title: A 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole (HBT)-quinoline conjugate: a highly specific fluorescent probe for Hg(2+) based on ESIPT and its application in bioimaging.
abstract: A benzothiazole derived chemosensor L has been designed based on the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism to afford a fluorescence turn-on response specifically in the presence of Hg(2+) ions over a host of biologically relevant metal ions as well as toxic heavy metal ions. The chemosensor exhibits high sensitivity with the detection limit down to 0.11 μM. The metal binding is supported by (1)H NMR titrations, ESI-MS spectral analysis and substantiated by theoretical calculations using the density functional theory. The probe shows cell membrane permeability and efficiency for the detection of Hg(2+) in HeLa cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India. pkb@iitk.ac.in.
authors.forename: Sunanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahana
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India.
authors.forename: Gargi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India.
authors.forename: Sri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India. pkb@iitk.ac.in.
authors.forename: Parimal K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bharadwaj
mesh_terms: D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000032:analysis; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D061848:Optical Imaging; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011804:Quinolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D052160:Benzothiazoles; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010636:Phenols; D011804:Quinolines; C070846:2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole; C037219:quinoline; D008628:Mercury