PMID- 31469264 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201001 LR - 20201001 IS - 1520-5010 (Electronic) IS - 0893-228X (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct 21 TI - In Situ Fluorescence Tracking Toxic Metabolite Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in HeLa Cells. PG - 2006-2015 LID - 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00191 [doi] AB - In this study, we synthesized a small molecule fluorescent probe for detecting mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) named MEHP-AF, which formed by MEHP cross-linked with 5-aminofluorescein (5-AF) through amide bond. MEHP-AF had been purified based on the different physicochemical properties of 5-AF with MEHP. MEHP-AF showed fluorescence characteristics coming from 5-AF and liposoluble property coming from MEHP. After physicochemical characterization, a series of biological studies of its action in cells were carried out. The results indicated that MEHP-AF was a fluorescent probe with strong specificity and high sensitivity. It can visibly track the location of MEHP in HeLa cell or subcellular levels under confocal laser scanning microscopy in situ. This novel fluorescent probe is expected to use for studying its intracellular behavior at the cell level, especially for investigating the interaction between MEHP and cellular molecules. FAU - Huo, Shao-Jie AU - Huo SJ AD - College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Wu, Xiu AU - Wu X AD - College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Ye, Chong AU - Ye C AD - College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Hu, Meng-Yuan AU - Hu MY AD - College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Wen-Jie AU - Li WJ AD - College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Ling-Ling AU - Zhang LL AD - College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Xiang, Su-Yun AU - Xiang SY AD - College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. AD - College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. FAU - Yu, Shu-Qin AU - Yu SQ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2824-4651 AD - College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210046 , The People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190911 PL - United States TA - Chem Res Toxicol JT - Chemical research in toxicology JID - 8807448 RN - 0 (Fluorescent Dyes) RN - C42K0PH13C (Diethylhexyl Phthalate) RN - FU2EWB60RT (mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) SB - IM MH - Diethylhexyl Phthalate/*analogs & derivatives/analysis/*metabolism/toxicity MH - Fluorescent Dyes/chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Molecular Structure MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2019/08/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/02 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/31 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00191 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chem Res Toxicol. 2019 Oct 21;32(10):2006-2015. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00191. Epub 2019 Sep 11.