Abstract
We report a two-photon (TP) probe (ACaLN) for near-membrane Ca2+ that shows a 13-fold TP excited fluorescence (TPEF) enhancement in response to Ca2+, dissociation constants (KdTP) of (1.9±0.2) μM, pH-insensitivity at the biologically relevant pH, and can detect near-membrane Ca2+ in live cells for more than 1500 s and in living tissues at 120 μm depth without interference from other metal ions. Comparison with existing probes provides a useful strategy for the design of efficient TP probes for the near-membrane metal ions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2028-2033 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemistry - An Asian Journal |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Aug 1 |
Keywords
- calcium
- fluorescence
- microscopy
- nonlinear spectroscopy
- two-photon probe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry