title: Ratiometric direct detection of nitric oxide based on a novel signal-switching mechanism.
abstract: A novel fluorescent probe, which could be the first example of a ratiometric molecular probe for direct monitoring of NO production, has been developed using a 'spin-exchange' mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. soh@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imato
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Mizuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D005453:Fluorescence; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D013113:Spin Labels; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C003959:TEMPO