A highly selective quinolizinium-based fluorescent probe for cysteine detection

O. Wa-Yi, Wing Cheung Chan, Caifeng Xu, Jie Ren Deng, Ben Chi Bun Ko, Man Kin Wong

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Abstract

A novel fluorescent quinolizinium-based turn-off probe has been developed for selective detection of cysteine. The probe showed high selectivity and sensitivity towards cysteine over other amino acids including the similarly structured homocysteine and glutathione with a detection limit of 0.18 μM (S/N = 3). It was successfully applied to cysteine detection in living cells with low cytotoxicity and quantitative analysis of spiked mouse serum samples with moderate to good recovery (96-109%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33294-33299
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume11
Issue number53
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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