Radioactivity-synchronized fluorescence enhancement using a radionuclide fluorescence-quenched dye

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jul 8;131(26):9198-200. doi: 10.1021/ja903685b.

Abstract

We demonstrate the first evidence of radioactivity-synchronized fluorescence quenching of a near-infrared light-emitting dye by a radionuclide, (64)Cu, and subsequent fluorescence enhancement upon (64)Cu decay to the daughter isotopes (64)Ni and (64)Zn. The dynamic switch from high radioactivity and low fluorescence to low radioactivity and high fluorescence is potentially useful for developing complementary multimodal imaging and detection platforms for chemical, environmental, and biomedical applications as well as for unraveling the mechanisms of metal-induced dynamic fluorescence changes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Chelating Agents / chemistry
  • Copper Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nickel / chemistry*
  • Radioactivity
  • Radioisotopes / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Titrimetry
  • Zinc Radioisotopes / chemistry

Substances

  • Chelating Agents
  • Copper Radioisotopes
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Radioisotopes
  • Zinc Radioisotopes
  • Nickel