title: Fluorescent dendrimers as sensors for biologically important metal cations.
abstract: The review presents fluorescence spectroscopic studies on the capacities of newly synthesized polypropyleneamine and polyamidoamine fluorescent dendrimers to detect biologically important metal ions. It has been shown that those fluorescent dendrimers whose periphery comprises 1,8-napthalimide fragments are highly sensitive to metal ions which are of great importance to the living organisms.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski, 1 Koziak str, 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria. i.grabchev@chem.uni-sofia.bg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grabchev
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staneva
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betcheva
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002412:Cations / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D053644:Naphthalimides / Q000737:chemistry; D011073:Polyamines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D050091:Dendrimers; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008670:Metals; D053644:Naphthalimides; C531249:Poly(amidoamine); D011073:Polyamines; D011126:Polypropylenes