Tracking mitochondrial pH fluctuation during cell apoptosis with two-photon phosphorescent iridium(iii) complexes.
Kangqiang QiuLibing KeXuepeng ZhangYukang LiuThomas W ReesLiangnian JiJiajie DiaoHui ChaoPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)
Two iridium(iii) complexes with ligands containing morpholine groups were used to track mitochondrial pH fluctuation during cell apoptosis as their emissive intensities linearly increased with increase in pH values.