concentration-dependent fashion with very high sensitivity and selectivity. The chemical and design principles described will also be applicable in designing fluorescent probes for other small molecules.
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- Xiaoxiao Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
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Yang Y, Li Z, Dong F, Lv J, Han B, Sun Y, Lu H, Lei Z, Ma H. Hypochlorite Detection by Fluorescent Sensors Bearing Long Alkyl Chains: The Role of Chain Length in Sensing Properties. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200307. [PMID: 36416253 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Three pyridinium derivatives bearing alkyl chains of different lengths (C1, C8, and C18) that show aggregation-enhanced emission were synthesized. These compounds can be used to detect ClO- ion as the reaction releases the fluorescent core with an increase in emission intensity and change in absorption wavelength. The lowest detection limit of TPA-Pyr-18C was 6.04 μM. The length of the alkyl chain and resulting lipophilicity allowed the targeting of different subcellular structures. TPA-Pyr-18C could be used for staining yolk lipids in zebrafish.
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- Yuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Eco- Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China
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Wang X, Su D, Liu C, Li P, Zhang R, Zhang W, Zhang W, Tang B. Janus-Faced Fluorescence Imaging Agent for Malondialdehyde and Formaldehyde in Brains. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14965-14973. [PMID: 36256865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carbonyl stress caused by reactive carbonyl species (RCS) is closely related to various brain diseases. As the highly reactive, highly toxic, and lipophilic RCS, malondialdehyde (MDA) and formaldehyde (FA) could easily cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and induce protein dysfunction or cross-linking in the brain. Do MDA and FA coordinately regulate the physio-pathological processes of the brain? To answer the question, first of all, powerful identification and sensing tools are needed. However, competent probes for simultaneously analyzing MDA and FA in living brains are lacking, which originates from the following three challenges: (1) MDA and FA are difficult to distinguish due to their great similarity in structure and reactivity; (2) to achieve simultaneous and discriminable imaging, same excitation and different emissions are preferable; and (3) the detection of MDA and FA in living brains require the materials to pass through the BBB. Thus, we created a two-photon fluorescent agent, TFCH, for MDA/FA. The hydrazine group in TFCH could successfully differentiate MDA/FA at 440/510 nm under same excitation. Moreover, the lipophilic trifluoromethyl group (-CF3) in TFCH prompts it to traverse the BBB, thereby realizing the coinstantaneous visualization of MDA and FA in the living brain. Using TFCH, we observed the excessive production of MDA and FA in living PC12 cells under carbonyl stress and oxidative stress. Notably, for the first time, two-photon fluorescence imaging indicated the synchronous increase of MDA and FA in living brains of mice with depression. Altogether, this work provides a promising tool for revealing the carbonyl stress-related molecular mechanism involved in brain diseases.
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- Xin Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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Ding N, Li Z, Hao Y, Zhang C. Design of a New Hydrazine Moiety-Based Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe for Detection and Imaging of Endogenous Formaldehyde In Vivo. Anal Chem 2022; 94:12120-12126. [PMID: 36005545 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Formaldehyde (FA), the smallest molecular aldehyde with strong reducing properties, could regulate body homeostasis endogenously during physiological and pathological processes. The effective near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe is needed as a visualizer of FA in biologic organisms. In this work, a novel NIR fluorescent Probe-NHNH2 was designed on the basis of Probe-NH2 via introducing a strong nucleophilic hydrazine group, which can be used as a quenching and recognizing moiety for the detection of FA. With the treatment of FA, the hydrazine group of Probe-NHNH2 undergoes condensation and achieves a turn-on NIR fluorescence signal at a wavelength of 706 nm. The spectroscopic performance of Probe-NHNH2 for FA was evaluated, and it exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity for the detection of FA in solution. Moreover, compared to the amine moiety-based Probe-NH2, which our group reported, we found that hydrazine moiety-based Probe-NHNH2, exhibited a better reaction time of within 10 min and a lower detection limit of 0.68 μM, reflecting that the reaction of FA with hydrazine moiety is faster and more sensitive than that of FA with the amino group. More importantly, Probe-NHNH2 was successfully applied to real-time imaging of endogenous FA by reacting with effective stimulant tetrahydrofolate and scavenger sodium bisulfite in zebrafish and mice. It is expected that we can provide a new rapid, sensitive NIR fluorescence theoretical basis for FA detection and in vivo imaging applications.
