title: A tailor-made nucleoside-based colourimetric probe of formic acid.
abstract: A ratiometric, specific probe of formic acid has been developed. It is based on intermolecular nucleobase-pairing of inosine-capped plasmonic nanoparticles to form nucleoside channels, which are destabilised by the analyte.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICmol), Univ. Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain. jupauva@alumni.uv.es julia.perez@uv.es.
authors.forename: Julie P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vanegas
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zaballos-García
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Prieto
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D003124:Colorimetry; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D017612:Gold Compounds; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007288:Inosine / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry; D011874:Radiometry; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; D017612:Gold Compounds; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009705:Nucleosides; D012997:Solvents; C030544:formic acid; D007288:Inosine; D002725:Chloroform; D019342:Acetic Acid