A lactose modified pyrene derivative (Py-Lac) was synthesized, with which novel twisted supramolecular nanofibers in diameter about 20 nm were constructed by self-assembly. The nanofibers showed solid-state fluorescence between 400 nm and 650 nm with the maximum emission at 495 nm. Furthermore, its recognition reaction with PNA lectin was investigated by fluorescence spectra and turbidity assays. It is interesting found that the supramolecular assembly as multivalent glycocluster exhibited unique and selectively binding interactions with PNA lectin with the binding constant of 5.74 × 106 M-1. Moreover, compound Py-Lac showed two-photon fluorescence imaging with Hep G2 cells.
Keywords: Carbohydrate-lectin interactions; Nanofiber; Pyrene; Supramolecular assembly; Two-photon imaging.
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