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A novel near-infrared fluorescent probe based on isophorone for the bioassay of endogenous cysteine.

Hong-Bo LiuHai XuXin GuoJian XiaoZheng-Hong CaiYa-Wen WangYu Peng
Published in: Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2021)
A dicyanoisophorone/acrylate-combined probe (DDP) was synthesized and designed as a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent sensor for the rapid identification of Cys over Hcy and GSH in aqueous solution with a large Stokes shift (143 nm). The detection limit of Cys was 1.23 μM, which was lower than that of the intracellular Cys concentration. DDP was cell membrane-permeable and had been successfully applied to the detection of intracellular Cys in HeLa cells. The detection mechanism was determined by 1H NMR titration, MS and DFT calculations.
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