Concepedia

A “switching on” fluorescent chemodosimeter of selectivity to Zn2+ and its application to MCF-7 cells

Zhanxian Li, Mingming Yu, Mingming Yu, Lifeng Zhang, Ming Yu, Ming Yu, Jinxia Liu, Liuhe Wei, Hongyan Zhang

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 105 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

A highly sensitive and selective 1,8-naphthyridine-based fluorescent chemodosimeter for Zn(2+) has been designed, synthesized, and applied to the detection of intracellular Zn(2+).

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Fluorescence Turn On of Coumarin Derivatives by Metal Cations:  A New Signaling Mechanism Based on C=N Isomerization

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Grant K. Walkup, Shawn C. Burdette, Stephen J. Lippard et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2000 · 572 citations

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