Fluorescence properties of AB633 and AB670 in plasma and whole blood

Omoefe O. Abugo; Petr Herman; Joseph R. Lakowicz

doi:10.1117/1.1381053

1 July 2001 Fluorescence properties of AB633 and AB670 in plasma and whole blood

Omoefe O. Abugo, Petr Herman, Joseph R. Lakowicz

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 6, Issue 3, (July 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1381053

We have determined the fluorescence characteristics of two long wavelength dyes, albumin blue 633 (AB633) and 670 (AB670), in plasma and blood to evaluate the possibility of making direct fluorescence sensing measurements in blood. Using binding and lifetime measurements we were also able to show that these dyes bind selectively to human serum albumin (HSA) in plasma and blood. By measuring changes in the mean lifetime of AB670 with changes in the HSA concentration, we showed that lifetime-based sensing can be used to monitor HSA concentrations using these albumin blue dyes. Anisotropy measurements for AB633 and AB670 in plasma and blood revealed high anisotropy values for these dyes in these media. Exploiting these high anisotropies, we were also able to determine HSA concentrations in plasma and blood mimics using changes in AB670 anisotropy with HSA concentration. These results show that, apart from being able to make fluorescence measurements directly in plasma and blood, it is possible to sense directly for specific plasma/blood components using fluorescent probes that bind preferentially to them.

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Omoefe O. Abugo, Petr Herman, and Joseph R. Lakowicz "Fluorescence properties of AB633 and AB670 in plasma and whole blood," Journal of Biomedical Optics 6(3), (1 July 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1381053

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