The application belongs to the field of biological
medicine, and provides a fluorescent probe which is specifically responsive to
cathepsin B. The probe is a biological fluorescent probe with a fluorescent 'on' response which is developed based on an aggregation-induced emission effect, and the
amino acid sequence is Ac-rrrr-AEEA-GIVRAK(Gl-TPE)-COOH. The probe is synthesized by a
solid-
phase synthesis method,
cathepsin B specifically cuts the recognition site GIVRAK, after
cutting, the part containing tetraphenyl
ethylene is aggregated, the aggregation-induced emission effect is triggered, a strong fluorescent
signal is generated, and the specific recognition and monitoring of the probe to
cathepsin B are realized. Meanwhile, the probe introduces four D-arginines to help the probe enter cells, and the monitoring of
cathepsin B at the
cell level is realized. The fluorescent probe has high practical application value, and has the advantages of strong monitoring specificity of
cathepsin B, simple method and mild conditions.