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- Ning Ding
- Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Food Green Processing and Safety Control, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Hazard Factors Assessment in Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Food Green Processing and Safety Control, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Hazard Factors Assessment in Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Food Green Processing and Safety Control, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Hazard Factors Assessment in Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products, College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes. Nat Chem Biol 2022; 18:904-912. [PMID: 35864333 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-01074-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chemoproteomics has emerged as a key technology to expand the functional space in complex proteomes for probing fundamental biology and for discovering new small-molecule-based therapies. Here we report a modification-centric computational tool termed pChem to provide a streamlined pipeline for unbiased performance assessment of chemoproteomic probes. The pipeline starts with an experimental setting for isotopically coding probe-derived modifications that can be automatically recognized by pChem, with masses accurately calculated and sites precisely localized. pChem exports on-demand reports by scoring the profiling efficiency, modification homogeneity and proteome-wide residue selectivity of a tested probe. The performance and robustness of pChem were benchmarked by applying it to eighteen bioorthogonal probes. These analyses reveal that the formation of unexpected probe-derived modifications can be driven by endogenous reactive metabolites (for example, bioactive aldehydes and glutathione). pChem is a powerful and user-friendly tool that aims to facilitate the development of probes for the ever-growing field of chemoproteomics.
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Zhou L, Zhang X, Dong Y, Pan Y, Li J, Zang Y, Li X. A Tandemly Activated Fluorescence Probe for Detecting Senescent Cells with Improved Selectivity by Targeting a Biomarker Combination. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1958-1966. [PMID: 35771145 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The heterogeneous and complex phenotypes of cellular senescence necessitate a biomarker combination for the accurate detection of senescent cells from others. However, this raises the challenge of detecting multiple senescent biomarkers in the same live cell simultaneously. Herein we reported the strategy of biomarker combination triggered tandem activation for designing senescence-specific fluorogenic probes, which resulted in the development of the probe PGal-FA. The fluorescence of PGal-FA can only be activated by the sequential stimulation by the senescent biomarker combination of β-galactosidase (βGal) and formaldehyde (FA), with βGal activating the sensing ability of the probe toward FA. Facilitated by probe PGal-FA, the simultaneous detection of a biomarker combination in the same live cell was realized. We have demonstrated the improved selectivity of probe PGal-FA toward senescent cells compared to the traditional single-biomarker-based probe. Probe PGal-FA was also successfully used to detect senescent cells in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis tissues. We expect probe PGal-FA to be a reliable tool for the study on cellular senescence and envision that this probe design strategy may be expanded to other biological events to improve accuracy.
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- Lei Zhou
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Approaches to Formaldehyde Measurement: From Liquid Biological Samples to Cells and Organisms. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126642. [PMID: 35743083 PMCID: PMC9224381 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Formaldehyde (FA) is the simplest aldehyde present both in the environment and in living organisms. FA is an extremely reactive compound capable of protein crosslinking and DNA damage. For a long time, FA was considered a “biochemical waste” and a by-product of normal cellular metabolism, but in recent decades the picture has changed. As a result, the need arose for novel instruments and approaches to monitor and measure not only environmental FA in water, cosmetics, and household products, but also in food, beverages and biological samples including cells and even organisms. Despite numerous protocols being developed for in vitro and in cellulo FA assessment, many of them have remained at the “proof-of-concept” stage. We analyze the suitability of different methods developed for non-biological objects, and present an overview of the recently developed approaches, including chemically-synthesized probes and genetically encoded FA-sensors for in cellulo and in vivo FA monitoring. We also discuss the prospects of classical methods such as chromatography and spectrophotometry, and how they have been adapted in response to the demand for precise, selective and highly sensitive evaluation of FA concentration fluctuations in biological samples. The main objectives of this review is to summarize data on the main approaches for FA content measurement in liquid biological samples, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of each method; to report the progress in development of novel molecules suitable for application in living systems; and, finally, to discuss genetically encoded FA-sensors based on existing natural biological FA-responsive elements.
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Wu M, Zhang Z, Yong J, Schenk PM, Tian D, Xu ZP, Zhang R. Determination and Imaging of Small Biomolecules and Ions Using Ruthenium(II) Complex-Based Chemosensors. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:29. [PMID: 35695976 PMCID: PMC9192387 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Luminescence chemosensors are one of the most useful tools for the determination and imaging of small biomolecules and ions in situ in real time. Based on the unique photo-physical/-chemical properties of ruthenium(II) (Ru(II)) complexes, the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors has attracted increasing attention in recent years, and thus many Ru(II) complexes have been designed and synthesized for the detection of ions and small biomolecules in biological and environmental samples. In this work, we summarize the research advances in the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors for the determination of ions and small biomolecules, including anions, metal ions, reactive biomolecules and amino acids, with a particular focus on binding/reaction-based chemosensors for the investigation of intracellular analytes’ evolution through luminescence analysis and imaging. The advances, challenges and future research directions in the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors are also discussed.
