A novel lysosome-targeted fluorogenic probe based on 5-triazole-quinoline for the rapid detection of hydrogen sulfide in living cells

Abstract

A fluorogenic probe based on the novel fluorophore 5-triazole-quinoline was developed for the detection of hydrogen sulfide, an endogenous signaling molecule associated with the development of various diseases. The lysosome-targeted probe Lyso-HS was synthesized via C–H direct azidation from 8-aminoquinoline; it was able to detect H₂S in 1 min and exhibited excellent turn-on ability with 95-fold fluorescence enhancement based on a new fluorochrome. The high quenching efficiency was further verified using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The probe also exhibited high selectivity and a low detection limit (as low as 214.5 nM), which has practical applications for disease detection and monitoring.