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Gene Synthesis> | TPE-Leu was further synthesized by incorporating Leu into TPE-NH2 using Fmoc chemistry by GenScript. | Get A Quote |
By combining leucine (Leu) and tetraphenylethene (TPE), a pH-sensitive aggregation induced emission (AIE) probe TPE-Leu was developed. The aliphatic amine in TPE-Leu was more easily protonated under acidic conditions, which made TPE-Leu more water soluble. Therefore, the protonated AIE probe showed weak fluorescence under acidic conditions. When the pH was changed to basic conditions, it showed strong fluorescence due to the hydrophobic nature of TPE-Leu. We demonstrated that the probe showed high selectivity toward pH changes with the coexistence of other potential species such as metal ions, redox agents, and biomolecules. In contrast, TPE-NH did not exhibit obvious pH-sensitive properties. More... More