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- Miaomiao Wu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Green O, Finkelstein P, Rivero-Crespo MA, Lutz MDR, Bogdos MK, Burger M, Leroux JC, Morandi B. Activity-Based Approach for Selective Molecular CO 2 Sensing. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8717-8724. [PMID: 35503368 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) impacts every aspect of life, and numerous sensing technologies have been established to detect and monitor this ubiquitous molecule. However, its selective sensing at the molecular level remains an unmet challenge, despite the tremendous potential of such an approach for understanding this molecule's role in complex environments. In this work, we introduce a unique class of selective fluorescent carbon dioxide molecular sensors (CarboSen) that addresses these existing challenges through an activity-based approach. Besides the design, synthesis, and evaluation of these small molecules as CO2 sensors, we demonstrate their utility by tailoring their reactivity and optical properties, allowing their use in a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary applications, including atmospheric sensing, chemical reaction monitoring, enzymology, and live-cell imaging. Collectively, these results showcase the potential of CarboSen sensors as broadly applicable tools to monitor and visualize carbon dioxide across multiple disciplines.
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- Ori Green
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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Jana A, Baruah M, Samanta A. Activity-based fluorescent probes for sensing and imaging of Reactive Carbonyl species (RCSs). Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200044. [PMID: 35239996 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This review explains various strategies for developing fluorescent probes to detect reactive carbonyl species (RCS). There are sevaral number of mono and diacarbonyls among 30 varieties of reactive carbonyl species (RCSs) so far discovered, which play pivotal roles in pathological processes such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, renal failure, and diabetes mellitus. These RCSs play essential roles in maintaining ion channels regulation, cellular signaling pathways, and metabolisms. Among RCSs, Carbon moxide (CO) is also utilized for its cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects. Fluorescence-based non-invasive optical tools have come out as one of the promising methods for analyzing the concentrations and co-localizations of these small metabolites. There has been a tremendous eruption in developing fluorescent probes for selective detection of specific RCSs within cellular and aqueous environments due to its high sensitivity, high spatial and temporal resolution of fluorescence imaging. Fluorescence-based sensing mechanisms such as intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), photoinduced electron transfer (PeT), excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) are described. In particular, probes for dicarbonyls such as methylglyoxal (MGO), malondialdehyde (MDA), along with monocarbonyls that include formaldehyde (FA), carbon monoxide (CO) and phosgene are discussed. One of the most exciting advances in this review is the summary of fluorescent probes of dicarbonyl compounds.
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- Anal Jana
- Shiv Nadar University, Chemistry, INDIA
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- Shiv Nadar University, CHEMISTRY, NH 91, TEHSIL DADRI, GAUSTAM BUDHA NAGAR, 201314, GREATER NOIDA, INDIA
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Li H, Kim H, Xu F, Han J, Yao Q, Wang J, Pu K, Peng X, Yoon J. Activity-based NIR fluorescent probes based on the versatile hemicyanine scaffold: design strategy, biomedical applications, and outlook. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1795-1835. [PMID: 35142301 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00307k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The discovery of a near-infrared (NIR, 650-900 nm) fluorescent chromophore hemicyanine dye with high structural tailorability is of great significance in the field of detection, bioimaging, and medical therapeutic applications. It exhibits many outstanding advantages including absorption and emission in the NIR region, tunable spectral properties, high photostability as well as a large Stokes shift. These properties are superior to those of conventional fluorogens, such as coumarin, fluorescein, naphthalimides, rhodamine, and cyanine. Researchers have made remarkable progress in developing activity-based multifunctional fluorescent probes based on hemicyanine skeletons for monitoring vital biomolecules in living systems through the output of fluorescence/photoacoustic signals, and integration of diagnosis and treatment of diseases using chemotherapy or photothermal/photodynamic therapy or combination therapy. These achievements prompted researchers to develop more smart fluorescent probes using a hemicyanine fluorogen as a template. In this review, we begin by describing the brief history of the discovery of hemicyanine dyes, synthetic approaches, and design strategies for activity-based functional fluorescent probes. Then, many selected hemicyanine-based probes that can detect ions, small biomolecules, overexpressed enzymes and diagnostic reagents for diseases are systematically highlighted. Finally, potential drawbacks and the outlook for future investigation and clinical medicine transformation of hemicyanine-based activatable functional probes are also discussed.
