Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 523-527.doi: 10.1007/s40242-018-8089-y

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Development of a Two-photon Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Glutathione and Its Applications in Living Cells

XU Gaoping, TANG Yonghe, LIN Weiying   

  1. Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China
  • Received:2018-03-20 Online:2018-08-01 Published:2018-05-21
  • Contact: LIN Weiying E-mail:weiyinglin2013@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21472067, 21672083), the Taishan Scholar Foundation, China(No.TS20151104 1) and the Startup Fund of University of Jinan, China(No.309-10004).

Abstract: Glutathione(GSH), as the most abundant intracellular biothiol, plays an important role in the redox homeostasis of the organism. Abnormal concentrations of GSH in cells may lead to many malignant diseases, such as cancer, liver damage and neurodegenerative diseases. It is urgent to develop effective methods to detect GSH in living organisms. In this work, a new two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe Co-GSH based on the coumarin-chalcone dye platform was judiciously developed. Based on the Michael-addition reaction, Co-GSH was able to identify GSH with high selectivity and sensitivity. Furthermore, assisted by laser-scanning confocal microscopy, Co-GSH could specifically response GSH over the other biothiols, including Cys and Hcy, in living HeLa cells by using one-and two-photon modes.

Key words: Fluorescence probe, Glutathione, Michael-addition reaction, Two-photon, Ratiometric