Issue 15, 2018

A pyrene-involved luminescent MOF for monitoring 1-hydroxypyrene, a biomarker for human intoxication of PAH carcinogens

Abstract

1-Hydroxypyrene (1-HP) is a urinary metabolite of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and can function as a convenient biomarker for human intoxication of PAH carcinogens. The development of simple 1-HP sensors with high sensitivity and fast response is highly desirable. Herein, we demonstrate that a robust microcrystalline MOF with fluorescent pyrene cores, NU-1000, exhibits sensitive luminescence detection of urinary 1-HP. The pyrene core within NU-1000 behaves as the signal converter, whose luminescence is significantly quenched upon coming into contact with 1-HP owing to the efficient π–π charge transfer interactions between highly conjugated 1-HP and pyrene cores in NU-1000. The pore confinement effect of the molecular-sized channel of NU-1000 facilitates the preconcentration of 1-HP within NU-1000, which makes 1-HP contact with NU-1000 more sufficient therefore enhancing the detection efficiency. The charge transfer-related quenching mechanism is elucidated by diffuse-reflectance UV-vis and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements, and a radical pair state is observed in NU-1000 upon accommodation of 1-HP. This work provides important insights into the development of MOF-based luminescent sensors for 1-HP, and should stimulate further studies toward designing more efficient MOFs with highly conjugated luminescent cores for 1-HP sensing.

Graphical abstract: A pyrene-involved luminescent MOF for monitoring 1-hydroxypyrene, a biomarker for human intoxication of PAH carcinogens

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mei 2018
Accepted
14 Jun 2018
First published
16 Jun 2018

Analyst, 2018,143, 3628-3634

A pyrene-involved luminescent MOF for monitoring 1-hydroxypyrene, a biomarker for human intoxication of PAH carcinogens

Y. Zhou, Q. Yang, J. Cuan, Y. Wang, N. Gan, Y. Cao and T. Li, Analyst, 2018, 143, 3628 DOI: 10.1039/C8AN00909K

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