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A Sensitive Visual Method for the Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Bacteria
Published on: June 27, 2022
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A fluorogenic molecular nanoprobe with an engineered internal environment for sensitive and selective detection of
Myung Kim1, Young Hun Seo2, Youngsun Kim3
1Center for Theragnosis, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea. sehoonkim@kist.re.kr and Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea.
Abstract:
A nanoreactor approach based on the amphiphilic assembly of various molecules offers a chance to finely engineer the internal reaction medium to enable highly selective and sensitive detection of H2S in biological media, being useful for microscopic imaging of cellular processes and in vitro diagnostics with blood samples.

