A novel benzimidazole-based fluorescence probe for detecting zinc ion in aqueous solution and zebrafish

  • Jin Yeong Yun
  • , Ahran Kim
  • , Suh Mi Hwang
  • , Dongju Yun
  • , Hyojin Lee
  • , Ki Tae Kim
  • , Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A novel selective and sensitive chemosensor, (E)-1-((((1Hbenzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)methyl)imino)methyl)naphthalen-2-ol (BIN), was developed for fluorescence detection of Zn2+. The compound BIN acts as a fluorescent “turn-on” detector for Zn2+. The limit of detection (2.26¯M) for zinc ion is well below the WHO standard (76.0¯M). Probe BIN can be chemically reversible with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The binding mechanism of BIN with zinc ion was demonstrated by fluorescence, UV-visible, electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy, 1HNMR titration and calculations. Importantly, probe BIN could be applied to determine zinc ion in water samples and living zebrafish.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)961-966
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Volume92
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • DFT-calculations
  • Zebrafish imaging
  • Zinc sensor

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