A Europium Complex That Selectively Stains Nucleoli of Cells
摘要:
A europium complex selectively staining the nucleolus of NIH 3T3, HeLa, and HDF cells is reported. This complex possesses not only the advantage of the long lifetime of europium emission (0.3 ms), but also a chromophore that allows excitation at a relatively long wavelength (lambda(max) = 384 nm) and gives rise to an acceptable quantum yield (9%). The complex can be used both in live cell and fixed cell imaging, giving an average intracellular concentration on the order of 0.5 mu M. Strong binding to serum albumin has been demonstrated by examination of the analogous gadolinium complex, studying relaxivity changes with increasing protein concentration. The intracellular speciation of the complex has been examined by circularly polarized emission spectroscopy and is consistent with the presence of more than one europium species, possibly protein bound.
Azaxanthones and azathioxanthones are effective sensitisers for europium and terbium luminescence
作者:Paul Atkinson、Karen S. Findlay、Filip Kielar、Robert Pal、David Parker、Robert A. Poole、Horst Puschmann、Siobhan L. Richardson、Philip A. Stenson、Amber L. Thompson、Junhau Yu
DOI:10.1039/b601357k
日期:——
Several azaxanthone and azathioxanthone sensitising chromophores have been incorporated into macrocyclic ligands and form well-defined Eu and Tb complexes in polar media. Excitation of the heterocyclic chromophore in the range 330 to 382 nm leads to modest amounts of aromatic fluorescence and relatively efficient metal-based luminescence, with absolute metal-based quantum yields of up to 24% in aqueous media.
The invention provides a compound comprising a xanthone or thiaxanthone sensitising moiety, capable of coordinating to a lanthanide ion by the nitrogen atom of an integral pyridyl group or a related group able to bind a lanthanide ion.
A Europium Complex That Selectively Stains Nucleoli of Cells
作者:Junhua Yu、David Parker、Robert Pal、Robert A. Poole、Martin J. Cann
DOI:10.1021/ja056303g
日期:2006.2.1
A europium complex selectively staining the nucleolus of NIH 3T3, HeLa, and HDF cells is reported. This complex possesses not only the advantage of the long lifetime of europium emission (0.3 ms), but also a chromophore that allows excitation at a relatively long wavelength (lambda(max) = 384 nm) and gives rise to an acceptable quantum yield (9%). The complex can be used both in live cell and fixed cell imaging, giving an average intracellular concentration on the order of 0.5 mu M. Strong binding to serum albumin has been demonstrated by examination of the analogous gadolinium complex, studying relaxivity changes with increasing protein concentration. The intracellular speciation of the complex has been examined by circularly polarized emission spectroscopy and is consistent with the presence of more than one europium species, possibly protein bound.