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.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Leevy
James R
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Johnson
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Lakshmi
Joshua
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Morris
Manuel
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Marquez
Bradley D
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Smith
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