WO1999060385A1 - Analyte quantitation using a metal-ligand complex probe - Google Patents
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- mast most types of fluorescence sensing are based on the standard intensity-based methods, in which the intensity of the probe molecule changes in response to the analyte of interest. These intensity changes can be induced by an analyte due to changes in extinction coefficient, changes in quantum yield, absorption, and emission spectral shuts, or simply due to the inner filter effects. While intensity measurements are simple and accurate in the laboratory, they are often inadequate in real-world situations. This is because the sample may be turbid, the optical surfaces may be imprecise and become dirty and optical alignment may vary from sample to sample. A significant disadvantage of intensity based sensing is the problem of referencing the intensity measurements.
- the fluorescence intensity measurement depends on the intensity of exciting light, the optical density at the excitation and emission wavelengths, the light loses in the optical path length, detector sensitivity and the concentration of the fluorophore.
- the number of various lifetime-sensitive probes were characterized for several analytes like pH, Ca 24" , Mg 2 *, K.*, Na*.
- Practically all of the known analyte lifetime-sensitive probes excluding the probes for 0 2 sensing display short lifetimes, most often in the range of 1- 5 ns.
- Using the probes with short lifetimes require high modulation frequencies in the range of 50 - 300 MHz in order to obtain sufficient changes in phase and modulation for analyte sensing.
- inexpensive light sources like LED's can be modulated in that range of frequencies, the cost of phase -moduiation device still seems to expensive because of requirement for high modulation frequencies.
- the LED's can be very easy modulated with high modulation depth.
- the purpose of this invention is to use me advantages to measure phase and modulation in the low modulation frequencies and using available (or designed) fluorophores that intensity is sensitive to the analyte of interest The one way to obtain this is mixing the analyte-intensity sensitive fluorophore with the second fluorophore that does not be analyte sensitive. It is known that the phase angle and modulation of the sample depend on values of lifetime and fractional intensities of components.
- the changes in phase angle and modulation can be as result of changes in fractional intensities without changes in the lifetime of both component
- an analyte sensitive fluorophore short Ufetime or long lifetime
- the second fluorophore that does not be analyte sensitive (long lifetime or short lifetime) with controlled relative concentration
- excitation wavelength and emission band an analyte sensitive probe can be created.
- the expected analyte induced changes in phase angle and modulation can be as large as 90 degree and 1.0, respectively.
- the modulation frequency can be at lower range determined by the long Ufetime component
- the controlled mixing of two fluorophores allows to turn any intensity-based fluorophore regardless of its lifetime as a lifetime-based probe using a phase and modulation technique.
- the analyte-induced changes in fractional intensities of two components allow to determine the analyte concentration from the phase and or modulation at single modulation frequency.
- the absolute amount of fluorescence intensity from both dyes can be determined from phase and modulation measurements. This leads to opportunities to correct the intensity signal from probes in presence of background and auto fluorescence.
- the total intensity decay is often described by a sum of exponentials
- Oj are the pre-exponential factors and t- the decay times.
- the fractional intensity of each component is proportional to the pre-exponential factor and decay time
- Equations for phase angle and rnodulations can be derived by inserting th Eqs. (7) into the Eqs. (5) and (6). the equations for phase angle and modulation for a mixed sample can be obtained.
- the analytical expression for li ⁇ M and modulation in such cases are given as
- phase angle and modulation of mixed sample will depend only on value of long lifetime component and its fractional intensity ⁇ __
- the phase angle measurement at single modulation frequency allows to determine the fractional intensities of both components and further calculate the amount of absolute signals from both species in at known total signal (I ⁇ and the value of long lifetime component ( ⁇ L) .
- the value of fluorescence modulation is equal the value of fractional intensity of short fluorescence component, f 5 .
- the measurement of modulation of mixed fluorophores allows in certain conditions like large difference between values of long and short lifetime components directly measure the intensity of either components. It is important that in such cases there is no need to know the values of lifetimes in the sample. In frequency response of modulation we should observe steeples part within a certain range of modulation frequencies.
- Fig. la and Fig. lb show the expected frequency responses of phase angle and modulation for long lif time and short lifetime fluorophores.
- Two distinct ranges of modulation frequencies are needed to measure the short lifetime and to measure long lifetime fluorescence.
- high modulation frequencies are required in order of 100 MHz. This is achieved by an expensive phase-modulation fluorometers which are commonly used in the research labs.
- Long lifetime fluorescence requires low modulation f equencies in the range of 100 kHz.
- the design of phase-modulation instrument for low modulation frequencies is less expensive and can provide higher accuracy of measurements that similar with high frequency.
- there are not available lifetime-sensitive fluorescence sensors that display long li etimes besides the sensing of oxygen using a metaHigand complexes.
