Histidine-triggered turning-on of gold/copper nanocluster fluorescence for the sensitive and selective detection of histidine.

Yuanyuan CaiJin WangChongyang LiuShuqing YangYujiao ZhangAihua Liu

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2020)

Histidine can trigger bimetallic gold/copper nanoclusters to turn on strong red fluoresence, which is capable of sensing nanomolar levels of histidine selectively.

Keyphrases

sensitive detection
fluorescent probe
energy transfer
single molecule
quantum dots
metal organic framework
real time pcr