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- Haidong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,The Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457, Singapore. .,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,Research Institute of Dalian University of Technology in Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Huang S, Li Z, Liu M, Zhou M, Weng J, He Y, Jiang Y, Zhang H, Sun H. Reaction-based fluorescent and chemiluminescent probes for formaldehyde detection and imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1442-1453. [PMID: 34991152 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05644a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Formaldehyde (FA), a reactive carbonyl species, is classified as Group 1 carcinogen by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2004. In addition, clinical studies have implicated that elevated levels of FA have been associated with different kinds of diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and chronic liver and heart disorders. However, in addition to the direct inhalation of FA in the environment, most organisms can also produce FA endogenously by demethylases and oxidases during the metabolism of amino acids and xenobiotics. Since FA plays an important role in physiological and pathological processes, developing reliable and efficient methods to monitor FA levels in biological samples is crucial. Reaction-based fluorescent/chemiluminescent probes have provided robust methods for FA detection and real-time visualization in living organisms. In this highlight, we will summarize the major developments in the structure design and applications of FA probes in recent years. Three main strategies for designing FA probes have been discussed and grouped by different reaction mechanisms. In addition, some miscellaneous reaction mechanisms have also been discussed. We also highlight novel applications of these probes in biological systems, which offer powerful tools to discover the diverse functions of FA in physiology and pathology processes.
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- Shumei Huang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China. .,Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry and School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China.,Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Xiao P, Guo D, Yan L, Xu H, Ma Y, Liu J, Yang J, Sun W, Zhang B. A PEGylated water-soluble fluorescent and colorimetric probe for carbon monoxide detection. Analyst 2022; 147:1798-1802. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00118g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A PEGylated water-soluble CO probe is synthesized, achieving the detection of CO with high intensity color change and fluorescence enhancement.
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- Peng Xiao
- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd, Research Institute, Nanjing, 211103, China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215213, China
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- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd, Research Institute, Nanjing, 211103, China
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd, Research Institute, Nanjing, 211103, China
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- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd, Research Institute, Nanjing, 211103, China
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- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd, Research Institute, Nanjing, 211103, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Medical Laboratory, Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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Tao R, Liao M, Wang Y, Wang H, Tan Y, Qin S, Wei W, Tang C, Liang X, Han Y, Li X. In Situ Imaging of Formaldehyde in Live Mice with High Spatiotemporal Resolution Reveals Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 as a Potential Target for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment. Anal Chem 2021; 94:1308-1317. [PMID: 34962779 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Alterations in formaldehyde (FA) homeostasis are associated with the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In vivo tracking of FA flux is important for understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms, but is challenging due to the lack of sensitive probes favoring a selective, rapid, and reversible response toward FA. In this study, we re-engineered the promiscuous and irreversible phenylhydrazines to make them selective and reversible toward FA by tuning their nucleophilicity. This effort resulted in PFM309, a selective (selectivity coefficient KFA,methylglyoxal = 0.06), rapid (t1/2 = 32 s at [FA] = 200 μM), and reversible fluorogenic probe (K = 6.24 mM-1) that tracks the FA flux in both live cells and live mice. In vivo tracking of the FA flux was realized by PFM309 imaging, which revealed the gradual accumulation of FA in the live mice brain during normal aging and its further increase in AD mice. We further identified the age-dependent loss of catabolism enzymes ALDH2 and ADH5 as the primary mechanism responsible for formaldehyde excess. Activating ALDH2 with the small molecular activator Alda1 significantly protected neurovascular cells from formaldehyde overload and consequently from impairment during AD progress both in vitro and in vivo. These findings revealed PFM309 as a robust tool to study AD pathology and highlight ALDH2 as a potential target for AD drug development.
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- Rongrong Tao
- Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong, China
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- Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058 Zhejiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Dalian 116622 Liaoning, China
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- Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018 Zhejiang, China
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- Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong, China
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- Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058 Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018 Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058 Zhejiang, China
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Quan T, Liang Z, Pang H, Zeng G, Chen T. A ratiometric ESIPT probe based on 2-aza-Cope rearrangement for rapid and selective detection of formaldehyde in living cells. Analyst 2021; 147:252-261. [PMID: 34931639 DOI: 10.1039/d1an01722e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Formaldehyde (FA) is a crucial reactive signaling molecule participating in epigenetic and metabolic pathways. However, abnormally elevated levels of FA are implicated in various diseases spanning from tumors to neurodegenerative disorders. Despite being highly selective for FA, current 2-aza-Cope-based fluorescent probes leave room for improvement because their relatively slow reaction kinetics (1-9 hours response time) hinder their capability to track transient biological FA. Herein, we present a ratiometric fluorescent probe, FormAFP, based on excited state intramolecular photon transfer (ESIPT) for rapid (within 10 min), selective (above 70-fold over other RCS) and sensitive (240-times fluorescence enhancement with 66 nM detection limit) detection of FA via 2-aza-Cope rearrangement. The probe also displayed a fast response (<20 min) to both exogenous and endogenous FA in living cells. Besides, FormAFP was capable of monitoring FA released by folate degradation in living MCF7 cells. More importantly, FormAFP successfully detected fluctuations of endogenous FA levels in oxidative stress stimulation, demonstrating its potential as an ideal tool to explore FA biology.
