A highly sensitive two-photon fluorescent probe for mitochondrial Zinc ions in living tissue

Na Young Baek, Cheol Ho Heo, Chang Su Lim, Goutam Masanta, Bong Rae Cho, Hwan Myung Kim

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    Abstract

    We report a highly sensitive two-photon probe (SZn2-Mito) which shows a 70-fold two-photon excited fluorescence enhancement in response to Zn2+ and can selectively detect mitochondrial Zn2+ in a rat hippocampal slice at a depth of 100–200 μm by using two-photon microscopy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4546-4548
    Number of pages3
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume48
    Issue number38
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 Apr 11

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Catalysis
    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • General Chemistry
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Materials Chemistry

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