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. 1998 Feb;46(2):373-5.
doi: 10.1248/cpb.46.373.

Development of a fluorescent indicator for nitric oxide based on the fluorescein chromophore

H Kojima  1 , K Sakurai, K Kikuchi, S Kawahara, Y Kirino, H Nagoshi, Y Hirata, T Nagano
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Development of a fluorescent indicator for nitric oxide based on the fluorescein chromophore

H Kojima et al. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1998 Feb.
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Abstract

Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) appears to modulate many physiological and pathophysiological processes. In order to obtain direct evidence for NO functions in vivo, we have developed 4,5-diaminofluorescein (DAF-2) as a novel fluorescent indicator for NO. Green-fluorescent triazolofluorescein formed by the reaction of NO and DAF-2 affords high sensitivity for NO (detection limit: 5 nM). Membrane-permeable DAF-2 diacetate (DAF-2 DA) was loaded into activated rat aortic smooth muscle cells, where the ester bonds are hydrolyzed by intracellular esterase, generating DAF-2. The fluorescence in the cells increased in a NO concentration-dependent manner. This imaging method should be useful for studies of the dynamic biological actions of NO at the molecular level with fine temporal and spatial resolution.

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