title: A selective NIR-emitting zinc sensor by using Schiff base binding to turn-on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer.
abstract: A rational design has led to a highly selective and cell-permeable zinc sensor, which exhibitsnot onlya large fluorescence turn-on at ~545 nmbut alsothe desirable NIR emission (~720 nm) with a large Stokes' shift, providing a practical sensor platform with two emission channels for reliable zinc detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Yingbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duah
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Sailaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paruchuri
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Demin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA ; Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang