Xanthene dyes are common fluorophores which have been widely used as molecular probes. The xanthene fluorophores can be used as highly selective optical sensors to detect disease biomarkers. A new fluorogenic dye containing an alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde moiety exhibits selective fluorescent signal enhancement in the presence of cysteine or peptides containing N-terminal cysteine residues. The mechanism is based on synergistic covalent and supramolecular interactions. A unique rhodamine boronic acid indicator is used in an optimized data collection protocol for wavelength- and time-dependent selectivity of various saccharides and nucleosides. One indicator is thereby capable of selectively distinguishing structurally related analytes in mixtures. Moreover, the rhodamine-based boronic acid responds linearly to increasing riboside concentrations in urine samples, potentially enabling the screening for inborn purine metabolism disorders.

The master’s thesis deals with the methods and system for measurement of concentration of intracellular calcium in LabVIEW. The thesis included theoretical and practical parts. The thesis covers the theory of fluorescence principles, fluorescence methods and indicators for measurement of concentration of intracellular calcium. The procedure of measurement by means of fluorescence microscope, camera and indicators is also mentioned. Literary solution is presented. Block diagram of system for measurement of concentration of intracellular calcium at a graphical programming environment LabVIEW is presented in practical part of master’s thesis.

Master‘s thesis deals with the methods and system for measurement of concentration of intracellular calcium in LabVIEW. The thesis covers the theory of fluorescence principles, fluorescence methods and indicators for measurement of concentration of intracellular calcium. The procedure of measurement by means of fluorescence microscope, camera and indicators is also mentioned. The theory dealing with confocal microscopy is presented and two techniques are compared. Literary solution is presented. The practical part describes the program with a graphical user interface used for acquisition and analysis of data measuring dynamics of intracellular calcium concentration. The experimental part describes the preparation and measurement of cells and evaluation of experiments.