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CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Volume 14, Issue 47, Pages 13799-13811Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04183b
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In this study, a series of hydrophobic and hydrophilic caged fluorophores based on a robust pyranine backbone were reported. These fluorophores can be used for the absolute quantification of light intensity in chemical and biological samples. The brightness of these fluorophores increases upon illumination, and their uncaging cross-sections have been thoroughly characterized.
Absolute measurement of light intensity is sought for in multiple areas of chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering. It can be achieved by using an actinometer from analyzing the time-course of its reaction extent on applying constant light. However, most reported actinometers exploit the absorbance observable for reporting the reaction extent, which is not very sensitive nor relevant in imaging systems. In this work, we report a series of hydrophobic and hydrophilic caged fluorophores that overcome the preceding limitations. Based on the robust pyranine backbone, they can easily be synthesized on a large scale in one to a few steps. Their brightness increases over illumination and their uncaging cross-sections have been thoroughly characterized upon one- and two-photon excitation. As a demonstration of their use, we calibrated light intensity in various chemical and biological samples, which have been observed with epifluorescence and confocal imaging systems. A series of hydrophilic and hydrophobic caged-fluorophores have been produced on the pyranine backbone. They are employed for absolute quantification of light intensity of single- or two-photon excitation sources in chemical and biological samples.
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