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A highly sensitive and selective OFF-ON fluorescent sensor for cadmium in aqueous solution and living cell

  • Tanyu Cheng
  • , Yufang Xu*
  • , Shenyi Zhang
  • , Weiping Zhu
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • , Liping Duan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • East China University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

A highly selective and sensitive OFF-ON fluorescent sensor 1, employing the PET mechanism, was designed and synthesized. It could be used to detect Cd2+ ion in aqueous solution and to image Cd2+ ion in living cells. The fluorescence intensity significantly enhanced about 195-fold and the quantum yield increased almost 100-fold. Moreover the fluorescence intensity of 1 increased linearly with high sensitivity (0-1 μM) toward Cd2+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16160-16161
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume130
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2008
Externally publishedYes

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