A boron difluoride dye showing the aggregation-induced emission feature and high sensitivity to intra- and extra-cellular pH changes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Jan 11;52(3):541-4. doi: 10.1039/c5cc08429f. Epub 2015 Nov 5.

Abstract

A novel AIE-active boron difluoride fluorescent probe P3T was designed and synthesized. P3T exhibited high sensitivity to intra- and extra-cellular pH changes. Furthermore, a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) system was constructed, where P3T acted as a donor fluorophore and DOX as the acceptor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Boron Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Boron Compounds / chemistry*
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Limit of Detection
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission

Substances

  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • boron difluoride