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- Tingting Quan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.,SCNU Qingyuan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd, Qingyuan 511517, China
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Starck M, Fradgley JD, De Rosa DF, Batsanov AS, Papa M, Taylor MJ, Lovett JE, Lutter JC, Allen MJ, Parker D. Versatile Para-Substituted Pyridine Lanthanide Coordination Complexes Allow Late Stage Tailoring of Complex Function. Chemistry 2021; 27:17921-17927. [PMID: 34705302 PMCID: PMC8688332 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A series of cationic and neutral p-Br and p-NO2 pyridine substituted Eu(III) and Gd(III) coordination complexes serve as versatile synthetic intermediates. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution occurs readily at the para position under mild conditions, allowing C-N and C-C bond forming reactions to take place, permitting the introduction of azide, amino and alkynyl substituents. For Eu(III) complexes, this approach allows late stage tuning of absorption and emission spectral properties, exemplified by the lowering of the energy of an LMCT transition accompanied by a reduction in the Eu-Npy bond length. Additionally, these complexes provide direct access to the corresponding Eu(II) analogues. With the Gd(III) series, the nature of the p-substituent does not significantly change the EPR properties (linewidth, relaxation times), as required for their development as EPR spin probes that can be readily conjugated to biomolecules under mild conditions.
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- Matthieu Starck
- Department of ChemistryDurham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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- Department of ChemistryDurham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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- SUPASchool of Physics and Astronomy and BSRCUniversity of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsKY16 9SSUK
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- SUPASchool of Physics and Astronomy and BSRCUniversity of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsKY16 9SSUK
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- SUPASchool of Physics and Astronomy and BSRCUniversity of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsKY16 9SSUK
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- Department of ChemistryWayne State University5101 Cass AvenueDetroitMI 48202USA
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- Department of ChemistryWayne State University5101 Cass AvenueDetroitMI 48202USA
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- Department of ChemistryDurham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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Sheng W, Zhang X, Yu M, Jin M, Li N, Sun C, Wang L, Xia Q, Li X, Zhang Y, Zhu B, Liu K. A novel cell membrane-targeting fluorescent probe for imaging endogenous/exogenous formaldehyde in live cells and zebrafish. Analyst 2021; 146:7554-7562. [PMID: 34779444 DOI: 10.1039/d1an01669e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Formaldehyde (FA), an economically important chemical, has become a global pollutant and poses a threat to human health. As a kind of reactive carbonyl species, the abnormal production and degradation of FA in cells are related to many diseases. Therefore, it is of great significance to detect FA on the cell membrane and identify the internal and external sources of FA to analyse the causes of FA-induced physiological and pathological changes. In this work, a novel fluorescent probe Mem-FA was constructed by combining a dodecyl chain to target the cell membrane. Based on photoinduced electron transfer (PET), the probe relies on hydrazine as the receptor for FA recognition. Through this mechanism, the probe can detect FA sensitively, selectively and quantitatively. In addition, the probe Mem-FA can detect FA in vivo, especially the endogenous FA produced by tetrahydrofolate in a one-carbon cycle. More importantly, the probe Mem-FA can sensitively detect and distinguish the internal and external sources of FA on the cell membrane. Therefore, Mem-FA is capable of specifically tracing the fluctuations of FA-induced diseases.
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- Wenlong Sheng
- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biological Testing Technology, Jinan, China
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Chen J, Wang N, Tong H, Song C, Ma H, Zhang Y, Gao F, Xu H, Wang W, Lou K. A compact fluorescence/circular dichroism dual-modality probe for detection, differentiation, and detoxification of multiple heavy metal ions via bond-cleavage cascade reactions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zheng X, Jin Y, Liu X, Liu T, Wang W, Yu H. Photoactivatable nanogenerators of reactive species for cancer therapy. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:4301-4318. [PMID: 33997507 PMCID: PMC8105601 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In recent years, reactive species-based cancer therapies have attracted tremendous attention due to their simplicity, controllability, and effectiveness. Herein, we overviewed the state-of-art advance for photo-controlled generation of highly reactive radical species with nanomaterials for cancer therapy. First, we summarized the most widely explored reactive species, such as singlet oxygen, superoxide radical anion (O2 ●-), nitric oxide (●NO), carbon monoxide, alkyl radicals, and their corresponding secondary reactive species generated by interaction with other biological molecules. Then, we discussed the generating mechanisms of these highly reactive species stimulated by light irradiation, followed by their anticancer effect, and the synergetic principles with other therapeutic modalities. This review might unveil the advantages of reactive species-based therapeutic methodology and encourage the pre-clinical exploration of reactive species-mediated cancer treatments.
