title: m-Benziporphodimethene: a new porphyrin analogue fluorescence zinc(II) sensor.
abstract: m-Benziporphodimethene is presented here as a long-wavelength Zn2+ specific chemosensor; this sensor shows fluorescence switch-on upon Zn2+ binding with no apparent background fluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 105, Taiwan. chhung@chem.sinica.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chen-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Gao-Fong
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Geng-Fong
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Li-Yang
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ching
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wei-Guang Diau
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; C528649:m-benziporphodimethene; D015032:Zinc