A BODIPY-based two-photon fluorescent probe validates tyrosinase activity in live cells

Autor: Jong Seung Kim, Sankarprasad Bhuniya, Inseob Shim, Miae Won, Kondapa Naidu Bobba, Zhigang Yang, Nithya Velusamy, Junle Qu
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 53(81)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: Herein, we report rational design, synthesis, and application of a two-photon fluorescent probe (Tyro-1) for tracking intracellular tyrosinase activity. The chemoselective detection of tyrosinase is precluded from interference of other competitive omnipresent oxidizing entities in cellular milieu. The probe showed 12.5-fold fluorescence enhancement at λem = 450 nm in the presence of tyrosinase. The nontoxic probe Tyro-1 provides information about H2O2-mediated upregulation of tyrosinase through cellular imaging. Its two-photon imaging ability makes it a noninvasive tool for validating the expression of tyrosinase in the live cells.
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