title: The sphere-to-rod transition of squaraine-embedded micelles: a self-assembly platform displays a distinct response to cysteine and homocysteine.
abstract: A simple self-assembly platform based on squaraine-embedded CTAB micelles can readily discriminate between Cys and Hcy with different absorption and fluorescence signals. The recognition mechanism is attributed to the fact that analyte adducts trigger the CTAB micelles to undergo sphere-to-rod transition.
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China. xuyq@nwsuaf.edu.cn
authors.forename: Yongqian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Benhao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liangliang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chenyuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shiguo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D003503:Cyclobutanes; D008823:Micelles; D010636:Phenols; C480596:squaraine; D006710:Homocysteine; D003545:Cysteine; D000077286:Cetrimonium