A highly selective and reversible fluorescent Cu2+ and S2− probe under physiological conditions and in live cells

Quan Zhou; Yong Zhu; Pengtao Sheng; Zeming Wu; Qingyun Cai

doi:10.1039/C4RA03916E

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A highly selective and reversible fluorescent Cu²⁺ and S²⁻ probe under physiological conditions and in live cells†

Quan Zhou,^a Yong Zhu,^a Pengtao Sheng,^a Zeming Wu^a and Qingyun Cai*^a

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Abstract

A new spiropyran functionalized rhodamine derivative RB-SP2 has been synthesized and applied to detect Cu²⁺ and S²⁻. RB-SP2 was then used as an imaging probe for detection of these ions in HeLa cells at the physiological pH.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA03916E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 29 Apr 2014
Accepted: 29 Aug 2014
First published: 29 Aug 2014

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RSC Adv., 2014,4, 46951-46954

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A highly selective and reversible fluorescent Cu²⁺ and S²⁻ probe under physiological conditions and in live cells

Q. Zhou, Y. Zhu, P. Sheng, Z. Wu and Q. Cai, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 46951 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA03916E

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