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Fosnacht KG, Pluth MD. Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4124-4257. [PMID: 38512066 PMCID: PMC11141071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00683] [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: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is not only a well-established toxic gas but also an important small molecule bioregulator in all kingdoms of life. In contemporary biology, H2S is often classified as a "gasotransmitter," meaning that it is an endogenously produced membrane permeable gas that carries out essential cellular processes. Fluorescent probes for H2S and related reactive sulfur species (RSS) detection provide an important cornerstone for investigating the multifaceted roles of these important small molecules in complex biological systems. A now common approach to develop such tools is to develop "activity-based probes" that couple a specific H2S-mediated chemical reaction to a fluorescent output. This Review covers the different types of such probes and also highlights the chemical mechanisms by which each probe type is activated by specific RSS. Common examples include reduction of oxidized nitrogen motifs, disulfide exchange, electrophilic reactions, metal precipitation, and metal coordination. In addition, we also outline complementary activity-based probes for imaging reductant-labile and sulfane sulfur species, including persulfides and polysulfides. For probes highlighted in this Review, we focus on small molecule systems with demonstrated compatibility in cellular systems or related applications. Building from breadth of reported activity-based strategies and application, we also highlight key unmet challenges and future opportunities for advancing activity-based probes for H2S and related RSS.
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- Kaylin G. Fosnacht
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1253, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1253, United States
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Mao Y, Yu Q, Ye T, Xi M, Lai W, Chen Z, Chen K, Li L, Liu H, Wang J. New Rhodamine-based sensor for high-sensitivity fluorescence tracking of Cys and simultaneously colorimetric detection of H 2S. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 306:123589. [PMID: 37922855 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Sulfhydryl-containing compounds including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), glutathione (GSH) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are involved in many physiological processes. The development of single-molecule optical sensor for the distinguish detection of these bio-thiols is a critical and challenging effort. In this work, we designed a one-step synthesis of the Rhodamine-based sensor FR for specific fluorescent response of Cys and simultaneously colorimetric detection of H2S, in which the aldehyde and fluorine groups act as response sites. Sensor FR displays significant fluorescence enhancement at 565 nm toward Cys with high selectivity and low detection limits (49 nM) due to the low background fluorescent signal of the spirocyclic closed-state in Rhodamine structure. Meantime, after treatment of H2S, the color of the sensor changes significantly from colorless to blue-purple, which can be used as a visual colorimetric method to detect H2S. These response mechanisms were systematically characterized by 1H NMR and Mass spectrometry. Finally, sensor FR could be used to monitor exogenous and endogenous of intracellular Cys changes.
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- Yanyun Mao
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Yarn Materials Forming and Composite Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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Słowiński D, Świerczyńska M, Romański J, Podsiadły R. HPLC Study of Product Formed in the Reaction of NBD-Derived Fluorescent Probe with Hydrogen Sulfide, Cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and Glutathione. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238305. [PMID: 36500398 PMCID: PMC9736530 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and its bioderivatives analogs, such as L-cysteine (L-Cys) and glutathione (GSH), are ubiquitous biological thiols in the physiological and pathological processes of living systems. Their aberrant concentration levels are associated with many diseases. Although several NBD-based fluorescence probes have been developed to detect biological thiols, the HPLC-detection of H2S, GSH, L-Cys, and N-acetylcysteine-specific products has not been described. Herein, a novel NBD-derived pro-coumarin probe has been synthesized and used to develop a new strategy for the triple mode detection of H2S and such thiols as GSH, L-Cys, and NAC. Hydrogen sulfide and those biothiols at physiological pH release fluorescent coumarin from the probe and cause a significant fluorescence enhancement at 473 nm. The appropriate NBD-derived product for H2S, L-Cys, GSH, and NAC has a different color and retention time that allows distinguishing these biological thiols meaning the probe has a great possibility in the biological application. Fluorescent imaging combined with colorimetric and HPLC detection of H2S/biothiol-specific product(s) brings a potential tool for confirming the presence of biological thiols and determining concentrations in various aqueous biological samples.
