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A mononuclear zinc complex for selective detection of diphosphate via ESIPT fluorescence turn-on

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: A mononuclear zinc complex has been found to exhibit unexpected selectivity for biologically important diphosphate anions (PPi and ADP). The diphosphate binding could turn-on the ESIPT, whose study reveals mechanistic insight to aid the future design of new sensors.

Source: Journal of Materials Chemistry B

DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00020j

Authors: Junfeng Wang, Weihua Chen, Xiumin Liu, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Yi Pang

Institution: University of Akron

Language: English

Topic: Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Subfield: Spectroscopy

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Akron, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Award: Binuclear Complexes with Excited-State Proton Transfer for Pyrophosphate Sensor