A novel thiophene-based fluorescent chemosensor for the detection of Zn2+ and Cn: Imaging applications in live cells and Zebrafish

Min Seon Kim, Dongju Yun, Ju Byeong Chae, Haeri So, Hyojin Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Mingeun Kim, Mi Hee Lim, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A novel fluorescent turn-on chemosensor DHADC ((E)-3-((4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)-2,3-dihydrothiophene-2-carboxamide) has been developed and used to detect Zn2+ and CN. Compound DHADC displayed a notable fluorescence increase with Zn2+. The limit of detection (2.55 ± 0.05 µM) for zinc ion was far below the standard (76 µM) of the WHO (World Health Organization). In particular, compound DHADC could be applied to determine Zn2+ in real samples, and to image Zn2+ in both HeLa cells and zebrafish. Additionally, DHADC could detect CN through a fluorescence enhancement with little inhibition with the existence of other types of anions. The detection processes of compound DHADC for Zn2+ and CN were demonstrated with various analytical methods like Job plots,1H NMR titrations, and ESI-Mass analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5458
JournalSensors
Volume19
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 2019

Keywords

  • Cyanide
  • Fluorescence chemosensor
  • Living cell
  • Zebrafish
  • Zinc

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