title: Luminescent Ag6Au6 heterometallic ethisterone cluster and probe for estrogen receptor α.
abstract: A heterometallic cluster [Ag6Au6(ethisterone)12] of an unprecedented topology was synthesized and characterized. A sensitive and specific probe for estrogen receptor α (ERα) has been developed for the first time based on the enhancement of the Ag6Au6 luminescence.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety and Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Wen-Jing
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yong-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-Xian
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jin-Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiao-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Guo-Nan
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D005003:Ethisterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D049449:Luminescence
chemical_list: C506487:ESR1 protein, human; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper; D005003:Ethisterone
keywords: estrogen receptor; ethisterone; gold; heterometallic clusters; luminescence