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A rapid “on–off–on” mitochondria-targeted phosphorescent probe for selective and consecutive detection of Cu<sup>2+</sup> and cysteine in live cells and zebrafish

Peipei Deng, Yongyan Pei, Mengling Liu, Wenzhu Song, Mengru Wang, Feng Wang, Chunxian Wu, Li Xu

RSC Advances · 2021 · 21 citations · 32 references

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An iridium(<sc>iii</sc>) complex-based mitochondria targeting phosphorescent probe for selectively detecting Cu<sup>2+</sup> and Cys in aqueous solution, living cells and zebrafish has been developed.

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