title: A turn-on fluorescent Fe(3+) sensor derived from an anthracene-bearing bisdiene macrocycle and its intracellular imaging application.
abstract: Integrating N(2)-hydroxyethyldiethylenetriamine with anthracene gives a [2+2] macrocycle fluorescent sensor. This sensor displays an instant/reversible turn-on response specific to Fe(3+), which allows facile visualization of the Fe(3+)/Fe(2+) transition and intracellular Fe(3+) imaging.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China. heweij69@nju.edu.cn zguo@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chengcheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Huachao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Weijiang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000175:diagnosis; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D061848:Optical Imaging; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D002412:Cations; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D011073:Polyamines; C005391:diethylenetriamine; D007501:Iron; C034020:anthracene