A novel “turn-on” fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide for the tracking of lysosomal Cu2+ in living cells
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Turn On
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The lysosome-targeted probe CuNI exhibits highly effective fluorescence detection ability for Cu2+ in aqueous solution and cells. The fluorescent enhancement is due to the Cu2+-catalyzed hydrolysis of CuNI and the AIE effect of the hydrolysate MFNI.