Pyrano[3,2-c]julolidin-2-ones: a novel class of fluorescent probes for ratiometric detection and imaging of Hg<sup>2+</sup> in live cancer cells

Ajay Jha, Shahida Umar, Rakesh Kumar Arya, Dipak Datta, Atul Goel

Journal of Materials Chemistry B · 2016 · 27 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

in live cells. The probe operates via a Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT) mechanism and exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity up to 1.14 ppb. PYJO4 coated test strips can be used to detect mercury ions in contaminated water.

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