Recognition of Thiols in Living Cells and Zebrafish Using an Imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine-Derivative Indicator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Design and Spectroscopic Studies
2.2. Sensing Properties of MIPY-DNBS to Thiols
2.3. Specificity Evaluation
2.4. pH Stability on Thiols Studies
2.5. Reaction Time on Sensing Thiols
2.6. Fluorescence Imaging in Living MCF-7 Cells
2.7. Fluorescence Imaging in Zebrafish
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Instruments and Chemicals
3.2. Spectroscopic Methods
3.3. Synthesis of Probe MIPY-DNBS
3.4. Cells Culture and Fluorescence Imaging
3.5. Fluorescence Imaging in Zebrafish
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, S.; Hou, P.; Sun, J.; Wang, H.; Liu, L. Recognition of Thiols in Living Cells and Zebrafish Using an Imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine-Derivative Indicator. Molecules 2019, 24, 3328. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24183328
Chen S, Hou P, Sun J, Wang H, Liu L. Recognition of Thiols in Living Cells and Zebrafish Using an Imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine-Derivative Indicator. Molecules. 2019; 24(18):3328. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24183328
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Song, Peng Hou, Jingwen Sun, Haijun Wang, and Lei Liu. 2019. "Recognition of Thiols in Living Cells and Zebrafish Using an Imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine-Derivative Indicator" Molecules 24, no. 18: 3328. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24183328