- Highly selective fluorescence turn-on sensing of gold ions by a nanoparticle generation/C-I bond cleavage sequence.
Highly selective fluorescence turn-on sensing of gold ions by a nanoparticle generation/C-I bond cleavage sequence.
The Analyst (2012-08-07)
Jihye Park, Sohee Choi, Tae-Il Kim, Youngmi Kim
PMID22866326
ABSTRACT
We have developed a quickly responsive, and specific fluorescent assay for the detection of Au(III) on the basis of the formation of gold nanoparticles in the presence of HEPES, which cleave the C-I bond of I-BODIPY 1 to yield the highly fluorescent H-BODIPY 2.
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Sigma-Aldrich
HEPES solution, 1 M, pH 7.0-7.6, sterile-filtered, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture
Sigma-Aldrich
HEPES solution, BioPerformance Certified, 1 M, suitable for cell culture, 0.2 μm filtered