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A Bright and Specific Fluorescent Sensor for Mercury in Water, Cells, and Tissue
Author(s) -
Yoon Sungho,
Miller Evan W.,
He Qiwen,
Do Patrick H.,
Chang Christopher J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200701785
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , fluorescence , chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , computer science , optics , physics , programming language
A bright idea : By restricting the rotation between receptor and reporter units of the fluorescent chemosensor Mercury Green 1 (MG1), a remarkably high quantum efficiency is achieved in its Hg 2+ ‐ion‐bound form in water ( Φ =0.72). MG1 is specific to environmentally and biologically relevant mercury levels (ppm to ppb range), and can assay levels of Hg 2+ ion in living cells and in edible fish.