Qiye Liu , Mingze Wang , Weiran Tu , Shijun Chen , Pingping Sun , Wei Shu , Chaoyuan Zeng , Weijie Chi
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Abstract
Alcoholic acute liver injury (AALI) represents a critical early stage in the progression of alcoholic liver disease, yet its early diagnosis faces significant challenges due to the lack of sensitive and reliable detection tools. Existing fluorescent probes are often limited by short emission wavelengths and small Stokes shifts, severely compromising detection accuracy. By integrating a donor-acceptor electronic structure design with computational chemistry-guided molecular optimization, we developed a new fluorescent probe DSMO, which features an impressively large Stokes shift of over 200 nm. The probe DSM-O was found to possess excellent resistance to interference and remarkable viscosity responsiveness. Importantly, it was effectively applied in the bioimaging of acute alcoholic liver injury, indicating its great promise as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for early-stage liver damage.
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Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (SAA) is an interdisciplinary journal which spans from basic to applied aspects of optical spectroscopy in chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials science.
The journal publishes original scientific papers that feature high-quality spectroscopic data and analysis. From the broad range of optical spectroscopies, the emphasis is on electronic, vibrational or rotational spectra of molecules, rather than on spectroscopy based on magnetic moments.
Criteria for publication in SAA are novelty, uniqueness, and outstanding quality. Routine applications of spectroscopic techniques and computational methods are not appropriate.
Topics of particular interest of Spectrochimica Acta Part A include, but are not limited to:
Spectroscopy and dynamics of bioanalytical, biomedical, environmental, and atmospheric sciences,
Novel experimental techniques or instrumentation for molecular spectroscopy,
Novel theoretical and computational methods,
Novel applications in photochemistry and photobiology,
Novel interpretational approaches as well as advances in data analysis based on electronic or vibrational spectroscopy.