Magnesium ion selective two-photon fluorescent probe based on a benzo[h]chromene derivative for in vivo imaging

  • Hwan Myung Kim
  • , Pil Rye Yang
  • , Mun Sik Seo
  • , Jae Sung Yi
  • , Jin Hee Hong
  • , Seung Joon Jeon
  • , Young Gyu Ko
  • , Kyoung J. Lee
  • , Bong Rae Cho*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    A novel, two-photon probe for the detection of free Mg2+ ions in living cells and live tissues has been developed. The probe can be excited by 880 nm laser photons, emits strong two-photon excited fluorescence in response to Mg2+ ions, can be easily loaded into the cell and tissue, shows high photostability, and can measure the Mg2+ ion concentration without interference by Ca2+ ions in living cells. The intracellular dissociation constant (Kdi) for Mg2+ determined by the two-photon process is 2.5 mM, which is suitable for dynamic Mg 2+ concentration measurement. In addition, the probe is capable of imaging endogenous stores of free Mg2+ at a few hundred micrometers depth in live tissues using two-photon microscopy (TPM).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2088-2096
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume72
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 Mar 16

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Organic Chemistry

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