title: A Fluorescent Chemodosimeter for Live-Cell Monitoring of Aqueous Sulfides.
abstract: Aqueous sulfides are emerging signaling agents implicated in various pathological and physiological processes. The development of sensitive and selective methods for the sensing of these sulfides is therefore very important. Herein, we report that the as-synthesized 1-oxo-1H-phenalene-2,3-dicarbonitrile (OPD) compound provides promising fluorescent properties and unique reactive properties toward aqueous sulfides. It was found that OPD showed high selectivity and sensitivity toward Na2S over thiols and other inorganic sulfur compounds through a sulfide involved reaction which was confirmed by high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) results. The fluorescence intensity increases linearly with sulfide concentration in the range of 1.0-30 μM with a limit of detection of 52 nM. This novel fluorescent probe was further exploited for the fluorescence imaging sensing of aqueous sulfide in HeLa cells.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shiguo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Suying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Gaofei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xilin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath , Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Tony D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Leyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009570:Nitriles / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C000597412:1-oxo-1H-phenalene-2,3-dicarbonitrile; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009570:Nitriles; D013440:Sulfides; D014867:Water