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A Mixed-Crystal Lanthanide Zeolite-like Metal-Organic Framework as a Fluorescent Indicator for Lysophosphatidic Acid, a Cancer Biomarker

  • Nankai University
  • University of Limerick

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Abstract

Two lanthanide zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (Ln-ZMOFs) with rho topology, Tb-ZMOF and Eu-ZMOF, were constructed by self-assembly of a 4-connected lanthanide molecular building block and a bipyridine-dicarboxylate ligand. Varying the Tb3+ and Eu3+ ratio during synthesis afforded three mixed-crystal isostructural MZMOFs with variable Eu:Tb stoichiometry. Fluorescence studies revealed that a methanol suspension of one of these mixed crystals, MZMOF-3, exhibits selective detection of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a biomarker for ovarian cancer and other gynecologic cancers. Linear correlation between the integrated fluorescence intensity and the concentration of LPA was observed, enabling quantitative analysis of LPA in physiologically relevant ranges (1.4-43.3 μM). MZMOF-3 therefore has the potential to act as a self-referencing and self-calibrating fluorescent indicator for LPA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12203-12206
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume137
Issue number38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2015

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