Shedding Light on Heavy Metal Contamination: Fluorescein-Based Chemosensor for Selective Detection of Hg2+ in Water

This article discusses the design and analysis of a new chemical chemosensor for detecting mercury(II) ions. The chemosensor is a hydrazone made from 4-methylthiazole-5-carbaldehyde and fluorescein hydrazide. The structure of the chemosensor was confirmed using various methods, including nuclear mag...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2024-03, Vol.25 (6), p.3186
Main Authors: Zavalishin, Maksim N., Kiselev, Alexey N., Isagulieva, Alexandra K., Shibaeva, Anna V., Kuzmin, Vladimir A., Morozov, Vladimir N., Zevakin, Eugene A., Petrova, Ulyana A., Knyazeva, Alina A., Eroshin, Alexey V., Zhabanov, Yuriy A., Gamov, George A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Fluorides
Heavy metals
Pollutants
Research methodology
Scientific imaging
Sensors
Software
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Summary:This article discusses the design and analysis of a new chemical chemosensor for detecting mercury(II) ions. The chemosensor is a hydrazone made from 4-methylthiazole-5-carbaldehyde and fluorescein hydrazide. The structure of the chemosensor was confirmed using various methods, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transformation, mass spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations. The sensor’s ability in the highly selective and sensitive discovery of Hg2+ ions in water was demonstrated. The detection limit for mercury(II) ions was determined to be 0.23 µM. The new chemosensor was also used to detect Hg2+ ions in real samples and living cells using fluorescence spectroscopy. Chemosensor 1 and its complex with Hg2+ demonstrate a significant tendency to enter and accumulate in cells even at very low concentrations.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms25063186