Zhang Xiao, Tan Haoqi, Yan Yongchao, Hang Yandi, Yu Fengtao, Qu Xue, Hua Jianli
Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
J Mater Chem B. 2017 Mar 21;5(11):2172-2180. doi: 10.1039/c7tb00210f. Epub 2017 Mar 3.
Hydrogen sulfide (HS) serves an effective role in biological systems as the acknowledged third endogenous gasotransmitter, so it makes great sense to detect and analyze HS sensitively and quantitatively in subcellular environments, such as in mitochondria and lysosomes where HS is widespread and functions as the mediator. Considering the excellent photophysical properties and multiple modification sites, N-annulated perylene (NP) was firstly chosen as the fluorophore to design a series of colorimetric and ratiometric near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes for the sensitive and selective detection of HS. The probes showed near-infrared fluorescence at 681 nm in the absence of HS. But with the addition of HS, the NIR fluorescence decreased sharply and a new fluorescence peak at approximately 481 nm dramatically increased in a short response time, which could be clearly observed using the naked eye. Their large ratiometric fluorescence changes (about 200 nm), excellent selectivity and stability would be helpful for its detection in biological systems, and the limit of detection of the probe was calculated down to 139 nM. The reaction mechanism was studied as well. The targetable probes (Mito-NPNM and Lyso-NPNM) were also successfully employed to detect endogenous HS in the mitochondria and lysosomes of living cells respectively. Besides, these probes were successfully applied to quantify HS at low concentrations in serum where HS levels are of great significance as an important indicator of various diseases.
硫化氢(HS)作为公认的第三种内源性气体信号分子,在生物系统中发挥着重要作用。因此,在亚细胞环境(如线粒体和溶酶体,HS在其中广泛存在并作为介质发挥作用)中灵敏且定量地检测和分析HS具有重要意义。考虑到优异的光物理性质和多个修饰位点,首先选择萘并苝(NP)作为荧光团,设计了一系列用于灵敏且选择性检测HS的比色和比率近红外(NIR)荧光探针。在没有HS的情况下,这些探针在681 nm处显示近红外荧光。但是加入HS后,近红外荧光急剧下降,并且在短响应时间内,约481 nm处的新荧光峰显著增加,用肉眼即可清晰观察到。它们较大的比率荧光变化(约200 nm)、优异的选择性和稳定性有助于其在生物系统中的检测,并且该探针的检测限计算低至139 nM。同时也研究了反应机理。靶向探针(Mito-NPNM和Lyso-NPNM)也分别成功用于检测活细胞线粒体和溶酶体中的内源性HS。此外,这些探针成功应用于定量血清中低浓度的HS,其中HS水平作为各种疾病的重要指标具有重要意义。