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- Xiaohua Zheng
- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, China
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- NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Du Y, Zhang Y, Huang M, Wang S, Wang J, Liao K, Wu X, Zhou Q, Zhang X, Wu YD, Peng T. Systematic investigation of the aza-Cope reaction for fluorescence imaging of formaldehyde in vitro and in vivo. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13857-13869. [PMID: 34760171 PMCID: PMC8549814 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04387k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence has highlighted the endogenous production of formaldehyde (FA) in a variety of fundamental biological processes and its involvement in many disease conditions ranging from cancer to neurodegeneration. To examine the physiological and pathological relevance and functions of FA, fluorescent probes for FA imaging in live biological samples are of great significance. Herein we report a systematic investigation of 2-aza-Cope reactions between homoallylamines and FA for identification of a highly efficient 2-aza-Cope reaction moiety and development of fluorescent probes for imaging FA in living systems. By screening a set of N-substituted homoallylamines and comparing them to previously reported homoallylamine structures for reaction with FA, we found that N-p-methoxybenzyl homoallylamine exhibited an optimal 2-aza-Cope reactivity to FA. Theoretical calculations were then performed to demonstrate that the N-substituent on homoallylamine greatly affects the condensation with FA, which is more likely the rate-determining step. Moreover, the newly identified optimal N-p-methoxybenzyl homoallylamine moiety with a self-immolative β-elimination linker was generally utilized to construct a series of fluorescent probes with varying excitation/emission wavelengths for sensitive and selective detection of FA in aqueous solutions and live cells. Among these probes, the near-infrared probe FFP706 has been well demonstrated to enable direct fluorescence visualization of steady-state endogenous FA in live mouse brain tissues and elevated FA levels in a mouse model of breast cancer. This study provides the optimal aza-Cope reaction moiety for FA probe development and new chemical tools for fluorescence imaging and biological investigation of FA in living systems.
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- Yimeng Du
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Shenzhen 518132 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Shenzhen 518132 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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Haris U, Kagalwala HN, Kim YL, Lippert AR. Seeking Illumination: The Path to Chemiluminescent 1,2-Dioxetanes for Quantitative Measurements and In Vivo Imaging. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:2844-2857. [PMID: 34110136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemiluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that evolved in nature and has been harnessed by chemists in diverse ways to improve life. This Account tells the story of our research group's efforts to formulate and manifest spiroadamantane 1,2-dioxetanes with triggerable chemiluminescence for imaging and monitoring important reactive analytes in living cells, animals, and human clinical samples. Analytes like reactive sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen species, as well as pH and hypoxia can be indicators of cellular function or dysfunction and are often implicated in the causes and effects of disease. We begin with a foundation in binding-based and activity-based fluorescence imaging that has provided transformative tools for understanding biological systems. The intense light sources required for fluorescence excitation, however, introduce autofluorescence and light scattering that reduces sensitivity and complicates in vivo imaging. Our work and the work of our collaborators were the first to demonstrate that spiroadamantane 1,2-dioxetanes had sufficient brightness and biological compatibility for in vivo imaging of enzyme activity and reactive analytes like hydrogen sulfide (H2S) inside of living mice. This launched an era of renewed interest in 1,2-dioxetanes that has resulted in a plethora of new chemiluminescence imaging agents developed by groups around the world. Our own research group focused its efforts on reactive sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen species, pH, and hypoxia, resulting in a large family of bright chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetanes validated for cell monitoring and in vivo imaging. These chemiluminescent probes feature low background and high sensitivity that have been proven quite useful for studying signaling, for example, the generation of peroxynitrite (ONOO-) in cellular models of immune function and phagocytosis. This high sensitivity has also enabled real-time quantitative reporting of oxygen-dependent enzyme activity and hypoxia in living cells and tumor xenograft models. We reported some of the first ratiometric chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetane systems for imaging pH and have introduced a powerful kinetics-based approach for quantification of reactive species like azanone (nitroxyl, HNO) and enzyme activity in living cells. These tools have been applied to untangle complex signaling pathways of peroxynitrite production in radiation therapy and as substrates in a split esterase system to provide an enzyme/substrate pair to rival luciferase/luciferin. Furthermore, we have pushed chemiluminescence toward commercialization and clinical translation by demonstrating the ability to monitor airway hydrogen peroxide in the exhaled breath of asthma patients using transiently produced chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetanedione intermediates. This body of work shows the powerful possibilities that can emerge when working at the interface of light and chemistry, and we hope that it will inspire future scientists to seek out ever brighter and more illuminating ideas.
