title: Does the use of DM-nitrophen, nitr-5, or diazo-2 interfere with the measurement of indo-1 fluorescence?
abstract: Emission spectra of the photolabile Ca2+ chelators DM-nitrophen, nitr-5, and diazo-2 were studied alone, and in the presence of indo-1, to investigate potential interactions that would make the simultaneous manipulation and ratiometric measurement of the intracellular Ca2+ concentration difficult. Neither diazo-2 nor its photoproduct were found to be significantly fluorescent, and consequently concentrations of diazo-2 up to 20 times that of indo-1 did not distort the emission spectra of indo-1. DM-nitrophen was scarcely fluorescent, but its fluorescence did increase upon photolysis. In contrast to diazo-2 and DM-nitrophen, nitr-5 itself was found to be quite fluorescent, and this fluorescence was significantly increased upon photolysis. Thus, combined use of nitr-5 and indo-1 poses the most difficulty. The emission spectra of all the investigated compounds were used to define experimental conditions and calibration procedures that make possible simultaneous measurement and manipulation of the intracellular Ca2+ concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hadley
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lederer
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D002614:Chelating Agents; D003979:Diazonium Compounds; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005029:Ethylenediamines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007211:Indoles; D010642:Phenoxyacetates; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002614:Chelating Agents; D003979:Diazonium Compounds; D005029:Ethylenediamines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007211:Indoles; D010642:Phenoxyacetates; C052455:nitr 5; C063685:diazo-2; C057014:DM-nitrophen; D004533:Egtazic Acid; C025603:1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; C048960:indo-1; D002118:Calcium