An activity-based fluorescent probe and its application for differentiating alkaline phosphatase activity in different cell lines.

Herein, a new fluorescent probe, AE-Phos, is reported for detecting the ALP activity with the combined advantages of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). Further detailed fluorescence experiments demonstrated that AE-Phos exhibited excellent selectivity and sensitivity, a large Stokes shift, and a fast response towards ALP. Furthermore, AE-Phos was applied to imaging the ALP activity in different cell lines quantitatively.

Dense Alkyne Arrays of a Zr(IV) Metal-Organic Framework Absorb Co2(CO)8 for Functionalization.

Finely dispersed Co(0) and CoO species were efficiently loaded into a stable metal-organic framework to impart catalytic activities to the porous solid. The metalation of the MOF host is facilitated by the dense arrays of accessible alkyne units that boost the alkyne-Co2(CO)8 interaction. The tetrakis(4-carboxylphenylethynyl)pyrene linker, with eight symmetrically backfolded alkyne side arms, features strong fluorescence and a dendritic Sierpinski shape. The resultant Zr(IV)-MOF features NU-901 topology (scu net, with rhombus channels) and breathing properties (e.g., the contracted (porous) phase reverts to the as-made phase upon contact with DMF (dimethylformamide)). The inserted Co2(CO)8 guests quickly react with air to form atomically dispersed CoO species (nondiffracting), and subsequent thermal treatment at 600 °C of the CoO-loaded solid generates an electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).