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- Uroob Haris
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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Parker D, Fradgley JD, Wong KL. The design of responsive luminescent lanthanide probes and sensors. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8193-8213. [PMID: 34075982 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00310k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The principles of the design of responsive luminescent probes and sensors based on lanthanide emission are summarised, based on a mechanistic understanding of their mode of action. Competing kinetic pathways for deactivation of the excited states that occur are described, highlighting the need to consider each of the salient quenching processes. Such an analysis dictates the choice of both the ligand and its integral sensitising moiety for the particular application. The key aspects of quenching involving electron transfer and vibrational and electronic energy transfer are highlighted and exemplified. Responsive systems for pH, pM, pX and pO2 and selected biochemical analytes are distinguished, according to the nature of the optical signal observed. Signal changes include both simple and ratiometric intensity measurements, emission lifetime variations and the unique features associated with the observation of circularly polarised luminescence (CPL) for chiral systems. A classification of responsive lanthanide probes is introduced. Examples of the operation of probes for reactive oxygen species, citrate, bicarbonate, α1-AGP and pH are used to illustrate reversible and irreversible transformations of the ligand constitution, as well as the reversible changes to the metal primary and secondary coordination sphere that sensitively perturb the ligand field. Finally, systems that function by modulation of dynamic quenching of the ligand or metal excited states are described, including real time observation of endosomal acidification in living cells, rapid urate analysis in serum, accurate temperature assessment in confined compartments and high throughput screening of drug binding to G-protein coupled receptors.
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- David Parker
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK.
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Manna SK, Achar TK, Mondal S. Recent advances in selective formaldehyde detection in biological and environmental samples by fluorometric and colorimetric chemodosimeters. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:1084-1105. [PMID: 33595559 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay02252g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Formaldehyde, a highly reactive carbonyl species, has been widely used in day-to-day life owing to its numerous applications in essential commodities, etc.; the extrusion of formaldehyde from these sources basically leads to increased formaldehyde levels in the environment. Additionally, formaldehyde is endogenously produced in the human body via several biological processes. Considering the adverse effects of formaldehyde, it is highly important to develop an efficient and reliable method for monitoring formaldehyde in environmental and biological samples. Several chemodosimeters (reaction-based sensing probes) have been designed and synthesized to selectively detect the presence of formaldehyde utilizing the photophysical properties of molecules. In this review, we have comprehensively discussed the recent advances in the design principles and sensing mechanisms of developed probes and their biological/environmental applications in selective formaldehyde detection and imaging endogenous formaldehyde in cells. We have summarized the literature based on three different categories: (i) the Schiff base reaction, (ii) the 2-aza-Cope sigmatropic rearrangement reaction and (iii) miscellaneous approaches. In all cases, reactions are accompanied by changes in color and/or emission that can be detected by the naked eye.
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- Saikat Kumar Manna
- Department of Chemistry, Haldia Government College, Debhog, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal-721657, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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Hitt JL, Li YC, Tao S, Yan Z, Gao Y, Billinge SJL, Mallouk TE. A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1114. [PMID: 33602912 PMCID: PMC7893049 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21342-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In the problem of electrochemical CO2 reduction, the discovery of earth-abundant, efficient, and selective catalysts is essential to enabling technology that can contribute to a carbon-neutral energy cycle. In this study, we adapt an optical high throughput screening method to study multi-metallic catalysts for CO2 electroreduction. We demonstrate the utility of the method by constructing catalytic activity maps of different alloyed elements and use X-ray scattering analysis by the atomic pair distribution function (PDF) method to gain insight into the structures of the most active compositions. Among combinations of four elements (Au, Ag, Cu, Zn), Au6Ag2Cu2 and Au4Zn3Cu3 were identified as the most active compositions in their respective ternaries. These ternary electrocatalysts were more active than any binary combination, and a ca. 5-fold increase in current density at potentials of −0.4 to −0.8 V vs. RHE was obtained for the best ternary catalysts relative to Au prepared by the same method. Tafel plots of electrochemical data for CO2 reduction and hydrogen evolution indicate that the ternary catalysts, despite their higher surface area, are poorer catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction than pure Au. This results in high Faradaic efficiency for CO2 reduction to CO. A high-throughput method is presented for the synthesis and testing of alloy electrocatalysts for gas phase CO2 electrolysis. Active ternary alloy catalysts were discovered and their structures characterized by X-ray pair distribution functional analysis.
