title: A phenanthroimidazole-based fluorescent chemosensor for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells.
abstract: We have constructed a new fluorescence turn-on chemosensor for hydrogen sulfide based on a phenanthroimidazole scaffold, and the novel sensor is suitable for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Kaibo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Weiying
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000032:analysis*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007093:Imidazoles; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide