title: Water-soluble doubly N-confused hexaphyrin: a near-IR fluorescent Zn(II) ion sensor in water.
abstract: A water-soluble doubly N-confused hexaphyrin (N(2)CH) having two octa-arginine peptide arms displays an enhanced near-infrared (NIR) emission around 1050 nm in the presence of Zn(2+) in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osuka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furuta
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D009842:Oligopeptides; C500307:octa-arginine peptide; D014867:Water; D015032:Zinc