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Characterizing Mammalian Zinc Transporters Using an In Vitro Zinc Transport Assay
Published on: June 2, 2023
"Turn-on" fluorescent sensor for the selective detection of zinc ion by a sterically-encumbered bipyridyl-based
Ashlyn E Dennis1, Rhett C Smith
1Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Abstract:
A sterically-encumbered 5,5'-distyryl-2,2'-bipyridyl derivative that enforces a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio acts as a selective turn-on sensor for Zn(2+) in THF.

