Anthracene-based fluorescent nanoprobes for singlet oxygen detection in biological media

Roger Bresolí-Obach, Jaume Nos, Margarita Mora, Maria Lluïsa Sagristà, Rubén Ruiz-González, Santi Nonell

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Abstract

We have developed a novel singlet oxygen nanoprobe based on 9,10-anthracenedipropionic acid covalently bound to mesoporous silica nanoparticles. The nanoparticle protects the probe from interactions with proteins, which detract from its ability to detect singlet oxygen. In vitro studies show that the nanoprobe is internalized by cells and is distributed throughout the cytoplasm, thus being capable of detecting intracellularly-generated singlet oxygen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-72
Number of pages9
JournalMethods
Volume109
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2016

Keywords

  • Anthracene dipropionic acid
  • Confocal microscopy
  • Fluorescent probe
  • HeLa cells
  • Silica nanoparticles
  • Singlet oxygen

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