Fluorescent chemosensors for Zn2

In the past decade, fluorescent chemosensors for zinc ion (Zn 2+ ) have attracted great attention because of the biological significance of zinc combined with the simplicity and high sensitivity of fluorescence assays. Chemosensors can be divided into a fluorophore, a spacer and a receptor unit; the...

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Published in:Chemical Society reviews 2010-01, Vol.39 (6), p.1996-26
Main Authors: Xu, Zhaochao, Yoon, Juyoung, Spring, David R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In the past decade, fluorescent chemosensors for zinc ion (Zn 2+ ) have attracted great attention because of the biological significance of zinc combined with the simplicity and high sensitivity of fluorescence assays. Chemosensors can be divided into a fluorophore, a spacer and a receptor unit; the receptor is the central processing unit (CPU) of a chemosensor. This tutorial review will classify zinc chemosensors based on receptor types. This tutorial review classifies zinc chemosensors based on receptor types.
ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/b916287a