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- Daniel Słowiński
- Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 16, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 16, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Organic and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, 91-403 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 16, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
- Correspondence:
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A fluorescent chemoprobe based on 1,8–naphthalimide derivative specific for cellular recognition of cysteine over homocysteine and glutathione. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Takegami S, Aramoto Y, Konishi A. Spectroscopic study of cyclen-based 19F NMR probe for detection of hydrogen sulfide. ANAL SCI 2022; 38:813-820. [PMID: 35314966 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-022-00100-y] [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: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A cyclen-based 19F NMR probe (F-cyclen) for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been prepared and evaluated for its complex formation ability with Cu2+ ions and responsivity to H2S. F-Cyclen was readily synthesized by reacting cyclen with 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl bromide. Visible absorption spectrophotometry showed that, same as the original cyclen, F-cyclen formed a 1:1 complex with Cu2+ ions. The 19F NMR signal of F-cyclen at 16.5 ppm gradually decreased in intensity with increasing CuCl2 concentration, with trifluoromethane sulfonic acid sodium salt (TFMSNa) used as an internal standard (0 ppm). When the Cu2+-F-cyclen complex was subjected to an increasing concentration of Na2S (as H2S donor), its corresponding 19F NMR signal of F-cyclen at 16.5 ppm gradually increased in intensity. The regression curve between the 19F NMR signal intensity ratio of F-cyclen to TFMSNa and Na2S concentration showed good linearity (r = 0.986) over the Na2S concentration range of 25-150 μM.
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- Shigehiko Takegami
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasaginakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasaginakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasaginakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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Guo T, Chen X, Qu W, Yang B, Tian R, Geng Z, Wang Z. Red and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Distinguishing Cysteine and Homocysteine through Single-Wavelength Excitation with Distinctly Dual Emissions. Anal Chem 2022; 94:5006-5013. [PMID: 35294170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Small-molecule biothiols, including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH), participate in various pathological and physiological processes. It is still a challenge to simultaneously distinguish Cys and Hcy because of their similar structures and reactivities, as well as the interference from the high intramolecular concentration of GSH. Herein, a novel fluorescent probe, CySI, based on cyanine and thioester was developed to differentiate Cys and Hcy through a single-wavelength excitation and two distinctly separated emission channels. The probe exhibited a turn-on fluorescence response to Cys at both 625 nm (the red channel) and 740 nm (the near-infrared channel) but only showed fluorescence turn-on to Hcy at 740 nm (the near-infrared channel) and no fluorescent response to GSH. With the aid of built-in self-calibration of single excitation and dual emissions, simultaneous discriminative determinations of Cys and Hcy were realized through red and near-infrared channels. CySI exhibited excellent selectivity toward Cys and Hcy with a fast response. This probe was further exploited to visualize exogenous Cys and Hcy in cells through dual emission channels under one excitation. Moreover, it could efficiently target mitochondria and was applied to monitor the endogenous Cys fluctuations independently in mitochondria through the red emission channel.
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- Taiyu Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Simple thiosemicarbazone "switch" sensing of Hg2+ and biothiols in pure aqueous solutions and application to imaging in lysosomes. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ueda M. Molecular Imaging. ANAL SCI 2021; 37:797-798. [PMID: 34108332 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.highlights2106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Masashi Ueda
- Department of Biofucntion Imaging Analysis, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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Wang N, Ji X, Wang H, Wang X, Tao Y, Zhao W, Zhang J. BODIPY-based Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Cysteine in Living Cells. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:1317-1322. [PMID: 32536622 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20p134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cysteine (Cys), as one of the important amino acids, plays a vital role in various physiological and pathological processes. Hence, it is meaningful to develop a convenient and sensitive detection method. Herein, a novel BODIPY-based fluorescent probe (BDP-DM) was developed, which had a higher selectivity for Cys than other amino acids, including homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH). Ultimately, we concluded that the BDP-DM probe could be used to successfully detected intracellular Cys in living HeLa cells.
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- Nannan Wang
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University
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MEN Y, ZHOU X, YAN Z, NIU L, LUO Y, WANG J, WANG J. A Water-soluble Near-infrared Fluorescent Probe for Cysteine/Homocysteine and Its Application in Live Cells and Mice. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:1053-1057. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20p016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Yuhui MEN
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University
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