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A molecular chemodosimeter to probe "closed shell" ions in kidney cells.

Amine AsselMeagan M StanleyRashid MiaBesma BoulilaPeter J CraggIyanuoluwani OwolabiMeredith HetrickMosharrof MondalKarl J WallaceHichem Ben Jannet
Published in: Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2023)
Two quinidine-functionalized coumarin molecular probes have been synthesized and have been found to bind metal cations (Cd 2+ , Co 2+ , Cu 2+ , Fe 2+ , Hg 2+ , Ni 2+ , and Zn 2+ ) with high affinity in organic-aqueous media (DMSO-HEPES). The chemodosimeters coordinate with the Zn 2+ ions in a two-to-one ratio (molecular probe : Zn 2+ ) with a log  β of 10.0 M -2 . Upon the addition of the closed-shell metal ions studied, a fluorescence turn-on via an excimer formation is seen at 542 nm due to the quinaldine moiety adopting a syn arrangement when coordinated to the metal Zn 2+ ions. Confocal microscopy monitored free Zn 2+ ions in the Human Embryonic Kidney cell line HEK293 by coordinating with the chemodosimter.
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