Imaging and Detection of Carboxylesterase in Living Cells and Zebrafish Pretreated with Pesticides by a New Near-Infrared Fluorescence Off-On Probe

Autor: Weihua Chen, Dongyu Li, Zhao Li, Xingbin Yang
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 65(20)
ISSN: 1520-5118
Popis: A new near-infrared fluorescence off–on probe was developed and applied to fluorescence imaging of carboxylesterase in living HepG-2 cells and zebrafish pretreated with pesticides (carbamate, organophosphorus, and pyrethroid). The probe was readily prepared by connecting (4-acetoxybenzyl)oxy as a quenching and recognizing moiety to a stable hemicyanine skeleton that can be formed via the decomposition of IR-780. The fluorescence off–on response of the probe to carboxylesterase is based on the enzyme-catalyzed spontaneous hydrolysis of the carboxylic ester bond, followed by a further fragmentation of the phenylmethyl unit and thereby the fluorophore release. Compared with the only existing near-infrared carboxylesterase probe, the proposed probe exhibits superior analytical performance, such as near-infrared fluorescence emission over 700 nm as well as high selectivity and sensitivity, with a detection limit of 4.5 × 10–3 U/mL. More importantly, the probe is cell membrane permeable, and its applicability h...
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