Issue 17, 2015

Colorimetric sensors with different reactivity for the quantitative determination of cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione in a mixture

Abstract

We report a facile method for the quantitative detection of cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH) in a mixture. BODIPY-based sensors 1 and 2 are synthesized, and the diverse reactivities of 1 and 2 in the presence of a mixture of biothiols lead to distinct absorption spectra at a specified period of time. With a spectral analysis, we are capable of distinguishing three biothiols and achieving the quantitative determination of Cys, Hcy and GSH in a mixture.

Graphical abstract: Colorimetric sensors with different reactivity for the quantitative determination of cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione in a mixture

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Dec 2014
Accepted
16 Jan 2015
First published
16 Jan 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 13042-13045

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Colorimetric sensors with different reactivity for the quantitative determination of cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione in a mixture

L. Niu, M. Jia, P. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, L. Wu, C. Duan, C. Tung, Y. Guan, L. Feng and Q. Yang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 13042 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA16601A

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