Aggregation-induced emission fluorogens as biomarkers to assess the viability of microalgae in aquatic ecosystems. Issue 97 (13th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Feng; Gai, Wei-Ping; Hong, Yuning; Tang, Ben Zhong; Qin, Jianguang; Tang, Youhong
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 51:Issue 97(2015)
• Page Start: 17257
• Page End: 17260
• Publication Date: 2015-10-13
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc07012k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : An aggregation-induced emission fluorogen is reported as a novel tool to differentiate dead and live microalgae and quantify the link between live algal concentration and fluorogen intensity for monitoring water pollution in the environment. Abstract : Microalgae can be a valuable indicator for monitoring water pollution due to their sensitivity to the changes induced by pollutants in the environment. In this study, an aggregation-induced emission fluorogen was used as a novel tool to differentiate dead and live microalgae and quantify the link between live algal concentration and fluorogen intensity. Protein in the cell protoplasm is the key component contributing to fluorescence emission in algae.