Abstract
Herein, we report a novel signal-amplifiable self-assembling fluorescent nanoprobe for turn-on detection of specific enzyme activity. This probe employed a substrate of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) together with a self-assembling unit, and showed a detection limit of less than 830 pM, which is 84-fold lower than that of our previous ligand-tethered fluorescent nanoprobes. Using this new probe, we succeeded in monitoring the specific activity of secreted MMP even in the conditioned media of tumor cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1426-1428 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)