Abstract
A cell-permeable ytterbium complex shows reversible binding with Hg2+ in aqueous solution and in vitroby off-on visible and NIR emission. The fast response and 150 nM sensitivity of Hg2+ detection is based upon FRET and the lanthanide antenna effect. The reversible Hg2+ detection can be performed in vitro, and the binding mechanism is suggested by NMR employing the motif structure in a La complex and by DFT calculations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 120-128 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 11 Dec 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2018 |