Water-soluble doubly N-confused hexaphyrin: a near-IR fluorescent Zn(II) ion sensor in water.
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.
Ikawa
Yoshiya
Y
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Takeda
Mari
M
Suzuki
Masaaki
M
Osuka
Atsuhiro
A
Furuta
Hiroyuki
H
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*
D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D009842:Oligopeptides; C500307:octa-arginine peptide; D014867:Water; D015032:Zinc