A selective fluorescent probe for the detection of mercury (II) in aqueous media and its applications in living cells

Olimpo García-Beltrán; Natalia Mena; Tania A. Berríos; Enrique A. Castro; Bruce K. Cassels; Marco T. Núñez; Margarita E. Aliaga

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.09.111

A selective fluorescent probe for the detection of mercury (II) in aqueous media and its applications in living cells

Olimpo García-Beltrán, Natalia Mena, Tania A. Berríos, Enrique A. Castro, Bruce K. Cassels, Marco T. Núñez, Margarita E. Aliaga

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Abstract

In this Letter we present a new probe, 2-amino-3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl) propyl 2-(7-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl)acetate (PMR), which can reversibly detect mercuric ions (Hg ²⁺) in HEPES buffer under physiological conditions. Possible interference with other analytes was examined. PMR displays a highly selective decrease of its fluorescence at 460 nm when it reacts with Hg ²⁺. Interestingly, the probe can also be used as a fluorescent turn-on sensor for biologically relevant thiols such as glutathione and cysteine. PMR can be used to determine mercury in living cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6598-6601
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	53
Issue number	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.09.111
Publication status	Published - Nov 28 2012

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Millennium Scientific Initiative (Grant P05-001-F ) and by Fondecyt Grant # 11090115 . The authors are grateful to Prof. Frank H. Quina for the use of spectroscopic facilities in the Institute of Chemistry and the USP Research Consortium for Photochemical Technology (NAP-PhotoTech), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Funding

This work was supported by the Millennium Scientific Initiative (Grant P05-001-F ) and by Fondecyt Grant # 11090115 . The authors are grateful to Prof. Frank H. Quina for the use of spectroscopic facilities in the Institute of Chemistry and the USP Research Consortium for Photochemical Technology (NAP-PhotoTech), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica	11090115

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Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Organic Chemistry

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