TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-frequency modulation sensors using nanosecond fluorophores
AU - Lakowicz, Joseph R.
AU - Castellano, Felix N.
AU - Dattelbaum, Jonathan D.
AU - Tolosa, Leah
AU - Rao, Govind
AU - Gryczynski, Ignacy
PY - 1998/12/15
Y1 - 1998/12/15
N2 - We describe a new approach to fluorescence sensing based on a mixture of fluorophores, one of which is sensitive to the desired analyte. If a long- lifetime analyte-insensitive fluorophore is mixed with a short-lifetime analyte-sensitive fluorophore, the modulation of the emission at conveniently low frequencies becomes equal to the fractional fluorescence intensity of the sensing fluorophore. Under these conditions, the modulation can be used to determine the analyte concentration. This can be used with any fluorophore that changes intensity in response to analyte and does not require the sensing fluorophore to display a change in lifetime. The feasibility of modulation-based sensing was demonstrated using mixtures of 6- carboxyfluorescein and [Ru 2,2'-(bipyridyl) 3] 2+ as a pH sensor and of the calcium probe Fluo-3 and [Ru 2,2'-(bipyridyl) 3] 2+ as a calcium sensor.
AB - We describe a new approach to fluorescence sensing based on a mixture of fluorophores, one of which is sensitive to the desired analyte. If a long- lifetime analyte-insensitive fluorophore is mixed with a short-lifetime analyte-sensitive fluorophore, the modulation of the emission at conveniently low frequencies becomes equal to the fractional fluorescence intensity of the sensing fluorophore. Under these conditions, the modulation can be used to determine the analyte concentration. This can be used with any fluorophore that changes intensity in response to analyte and does not require the sensing fluorophore to display a change in lifetime. The feasibility of modulation-based sensing was demonstrated using mixtures of 6- carboxyfluorescein and [Ru 2,2'-(bipyridyl) 3] 2+ as a pH sensor and of the calcium probe Fluo-3 and [Ru 2,2'-(bipyridyl) 3] 2+ as a calcium sensor.
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U2 - 10.1021/ac980876c
DO - 10.1021/ac980876c
M3 - Article
C2 - 9868909
AN - SCOPUS:0032535150
VL - 70
SP - 5115
EP - 5121
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
SN - 0003-2700
IS - 24
ER -