A fluorescence on–off sensor for Cu2+and its resultant complex as an off–on sensor for Cr3+in aqueous media

Autor: Xiang Zhang, Yunling Gao, Cong Zhang, Jieming Shu, Haiyan Chen, Kejian Yao
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: RSC Advances. 5:74629-74637
ISSN: 2046-2069
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13782a
Popis: A new coumarin–quinoline based sensor 1 has been synthesized. The paramagnetic Cu2+ ion turned off the fluorescence of sensor 1 with a 1:1 binding stoichiometry. The resultant 1–Cu2+ complex could act in situ as an efficient “off–on” fluorescence sensor for the paramagnetic Cr3+ ion triggered by the 1:1 replacement of Cu2+ with Cr3+. This selective fluorescence “on–off–on” sensor was used to identify Cu2+ and Cr3+ in living breast cancer MCF-7 cells using confocal fluorescence microscopy, indicating that sensor 1 has a potential application for the selective detection of Cu2+ and Cr3+ in living cells.
Databáze: OpenAIRE