- Fig. 2a and Fig 2b show the expected frequency responses of phase angle and modulation of fluorescence that consist of fraction of long lifetime and fraction the short lifetime fluorescence.
- the values from 0 to I represent the fractional intensity of short lifetime fluorescence in the measured signal.
- the steeples part of modulation value is equal the fractional intensity of short lifetime fluorescence.
- fractional-dependent phase angle and or modulation can be used to measure the intensity of desired fluorophore in the sample using in most cases only one modulation frequency.
- the changes in fractional intensity can be induced by the analyte; (1) by affecting the absorption spectra ( extinction coefficient and/or spectra shift), (2) by affecting the emission spectra (qu-utfum yields and or spectra shifts).
- absorption spectra extinction coefficient and/or spectra shift
- emission spectra qu-utfum yields and or spectra shifts
- Fig.3a and Fig, 3b show the expected frequency responses of phase angle and modulation where the value of short lifetime is changed from 0.5 to 10 ns in several steps.
- the fractional intensity of short component in each case is the same of 0.15 in Fig. 3a and 0.5 in FigJb.
- the important observation from these figures are that the phase angle and modulation below certain frequency are not sensitive to the value of short lifetime fluorescence in the sample. This is similar to the gating technique in pulse method where by applying a certain delay after pulse excitation only the signal from long lifetime fluorescence is detected.
- phase-modulation technique it is impossible to measure only long lifetime component
- the analytical methods have been developed for background correction in phase- modulation fluorometry based on the measurements of the background sample or based on known intensity decay of background and it contribution in the sample signal.
- the desired intensity of long lifetime component can be obtained by measuring the phase and or modulation at single modulation frequency regardless of intensity decay of the background or autoflu ⁇ rescence or scattered light until mean lifetime is short enough compare to long lifetime fluorophora
- This feature can be used also to detem turbid media with scattered light or with background fluorescence with known value of amsotropy.
- Fig.4a and Fig 4b show the expected frequency responses of phase angle and modulation where the value of long lifetime is 100, 500, and 5000 ns and short lifetime fluorescence of 10 ns. The most important observation is from Fig 4b where the value of steeples part of modulation reflect the fractional intensity of short lifetime component regardless on the value of the long lifetime component. Also is important that the choice of low modulation frequency depends mostly on the value of long lifetime component but not on the value of short component
- Example 1 demonstrate the phase and modulation sensitivity when the fractional intensity of sample are varied by various relative concentration of two dyes in the sample.
- the Example 2 demonstrates the possibility to determine the intensity of flurophore of interest in presence of various amoun of background or autofluorescence from the solvent
- the Example 3 demonstrate how the sensing probe can be created when pH induced changes in fractional intensities of a probe contamed pH intensity sensitive indicator and long lifetime fluorophore con be measured by phase angle and modulation.
- Two fluorophores have been chosen, one with a long lifetime fluorescence from metal-ligand complexes like [Ru ⁇ py ⁇ dcbpy] 2 with a lifetime in glycerol of 1060 ns and the second with short h'fetime like many organic fluorophores Texas Red Hydrazide with a lifetime of 3.4 ns in glycerol.
- the two dyes were mixed at various relative conwmiations to induce the various fractional intensities in the sample
- Fig. Sa show the absorption spectra of long lifetime fluorophore [Ru(bpy) 2 dcbpy] 2+ ' and short lifetime fluorophore Texas Red Hydrazide (TRH) (solid lines and their mixture at concentrations specified in Figure. It is shown that any excitation wavelength shorter than about 640 nm will excite both fluorophores. The resulting fractional intensities from both fluorophores will be strongly dependent on the choice of excitation wavelength. One can imagine that value of extinction coefficient or shift in absorption spectrum will result in changes of fractional intensities that can be monitored with phase and or modulation measurements. One excitation wavelength has been chosen as 488 nm (Argon-ion laser). The total concentration of dyes were low to avoid the inner filter effects. The changes in absorption was induced by using various ronceatration combination of both fluorophores.
- TRH Texas Red Hydrazide
- Fig. 5b shows the emission spectra of fRu ⁇ pyi- cb ] 1 * and TRH at one selected concentration combination.
- the emission spectra overlap well and for phase and modulation measurements we used the long pass filter above 550 nm.
- Fig.6 show the frequency responses of phase angle for long lifetime fluorophore [Ru j yJ j dcb ] 1 * with a lifetime of 1060 ns and the short lifetime TRH of 3.4 ns wheu mixed together at a specified relative concentrations from 0 to 12.8.
- the obtained values for fractional intensities are in good agreement with those expected from steady-state measurements of full emission spectra.
- Fig.7 show the frequency responses of modulation for long lifetime fluorophore [Rutbpy ⁇ dcbpy] 2 * with a lifetime of 1060 ns and the short lifetime TRH of 3.4 ns when mixed together at a specified relative concentrations from 0 to 12.8.
