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An Anaerobic Biosensor Assay for the Detection of Mercury and Cadmium
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A ditopic fluorescence sensor for saccharides and mercury based on a boronic-acid receptor and desulfurisation
Zhitao Xing1, Hui-Chen Wang, Yixiang Cheng
1State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
Chemistry, an Asian Journal
|September 29, 2011
Abstract:
Two boron-contained fluorescent sensors, 1 and 2, based on coumarin have been prepared. The fluorescence response of the two systems was investigated with addition of saccharide and mercury ions. Sensor 2 behaves as a bifunctional fluorescent switch with chemical inputs of D-fructose and mercury ions.
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