Volume 52, Issue 24 pp. 6206-6209
Communication

Two-Color Probe to Monitor a Wide Range of pH Values in Cells

Min Hee Lee

Min Hee Lee

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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Ji Hye Han

Ji Hye Han

The School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701 (Korea)

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Jae Hong Lee

Jae Hong Lee

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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Nayoung Park

Nayoung Park

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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Prof. Chulhun Kang

Corresponding Author

Prof. Chulhun Kang

The School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701 (Korea)

Chulhun Kang, The School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701 (Korea)

Jong Seung Kim, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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Prof. Jong Seung Kim

Corresponding Author

Prof. Jong Seung Kim

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

Chulhun Kang, The School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701 (Korea)

Jong Seung Kim, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701 (Korea)

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First published: 22 April 2013
Citations: 242

This work was supported by the CRI project (20120000243, J.S.K.) and by the Basic Science Research Program (2012R1A1A2006259, C.K.) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Graphical Abstract

High-tech pH paper: A “chameleon” pH probe composed of rhodamine (red, see scheme) and fluorescein (green) units emits at wavelengths of 580 nm and 512 nm, where the intensities show a contrary response to pH changes. Confocal microscopy of HeLa cells with this probe reveals red and green spots; the ratio of these signals can be calibrated to give the pH value of the respective organelle.

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