title: Tb(III) functionalized vesicles for phosphate sensing: membrane fluidity controls the sensitivity.
abstract: We report a modular design of vesicular chemosensors by co-embedding a Tb(III) complex and a receptor-sensitizer conjugate in phospholipid vesicles. The binding of phosphate anions to the vesicle surface in aqueous media is detected by a decrease in Tb(III) phosphorescence. The sensory response can be modulated by a variation in the membrane fluidity.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, 93040, Germany.
authors.forename: Supratim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Mouchumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhuyan
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: König
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010710:Phosphates; D010743:Phospholipids; D013725:Terbium; D015032:Zinc