查看更多>>摘要:Hypochlorous acid (HC10) with strong oxidizing property holds an essential role in the resistance against offensive microorganisms in the inherent immune system of living organism. However, an excess of HC10 can bring about oxidative stress and cellular damage, which are associated with many diseases. Herein, a novel nopinone-based ratiometric fluorescent probe BIDED (2-(4-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetr-ahydro-lH-4,6-meth-anobenzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)benzylidene)-lH-indene-l,3(2H)-dione) was rationally devised to track exogenous and endogenously generated HC10 in vitro and vivo. BIDID itself featured an extremely large Stokes shift (241 nm) and exhibited a bright red emission at 641 nm. Upon treating with HCIO, the C=C bond of BIDID was exclusively broken, thereby resulting in the generation of compound BID (4-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-lH-4,6-methanobenzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)benzalde-hyde) with a remarkably hypochromatic-shifted emission at 501 nm. As expected, this probe was highly responsive to HCIO with good selectivity, superior sensitivity, low limit of detection (13.2 nM), rapid response (within 0.5 min), and wide pH range (6-12). What's more, BIDED was applicable for validation of HCIO on solid platform and in real water samples. Additionally, the confocal fluorescent images of HCIO in vitro and in vivo demonstrated that BIDID can function as a reliable tool for studying HClO-related physiological and pathological processes.