An Inorganic Fluorescent Chemosensor: Rational Design and Selective Mg 2+ Detection.

Theodore GerardYang WeiErwin WeerawardhanaAdriana LugosanMatthias Zeller Diane A Dickie Pengfei Li Wei Tsung Lee

Published in: ACS omega (2023)

A Zn 2+ based complex, 3 , displays greatly increased fluorescence emission in the presence of Mg 2+ . Fluorescent and computational studies suggest that 3 selectively interacts with Mg 2+ due to optimal cavity size formation between two uncoordinated pyrazole side arms. This work thus represents a new approach to the development of fluorescent chemosensors.

Keyphrases

label free
quantum dots
living cells
single molecule
fluorescent probe
molecular docking
heavy metals
binding protein
sensitive detection
risk assessment
molecular dynamics simulations