A cap-type Schiff base acting as a fluorescence sensor for zinc(ii) and a colorimetric sensor for iron(ii), copper(ii), and zinc(ii) in aqueous media
2013; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 42; Issue: 47 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1039/c3dt51916c
ISSN1477-9234
AutoresKyung Beom Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Eun Joo Song, Sumi Kim, Insup Noh, Cheal Kim,
Tópico(s)Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
ResumoA simple and low cost chemosensor is described. This sensor could simultaneously detect three biologically important metal ions through fluorogenic (Zn2+) and chromogenic (Fe2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+) methods in aqueous solution. The sensor could function as a "turn-on" fluorescence receptor only to Zn2+ ions. In addition, the sensor could be successfully applied to the detection of intracellular Zn2+. Meanwhile, the sensor displayed an obvious red color upon selective binding with Fe2+. Therefore, the sensor could serve as a useful tool for the discrimination of Fe2+ from Fe3+ in aqueous media. Moreover, the sensor also showed color changes from yellow to colorless upon selective binding with Zn2+ and Cu2+, respectively. The detection limit of the sensor for Cu2+ (1.5 μM) is far below the guidelines of the World Health Organization (30 μM) as the maximum allowable copper concentration in drinking water, and therefore it is capable of being a practical system for the monitoring of Cu2+ concentrations in aqueous samples. These results provide a new approach for selectively recognizing the most important three trace elements in the human body simultaneously, for Zn2+ by emission spectra and Fe2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ by the naked eye.
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