Cd2+ triggered the FRET “ON”: a new molecular switch for the ratiometric detection of Cd2+ with live-cell imaging and bound X-ray structure

K Aich, S Goswami, S Das, CD Mukhopadhyay…

Index: Goswami, Shyamaprosad; Das, Sangita; Aich, Krishnendu; Sarkar, Deblina; Mondal, Tapan Kumar; Quah, Ching Kheng; Fun, Hoong-Kun Dalton Transactions, 2013 , vol. 42, # 42 p. 15113 - 15119

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Abstract

Sense and bound! A new rhodamine− quinolin− benzothiazole-based probe was synthesized for the exclusive sensing of Cd2+. FRET mechanism plays the key role to detect Cd2+ with a ratiometric fluorescence response. The probe and its Cd2+ binding structure