A new turn-on fluorescent probe for fast detection of diabetic biomarker beta-hydroxybutyrate in vitro.

Beta-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) serve as a valuable diagnostic biomarker for Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). Here, a new Schiff base fluorescent probe T was designed and synthesized to detect β-HB level in aqueous solution in vitro. The probe T can detect β-HB sensitively and selectively in DMF solution (5.