A sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probe for quantitive detection and imaging of alkaline phosphatase in living cells

Congcong Gao, Shunping Zang, Longxue Nie, Yong Tian, Rubo Zhang, Jing Jing, Xiaoling Zhang*

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Abstract

We report a sensitive fluorescence probe Ratio-ALP for in vivo ratiometric imaging of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The probe was designed by conjugating a naphthalimide with a phosphate group as the responsive moiety for enzymatic reactions. The fluorescence intensity ratio displayed a linear relationship against the concentration of ALP in the concentration range from 0 to 200 U/L, its LOD is as low as 0.25 U/L. Ratio-ALP has good selectivity and sensitivity, high cell permeability, and low cytotoxicity. Furthermore, probe Ratio-ALP was also successfully applied to image endogenous ALP activity in living cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-135
Number of pages5
JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
Volume1066
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Alkaline phosphatase
  • Fluorescent probe
  • Ratiometric

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