Issue 16, 2020

Novel perylene probe-encapsulated metal–organic framework nanocomposites for ratiometric fluorescence detection of ATP

Abstract

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) plays an important role in various biological processes and the ATP level is closely associated with many diseases. Herein, a novel ratiometric fluorescence assay for ATP was developed based on the excimer-monomer transfer of a perylene probe. By encapsulating a perylene probe, N,N′-bis(6-caproic acid)-3,4:9,10-perylenediimide (PDI), into zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystals, fluorescent nanocomposites (PDI@ZIF-8) with significant excimer emission of the perylene probe were prepared for the first time. The presence of ATP will trigger the decomposition of PDI@ZIF-8 due to much stronger coordination between ATP and Zn2+ than that of 2-methylimidazole and Zn2+. As a result, the encapsulated PDI probes were released, leading to significantly increased monomer emission accompanying the decrease in the excimer emission. The excimer-monomer transition signal was utilized for ratiometric ATP sensing and its potential application for detecting ATP in cell lysates was also successfully demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Novel perylene probe-encapsulated metal–organic framework nanocomposites for ratiometric fluorescence detection of ATP

  • This article is part of the themed collection: Biosensors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 out 2019
Accepted
23 jan 2020
First published
24 jan 2020

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020,8, 3661-3666

Novel perylene probe-encapsulated metal–organic framework nanocomposites for ratiometric fluorescence detection of ATP

X. Zhou, J. Li, L. Tan, Q. Li and L. Shang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 3661 DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02319D

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