title: Multiresponsive switchable diarylethene and its application in bioimaging.
abstract: A multiresponsive fluorescent switch based on diarylethene and terpyridine units was developed. It exhibits effective switchable fluorescence which can be controlled by UV/visible light or metal ion/EDTA in solution. More importantly, having low toxicity, it can enter live cells as a fluorescent probe and can also serve as a detector for the biological process of metal ion transmembrane transport.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors: Xijun
authors: X
authors: Piao
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Zou
authors: Junchen
authors: J
authors: Wu
authors: Chunyan
authors: C
authors: Li
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Yi
mesh_terms: D005030:Ethylenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007624:KB Cells; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011725:Pyridines; C036216:ethylene