Abstract
N-terminal tryptophan residues can be labeled with fluorophore by chemical reaction. Here in we report conjugation of 8-hydroxyquinoline (as fluorophore) with tryptophan using Schiff-base condensation reaction to decipher the impact of 8-hydroxyquinoline on the fluorescence and self-assembly properties of tryptophan in water. This water-soluble hydroxyquinoline–tryptophan (HQ-W1) conjugate has been demonstrated to have Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) phenomena in water. HQ-W1 undergo spontaneous self-assembly to form nano cuboidal superstructures having 200–500 nm diameter and 300–650 nm length. In metal-ion binding studies this HQ-W1 shows selective fluorescence enhancement (14.5-fold) in the presence of Al3+ ions. The detection limit is 3.0 nM (UV method) and 3.53 nM (FI method). The AIE utility of HQ-W1 has been demonstrated by developing latent fingerprints.
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