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. 2016 Nov 3;120(43):11247-11255.
doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b07524. Epub 2016 Oct 25.

Modulation of the Excited-State Dynamics of 2,2'-Bipyridine-3,3'-diol in Crown Ethers: A Possible Way To Control the Morphology of a Glycine Fibril through Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy

Debasis Banik  1 , Arpita Roy  1 , Niloy Kundu  1 , Nilmoni Sarkar  1
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Modulation of the Excited-State Dynamics of 2,2'-Bipyridine-3,3'-diol in Crown Ethers: A Possible Way To Control the Morphology of a Glycine Fibril through Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy

Debasis Banik et al. J Phys Chem B. .

Abstract

In this article, we have investigated the modulation of excited-state intramolecular double proton transfer (ESIDPT) dynamics of 2,2'-bipyridine-3,3'-diol (BP(OH)2) in two crown ethers (CEs), namely, 18-Crown-6 (18C6) and 15-Crown-5 (15C5). From steady-state UV-visible measurements, we have shown that there is no significant interaction between the dienol tautomeric form of BP(OH)2 and two CEs. However, in the presence of CEs, an additional emission band (∼415 nm) is generated along with the diketo tautomer band (∼465 nm). In time-resolved analysis, we have observed the generation of ∼260 ps rise component in the presence of 18C6. Therefore, by combining the results of steady-state and time-resolved emissions, we have proposed that the water-assisted ESIDPT route of BP(OH)2 generates a hydronium ion (H3O+) in the excited state. 18C6 binds nicely to this H3O+ ion. As a result, retarded ESIDPT dynamics is observed in 18C6. However, as 15C5 cannot bind H3O+ properly, no rise component is found. With the addition of potassium chloride (KCl), the contribution of the rise component decreases due to unavailability of free 18C6 cavity to capture the H3O+ ion generated in the excited state. Addition of calcium chloride (CaCl2) leads to complete removal of the rise component due to the inhibition of the water-assisted ESIDPT route. From wavelength-dependent behavior, we have observed that the rise component is present only at 465 nm in 18C6. We have also shown that the fibrillar morphology of glycine can be successfully probed through fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy using BP(OH)2 as an imaging agent. Modulation of fibrillar morphology has been found in the presence of two CEs. The interaction of glycine fiber with CEs can be explained by lifetime distribution analysis.

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