- the purpose of this example was to demonstrate the calculation of intensity of long ufetime fluorophore in presence of background fluorescence from the solvent
- Long lifetime fluorophore was the same as in Example! fltuCbpy ⁇ dcbpy ⁇ 1 with a u etime in glycerol of 1060 ns.
- the glycerol (from Fmkfl) displayed a background fluorescence that overlaps with the emission of ramenium. In many applications tile requirements are for very low dye concentration which posses the dii- ⁇ cutties for increased background corrections.
- the Lricreasedcontrirwtio ⁇ fbackgroun fluore from solvent was obtained by the dilutions of the ruthenium sample with glycerol.
- Fig. 8 show the emission spectra of ruthenium with decreased concentrations and also background fluorescence from used glycerol.
- the fractional intensity of glycerol calculated by integrating the spectra are following: 0.108, 0.379, 0.757, and 0.886 at ruthenium concentration of 740 150 29 and 6 nM.
- Fig. 9 show frequency responses of phase angle of the samples with increased contributions of background fluorescence. The obtained values are in good agreement with those from steady-state measurements. The small difference are because of different excitation sources (xenon lamp and monochromator in steady-state, and Ar-ion laser in phase-modulation measurements). It should be noted that phase angle is related only to fractional intensity at modulation frequencies lower than 1 MHz. The glycerol displayed a complex intensity decay with a mean lifetime shorter than 3.5 ns. These experimental data confirm that presented in Fig 3a where the short lifetime component do not contribute to changes in phase angle for certain low modulation frequencies.
- Fig 10 show frequency responses of modulation of the samples with increased contributions of background fluorescence. The steeples part of modulation indicate good separation between the fluorescence of ruthenium and that of glycerol and can be easy used to determine the absolute intensity of the ruthenium. These results confirm that discussed in Fig. 3b.
- the goal of this example is to demonstrate the great opportunity of designing the fluorescence probe for measuring a large variety of chemical species where the change in fluorescence intensity can be obtained.
- a pH intensity sensitive indicator Naphtofluorescein and the second dye with a long lifetime [Ru(phn)j] 2t we have chosen a pH intensity sensitive indicator Naphtofluorescein and the second dye with a long lifetime [Ru(phn)j] 2t .
- the Naphto luorescem as most of fluorescein dyes display pH sensitive absorption spectrum and decreased fluorescence quantum yield at lower values of pH.
- inexpensive blue LED as a excitation source.
- Fig.1 I shows the emission spectra of a mixture of ruthenium and Naphtofluorescein at various values of pH.
- the increased pH values affect the fractional intensities from both of dyes which is displayed as decreased fluorescence from the ruthenium and increased contribution from the Naphtofluorescein.
- the fractional intensities in the sample can be selected by the cutt off filter or by band pass filter. We have chosen use long pass filter above the 595 nm.
- the excitation source was a blue LED with a maximum intensity at 475 ran.
- Fig. 12 shows the frequency responses of phase angle of such pH sensor. There are observed r» ⁇ H « *My large changes in phase angle at modulation induced by the pH of a sample.
- the pH hayt. based sensing can be performed at low modulation frequencies in spite of very short lifetime of Naphtofluorescein of about 0.45 ns frequencies below 10 MHz.
- Fig. 13 shows large changes in modulation induced by pH of the sample.
- modulation value is related only to the pH value even not to modulation frequency. This is because the difference in lifetimes of ruthenium and Naphtofluorescein is very large about 1000-fold. It is again important to note that long lifetime value determines the useful low modulation frequency for sensing.
- Fig * 14 shows pH-dependent phase angle for several modulation frequencies. It should be noted the magnitude of phase angle changes up to 69 deg (see values in the brackets) . This is remarkably pH sensor, which allows measurements the pH changes as small as of 0.0035 of pH unit assuming that phase angle can be measured with an accuracy of 0.1 deg (from curve at 2200 kHz in the range from pH 6 to 8) . Also choosing the modulation frequency allow to shift the apparent pKa, in presented case from 6.41 to 7.24.
- Fig. 15 shows pH-dependent modulations for several modulation frequencies.
- the pH induced changes in modulation ( values i ⁇ the brackets) are large and significantly depends on the choice of modulation frequency.
- the apparent pKa is slightly dependent on modulation frequency.
- This ktygmdn is based on the discovery that, at merni tol.m ⁇ nfreq ⁇ ettcie8irt wlu ⁇ t, the short lifetime component results m a p-iaseanse near z «ro and modiilaiien close to one and, secondly, the long lifetime component results m a ⁇ aseangjk close to 90 degrees and modulation is close to aero, one can measure directry me iractionslmte ⁇ ofmix f i fluoroibra in orCTro determine fluorescence.
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