A novel Zn2+-coordination fluorescence probe for sensing HPPD inhibitors and its application in environmental media and biological imaging

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Mar 15:273:116144. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116144. Epub 2024 Feb 26.

Abstract

Mesotrione, topramezone, tembotrione, and sulcotrione are four types of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxidase (HPPD) inhibitor herbicides that are extensively employed in agricultural practices, but their usage also leads to environmental pollution and poses risks to human health. A probe (E)-1-((2-(pyridin-2-yl) hydrazineylidene) methyl) naphthalen-2-ol (CHMN) based on chelation enhancement (CHEF) effect synthesized. CHMN was first chelated with Zn2+ to form a probe system with green, which can be further used to detect mesotrione, topramezone, tembotrione and sulcotrione in complicated environment. CHMN-Zn2+ detection of four pesticides was accurate, with an excellent linear relationship between 0 and 100 μM. The detection limits were LODmesotrione = 7.79 μM, LODtopramezone = 1.91 μM, LODtembotrione = 1.38 μM and LODsulcotrione = 2.43 μM. The detection time is 1 min, and it is successfully applied in real water sample and bioimaging. This work can provide a novel method for studying the migration and behavior of environmental pollutants.

Keywords: Detection; Fluorescent probe; HPPD inhibitor herbicides; Imaging; Zn(2+).

MeSH terms

  • 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase*
  • Cyclohexanones*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Fluorescence
  • Herbicides* / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Mesylates*
  • Sulfones*
  • Zinc

Substances

  • tembotrione
  • sulcotrione
  • mesotrione
  • 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
  • Herbicides
  • Zinc
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Cyclohexanones
  • Mesylates
  • Sulfones