title: Fluorescent dyes of the esculetin and alizarin families respond to zinc ions ratiometrically.
abstract: Commercially available dyes of the esculetin and alizarin families are identified as lead structures for constructing ratiometric fluorescent probes for zinc ions.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA.
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Shen
authors: S
authors: Dong
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014468:Umbelliferones / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007477:Ions; D014468:Umbelliferones; C010078:alizarin; D015032:Zinc; C007628:esculetin