title: Indole-based chemosensor for Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions: applications in molecular switches and live cell imaging.
abstract: An indole based "ratiometric" and "turn-off" tris(N-methylindolyl)methane based chemosensor depicting a contrasting fluorescent behavior towards Hg(2+) and Cu(2+) ions, exhibited NOR and YES logic functions, and also imaged intracellular Hg(2+) in cervix cancer (HeLa) cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, UGC-Center for Advance Studies-1, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India. paramjit19in@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Paramjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Kamaljit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Parduman Raj
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Tandeep
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D007211:Indoles; D007477:Ions; D003300:Copper; C030374:indole; D008628:Mercury