title: ATP recognition and sensing with a phenanthroline-containing polyammonium receptor.
abstract: A new polyammonium receptor is able to selectively recognise and sense ATP among triphosphate nucleotides, thanks to ATP-induced quantitative quenching of its fluorescence emission.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bazzicalupi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biagini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bencini
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Faggi
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valtancoli
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D011073:Polyamines; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate