Selective recognition of bacterial membranes by zinc(II)-coordination complexes.
Two fluorophore-dipicolylamine-Zn2+ conjugates are shown by epifluorescence microscopy to stain the membranes of bacterial cells in preference to mammalian cells.
Leevy
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Johnson
James R
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Lakshmi
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Morris
Joshua
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Marquez
Manuel
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Smith
Bradley D
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D000588:Amines; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D015032:Zinc
D000588:Amines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015032:Zinc