A ratiometric fluorescent probe () for ClO(-) based on the conjugate of coumarin-rhodamine was presented, which could sense ClO(-) with fast response (within 5 s), high sensitivity and excellent selectivity. More importantly, is the first mitochondria-targeted ratiometric fluorescent probe to image exogenous and endogenous ClO(-).

A new turn-on fluorescent probe for fast detection of cysteine in physiological conditions, based on a new response-assisted electrostatic attraction strategy, is reported. The practical utility of the probe in fluorescent protein labeling and subcellular imaging is also demonstrated.

A versatile deep-red fluorescent imaging probe is described that is comprised of a bis(zinc(II)-dipicolylamine) targeting unit covalently attached to a pentamethine carbocyanine fluorophore with Cy5-like spectroscopic properties. A titration assay based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer is used to prove that the probe selectively associates with anionic vesicle membranes whose compositi...

Cardiolipin (CL) is a unique phospholipid found in mitochondrial inner membrane. It is a key component for mitochondrial function in both respiration and apoptosis. The level of CL is an important parameter for investigating these intracellular events and is a critical indicator of a number of diseases associated with mitochondrial respiratory functions. 10-Nonyl acridine orange (NAO) is the on...

The enzyme cystathionase from rat liver is inactivated by incubation with 5,5’-dithiobis(Z-nitrobenzoic acid) at pH 7.4. The reaction of four -SH groups per mole of enzyme brings about 95% loss of the homoserine deaminase activity. Kinetically, the reactive --SH groups can be classified into two classes. The substrate L-homoserine or the competitive inhibitor L-alanine has no effect on the rate...

Although inorganic anti-Stokes fluorescent probes have long been developed, the operational mode of today's most advanced examples still involves the harsh requirement of coherent laser excitation, which often yields unexpected light disturbance or even photon-induced deterioration during optical imaging. Here, we demonstrate an efficient anti-Stokes fluorescent probe with incoherent excitation...

We develop a triple-color fluorescent probe which may function as a lab-on-a-DNA-molecule for simultaneous detection of multiple exonucleases/restriction endonucleases. This triple-color fluorescent probe can be further applied for the discrimination of seven exonucleases and four cell lines as well as the screening of various nuclease inhibitors.

An oxime containing fluorescent probe based on a BODIPY scaffold was successfully designed and used for HClO determination with rapid response, low detection limits and high selectivity. Confocal fluorescence microscopy demonstrated that the probe could permeate the mitochondria and made possible the fast fluorescent imaging of endogenous HClO.

The first examples of boronic acid-linked fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for copper ions are reported; the monoboronic acid-conjugated rhodamine probe displays a highly selective fluorescent enhancement with Cu2+ among the various metal ions whereas the fluorescence of the bisboronic acid-conjugated fluorescein probe is selectively quenched by Cu2+, probably by way of a PET mechanism.

In this work, a 1,8-naphthalimide-derived fluorescent probe for H2S based on the thiolysis of dinitrophenyl ether is reported. This probe exhibits turn-on fluorescence detection of H2S in bovine serum and lysosome-targetable fluorescent imaging of H2S with excellent selectivity.