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Selective and sensitive ratiometric detection of Hg(II) ions using a simple amino acid based sensor
Mi-Hwa Yang1, Ponnaboina Thirupathi, Keun-Hyeung Lee
1Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 253-Yunghyun-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea.
Abstract:
Synthesis of a novel pyrene derivative sensor (Py-Met) based on amino acid and its fluorescent behavior for Hg(II) in water was investigated. Upon Hg(II) binding, the Py-Met-bearing sulfonamide group exhibited a considerable excimer emission at 480 nm along with a decrease of monomer emission at 383 nm. Py-Met allows a selective and sensitive ratiometric detection of Hg(II) without any interference from other metal ions.

