Design and synthesis of a new coumarin-based 'turn-on' fluorescent probe selective for Cu +2

Olimpo García-Beltrán, Natalia Mena, Leidi C. Friedrich, José Carlos Netto-Ferreira, Víctor Vargas, Frank H. Quina, Marco T. Núñez, Bruce K. Cassels

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Abstract

The novel coumarin-based 'turn-on' fluorescent probe (E)-3-(2,5- dimethoxybenzylideneamino)-7-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one (MGM) was designed, synthesized, and characterized. This compound shows high selectivity for Cu +2, combined with a large fluorescence enhancement upon binding to Cu 2+. Benesi-Hildebrand and Job plots demonstrate that the stoichiometry of the Cu 2+ complex formed is 2:1. Preliminary studies employing epifluorescence microscopy demonstrated that Cu +2 could be imaged in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells treated with MGM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5280-5283
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume53
Issue number39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 26 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Millennium Scientific Initiative (Grant P05-001-F) and by the Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Meio Ambiente-USP (Brazil). JCNF thanks the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for a Visiting Professor Fellowship. FHQ and LCF acknowledge fellowship support from the CNPq-Brazil.

Funding

This work was supported by the Millennium Scientific Initiative (Grant P05-001-F) and by the Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Meio Ambiente-USP (Brazil). JCNF thanks the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for a Visiting Professor Fellowship. FHQ and LCF acknowledge fellowship support from the CNPq-Brazil.

FundersFunder number
CNPq-Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Meio Ambiente-USP
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Drug Discovery
    • Organic Chemistry

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