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. 2017 Jan 15:950:178-183.
doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.11.019. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

A mitochondria-targeted fluorescence probe for ratiometric detection of endogenous hypochlorite in the living cells

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A mitochondria-targeted fluorescence probe for ratiometric detection of endogenous hypochlorite in the living cells

Wen-Li Wu et al. Anal Chim Acta. .

Abstract

A mitochondria-targeted fluorescence probe (CPBT) for ratiometric detection of endogenous hypochlorite in the living cells was developed. CPBT could detect hypochlorite with high selectivity and sensitivity in a ratiometric manner based on FRET mechanism. In absence of hypochlorite, when CPBT was excited with absorption maximum wavelength of the donor moiety, it showed the emission of acceptor moiety because of FRET process. However, in the presence of hypochlorite, the reaction of CC double bond with hypochlorite interrupted the conjugation system resulting in the inhibition of FRET process and the emission of the donor moiety. The two well-resolved emission bands can ensure accurate detection of hypochlorite. A good linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity ratios of the two emissions and the ClO- concentrations in the range from 41.8 nM (detection limit) to 12.5 μM was established. Importantly, CPBT could localize mainly in the mitochondria of RAW264.7 cells. CPBT was successfully used to fluorescence ratiometric imaging of endogenous hypochlorite in RAW264.7 cells.

Keywords: Endogenous hypochlorite; Fluorescence; Mitochondria-target; Ratiometric.

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