A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent probe for 1,4-dithiothreitol (DTT) detection

Baocun Zhu, Xiaoling Zhang*, Hongying Jia, Yamin Li, Haipeng Liu, Weihong Tan

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Abstract

A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent probe, which contains an aminonaphthalimide fluorophore and a self-immolative spacer for 1,4-dithiothreitol (DTT) detection was designed and synthesized. The probe displays a 66 nm red-shift of fluorescence emission and the color changes from colorless to jade-green upon reaction with DTT. These properties are mechanistically ascribed to the strong reducing capability of DTT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1650-1654
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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