TY - EJOU AU - Yang, Jinlai AU - Wu, Liangru AU - Pan, Yanhong AU - Zhong, Hao TI - Extraction, Optical Properties and Bio-Imaging of Fluorescent Composition From Moso Bamboo Shoots T2 - Journal of Renewable Materials PY - 2019 VL - 7 IS - 11 SN - 2164-6341 AB - A novel fluorescent composition was firstly isolated from natural winter fresh Moso bamboo shoots, and its optical properties were fully investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. It could emit strong blue light both in solid and solution state, providing high fluorescence intensity in ethanol. The solution’s concentration and addition of water greatly affected the fluorescence intensity, high concentration and addition of much water could quench fluorescence. Apoptosis results showed that the fluorescent extract (0-25 mg/L) could not induce apoptosis of Hela cells. Confocal fluorescent microscopic imaging in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) was realized using the fluorescent extract, it could dye the whole cell well which was different from 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) only dying cell nucleus. The fluorescent extract may be candidate for future natural fluorescent bio-imaging agent. KW - Bamboo shoots; extraction; fluorescent composition; optical properties; bio-imaging DO - 10.32604/jrm.2019.07896