Highly selectively monitoring heavy and transition metal ions by a fluorescent sensor based on dipeptide

Lok Nath Neupane, Ponnaboina Thirupathi, Sujung Jang, Min Jung Jang, Jung Hwa Kim, Keun Hyeung Lee

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Abstract

Fluorescent sensor (DMH) based on dipeptide was efficiently synthesized in solid phase synthesis. The dipeptide sensor shows sensitive response to Ag(I), Hg(II), and Cu(II) among 14 metal ions in 100% aqueous solution. The fluorescent sensor differentiates three heavy metal ions by response type; turn on response to Ag(I), ratiometric response to Hg(II), and turn off detection of Cu(II). The detection limits of the sensor for Ag(I) and Cu(II) were much lower than the EPA's drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCL). Specially, DMH penetrated live cells and detected intracellular Ag+ by turn on response. We described the fluorescent change, binding affinity, detection limit for the metal ions. The study of a heavy metal-responsive sensor based on dipeptide demonstrates its potential utility in the environment field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1566-1574
Number of pages9
JournalTalanta
Volume85
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant ( 2009-0076572 ) from the basic research program of National Research Foundation of Korea .

Keywords

  • Ag(I)
  • Fluorescent
  • Hg(II)
  • Peptide
  • Ratiometric
  • Sensor

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