A benzyl carbazate-based fluorescent chemosensor for detecting Zn2+: Application to zebrafish

Sehoon Kim, Hangyul Lee, Haeri So, Hyojin Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A benzyl carbazate-based fluorescent chemosensor BCS was designed and synthesized for detection of Zn2+ in aqueous media. BCS displayed a notable fluorescence increase with Zn2+. Detection limit (1.12 μM) of BCS for zinc ion was much lower than the standard of World Health Organization. BCS was used to analyze the amounts of Zn2+ in water samples. Importantly, sensor BCS could be used to image Zn2+ in zebrafish, and a fluorescent test strip of sensor BCS for detecting Zn2+ could be useful for practical purpose. Sensing process of Zn2+ by BCS was demonstrated by DFT calculations, based on an effect of chelation-enhanced fluorescence.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117787
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume228
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • Benzyl carbazate
  • DFT calculation
  • Fluorescent chemosensor
  • Test strip
  • Zebrafish
  • Zinc ion

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