In vitro and in vivo imaging application of a 1,8-naphthalimide-derived Zn2+ fluorescent sensor with nuclear envelope penetrability

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc46862c
• Publication Date: 2013-10-15T12:00:47Z
• Authors: Changli Zhang; Zhipeng Liu; Yunling Li; Weijiang He; Xiang Gao; Zijian Guo
• Keywords: Envelope (radar); HeLa

A newly developed fluorescent sensor, Naph-BPEA, shows a specific turn-on response to Zn2+ and can be excited by visible light. The in situ nuclear imaging HeLa HepG2 cells reveals the envelope penetrability of sensor. sensor location zebrafish larva was also demonstrated.