Design of multiple-target chemoprobe: “naked-eye” colorimetric recognition of Fe3+ and off–on fluorogenic detection for Hg2+ and its on-site applications

A PET Fluorescent Probe for Dynamic Pd2+ Tracking with Imaging Applications in the Nanofiber and Living Cells

Constructed on the moiety of a lactam screw ring, a near-infrared fluorescent probe RCya for Pd²⁺ was designed under the PET mechanism and synthesized by incorporating 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde as the recognition group. Dynamic detection of aqueous Pd²⁺ by the probe RCya could be accomplished through ion competition, linear response, fluorescence-pH/time stabilities, and other optical tests. Moreover, the high selectivity, low cytotoxicity, cell permeability, and lysosome accumulation properties of RCya enabled the imaging applications on solid-state RCya-PAN composite nanofibers and in living cells. The recognition mechanism of probe RCya toward Pd²⁺ was further studied through simulation calculation and MS analysis.

A reasonably constructed fluorescent chemosensor based on the dicyanoisophorone skeleton for the discriminative sensing of Fe3+ and Hg2+ as well as imaging in HeLa cells and zebrafish

In this study, a new fluorescent sensor dicyanoisophorone Rhodanine-3-acetic acid (DCI-RDA) (DCI-RDA) has been developed by employing a DCI-based push–pull dye as the fluorophore and RDA as the recognition moiety for the simultaneous sensing of Fe³⁺ and Hg²⁺ with a large Stokes Shift (162 nm), high selectivity and sensitivity, and low LOD (1.468 μM for Fe³⁺ and 0.305 μM for Hg²⁺). In particular, DCI-RDA has a short response time (30 s). The Job's plot method in combination with ¹H NMR titration and theoretical calculations was used to determine the stoichiometry of both DCI-RDA-Fe³⁺/Hg²⁺ complexes to be 1 : 1. Moreover, DCI-RDA is applied as a fluorescent probe for imaging in HeLa cells and zebrafish, indicating that it can be potentially applied for Fe³⁺/Hg²⁺ sensing in the field of biology.

A new fluorescent sensor dicyanoisophorone rhodanine-3-acetic acid has been developed by employing a DCI-based push–pull dye as the fluorophore and RDA as the recognition moiety for the simultaneous sensing of Fe³⁺ and Hg²⁺.