Selenium: From fluorescent probes to biomedical application

J Wang, M Chen, Z Zhang, L Ma, T Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is of fundamental importance to human health as an essential trace element,
mainly through regulation of selenoproteins (SePs). Therefore, monitoring Se transformation …

Selective selenol fluorescent probes: design, synthesis, structural determinants, and biological applications

B Zhang, C Ge, J Yao, Y Liu, H Xie… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient element, and the biological significance of Se is
predominantly dependent on its incorporation as selenocysteine (Sec), the genetically …

Bioluminescence imaging of selenocysteine in vivo with a highly sensitive probe

L Zhang, Y Shi, Z Sheng, Y Zhang, X Kai, M Li… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selenocysteine (Sec), a vital member of reactive selenium species, is closely implicated in
diverse pathophysiological states, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes …

Selenium-based fluorescence probes for the detection of bioactive molecules

R Mamgain, FV Singh - ACS Organic & Inorganic Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemistry of organoselenium reagents have now become an important tool of synthetic
organic and medicinal chemistry. These reagents activate the olefinic double bonds and …

Fluorescent probes containing selenium as a guest or host

D Wu, L Chen, N Kwon, J Yoon - Chem, 2016 - cell.com
Selenium is an important trace element in living systems. Proteins incorporating selenium
have a wide range of biological effects, ranging from anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory …

A nanosensor for in vivo selenol imaging based on the formation of AuSe bonds

B Hu, R Cheng, X Liu, X Pan, F Kong, W Gao, K Xu… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Selenol is a key metabolite of Na 2 SeO 3 and plays an important role in many physiological
and pathological processes. The real-time monitoring of selenol is of scientific interest for …

Selenium-and tellurium-containing fluorescent molecular probes for the detection of biologically important analytes

ST Manjare, Y Kim, DG Churchill - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus As scientists in recent decades have discovered, selenium is an important trace
element in life. The element is now known to play an important role in biology as an …

Organoselenium compounds as fluorescent probes

S Panda, A Panda, SS Zade - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Fluoroprobes are compounds which detect analytes (neutral molecules and ions) by simple,
inexpensive, and fast fluorimetric responses. In this review, we provide insights into the …

A turn-on fluorescent nanoprobe for selective determination of selenium (IV)

S Liang, J Chen, DT Pierce… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A turn-on fluorescent nanoprobe was developed for selective determination of selenium (IV).
A trace amount of selenium, as an essential nutrient, plays an important role in human …

A review of bioselenol-specific fluorescent probes: Synthesis, properties, and imaging applications

Y Liu, X Feng, Y Yu, Q Zhao, C Tang, J Zhang - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioselenols are important substances for the maintenance of physiological balance and
offer anticancer properties; however, their causal mechanisms and effectiveness have not …