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- Jeremy L Hitt
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Qi J, Feng L, Zhang X, Zhang H, Huang L, Zhou Y, Zhao Z, Duan X, Xu F, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Ding D, Xue X, Tang BZ. Facilitation of molecular motion to develop turn-on photoacoustic bioprobe for detecting nitric oxide in encephalitis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:960. [PMID: 33574252 PMCID: PMC7878857 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21208-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule overexpressed in many diseases, thus the development of NO-activatable probes is of vital significance for monitoring related diseases. However, sensitive photoacoustic (PA) probes for detecting NO-associated complicated diseases (e.g., encephalitis), have yet to be developed. Herein, we report a NO-activated PA probe for in vivo detection of encephalitis by tuning the molecular geometry and energy transformation processes. A strong donor-acceptor structure with increased conjugation can be obtained after NO treatment, along with the active intramolecular motion, significantly boosting "turn-on" near-infrared PA property. The molecular probe exhibits high specificity and sensitivity towards NO over interfering reactive species. The probe is capable of detecting and differentiating encephalitis in different severities with high spatiotemporal resolution. This work will inspire more insights into the development of high-performing activatable PA probes for advanced diagnosis by making full use of intramolecular motion and energy transformation processes.
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- Ji Qi
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China.
- NSFC Centre for Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
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Peng W, Athukorale S, Hu J, Cui X, Zhang D. Kinetic spectroscopic quantification using two-step chromogenic and fluorogenic reactions: From theoretical modeling to experimental quantification of biomarkers in practical samples. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1153:338293. [PMID: 33714449 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338293] [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: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kinetic chromogenic (CG) and fluorogenic (FG) quantification deduces analyte concentration based on the reaction rate between the CG/FG probe and its targeted molecule. Little progress has been made in the past half century in either the theory or the applications of the kinetic spectroscopic quantification methods. Current kinetic CG/FG quantification is limited only to a subset of CG/FG reactions that can be approximated as the single-step process, and more problematically, to research samples with no matrix interferences. Reported herein is a kinetic quantification model established for multistep CG/FG reactions and a proof-of-concept demonstration of direct kinetic FG quantification of biomarkers in practical samples. The kinetic spectral intensity of the CG/FG reactions with two rate-limiting steps comprises three temporal regions: an accelerating period where rate of signal change is increasingly rapid, a linear region where the rate of signal change is approximately constant, and a deceleration region where the rate of signal increase becomes progressively small. Kinetic quantification is performed through simple linear-curve-fitting of the kinetic signal in its linear time-course region. The theoretical model is validated with the dual CG/FG 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and malondialdehyde (MDA) reaction. Proof-of-concept kinetic spectroscopic quantification of analytes in practical samples is demonstrated with the FG quantification of MDA in canned chicken. The only sample preparation is bench-top centrifugation followed by two sequential syringe filtrations. The total kinetic FG assay time is less than 10 min, more than 10 times more efficient than the current equilibrium-based MDA assay. The theoretical model and the measurement design strategies offered by this work should help transform the current kinetic spectroscopic quantification from a niche research tool to an indispensable technique for time-sensitive applications.
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- Weiyu Peng
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 60604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States.
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Zhang Q, Song H, Yu M, Zhang H, Li Z. Preparation of Yellow Fluorescent N,O-CDs and its Application in Detection of ClO . J Fluoresc 2021; 31:659-666. [PMID: 33534115 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-021-02686-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Accurate and efficient detection of ClO- was extremely important due to the harm of ROS in the environment and organism. In this paper, yellow fluorescent N,O-CDs were successfully prepared by the solvothermal method. The microscopic size of the N,O-CDs was approximately spherical with an average particle size of 4.8 ± 0.8 nm. The fluorescence quantum yield in ethanol solution was calculated as 10.5 % using fluorescein as the standard reference. The as-fabricated N,O-CDs had high sensitivity and low detection limit (7.5 µM) for quantitatively detecting ClO- with a linear range from 0.07 mM to 0.16 mM. The probe not only shows good selectivity and anti-interference to metal ions, anions and amino acids but also has excellent light stability and thermal stability. Also, a wide selection range for pH was demonstrated.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clothing Materials R & D and Assessment, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Textile, Nanofiber, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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