Detection of metal ions in biological systems: A review

X Zheng, W Cheng, C Ji, J Zhang… - Reviews in Analytical …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Metal ions are widely present in biological systems and participate in many critical
biochemical processes such as material transportation, energy conversion, information …

Fluorescent probes for biomolecule detection under environmental stress

X Han, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, J Choo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of fluorescent probes in visible detection has been developed over the last several
decades. Biomolecules are essential in the biological processes of organisms, and their …

Two-photon dual-emissive carbon dot-based probe: deep-tissue imaging and ultrasensitive sensing of intracellular ferric ions

P Lesani, G Singh, CM Viray… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs)-based nanoparticles have been extensively explored for biological
applications in sensing and bioimaging. However, the major translational barriers to CDs for …

Small-Molecule Fluorescent Probes for Binding-and Activity-Based Sensing of Redox-Active Biological Metals

K Grover, A Koblova, AT Pezacki, CJ Chang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Although transition metals constitute less than 0.1% of the total mass within a human body,
they have a substantial impact on fundamental biological processes across all kingdoms of …

Excitation-independent carbon dot probes for exogenous and endogenous Fe3+ sensing in living cells: Fluorescence lifetime and sensing mechanism

P Lesani, SM Ardekani, A Dehghani, M Hassan… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ferric ions play significant roles in human bodily functions, since both overload and
deficiency can cause major physiological dysfunctions. Hence, engineering of sensitive …

A sensitive “turn-on” Schiff-base fluorescent probe for the selective detection of Fe3+ and bio-imaging

Y Che, J Yang, Z Dong, J Wang, X Yan, Y Wang… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel Schiff-base fluorescent probe, 4-(N-(2-hydroxyl-1-naphthalymethylimino)-
ethylamino)− 7-nitro-1, 2, 3-benzoxadiazole (HENB) was synthesized and utilized for …

Aqueous Phase Sensing of Fe3+ and Ascorbic Acid by a Metal–Organic Framework and Its Implication in the Construction of Multiple Logic Gates

R Dalapati, S Biswas - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A new HfIV‐based metal‐organic framework with UiO‐66 topology was synthesized via a
one‐step solvothermal method by using 3‐methyl‐4‐phenylthieno [2, 3‐b] thiophene‐2, 5 …

Confinement fluorescence effect (CFE): Lighting up life by enhancing the absorbed photon energy utilization efficiency of fluorophores

B Fang, P Li, J Jiang, W Du, L Wang, H Bai… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The absorption photon energy utilization efficiency of small molecule fluorophores can be
enhanced only through the conformational change of a single molecule (without destruction …

A novel “off-on” rhodamine-based colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor based on hydrolysis driven by aqueous medium for the detection of Fe3+

X Wang, T Li - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel “off-on” colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor N 2, N 6-bis (2-(rhodamine B
amido) ethyl) pyridine-2, 6-dicarboxamide (RhBEP) has been designed and synthesized …

A coumarin-based fluorescent probe for monitoring labile ferrous iron in living systems

L Long, N Wang, Y Han, M Huang, X Yuan, S Cao… - Analyst, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Labile Fe2+ has been considered to be a metabolically active and regulatory form of cellular
iron. Monitoring the dynamic level of labile Fe2+ in biological systems is vital for evaluating …