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METHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN FLUORESCENCE
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ab823e
Keywords
fluorescence; aluminium; cell imaging; logic gate; coordination
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An easy to make organic probe (hereafter called as R) possessing multiple ligating sites have been synthesized and characterized using spectral techniques. The probe exhibits selective and sensitive turn-on fluorescence response with Al(III) in aqueous dimethylformamide (DMF) (1:1 v/v) solution. Fluorescence titration experiment shows that the probe binds with Al(III) with a 1:1 stoichiometry and a binding constant of 6.6 x 10(4) M-1.The mode of coordination of R with Al(III) has been established suing Al-27 and H-1 NMR studies and the results suggest formation of an octahedral complex been them. The suggested point of attachment of R with Al(III) corroborates well with Density Functional Theory (DFT) optimized structure and Mulliken charges computed. Chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) is proposed as the mechanism of enhancement of fluorescence upon addition of Al(III) to R. The probe detects Al(III) in aqueous solution with a detection limit of 0.2 mu M, which is much lower than the permissible limit of Al(III) set by the World Health Organization (WHO).The probe works in a wide pH range (4-11) and thus makes it a suitable candidate for environmental and biological applications. The fluorescence signals of R were used to construct an INHIBIT molecular logic gate. The confocal fluorescence microscope experiments show that R could be employed as a fluorescent probe for detecting Al(III) in living cells.
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