title: Comment on 'Fluorescence sensing of arsenate at nanomolar level in a greener way: naphthalene based probe for living cell imaging'.
abstract: The naphthalene based probe (NAPSAL) described in the entitled communication is not stable in water, and therefore NAPSAL is unsuitable as an aqueous arsenate sensor.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0358, USA. wtrogler@ucsd.edu.
authors: Yuanli
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Trogler
mesh_terms: D001149:Arsenates / Q000032:analysis*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001149:Arsenates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009281:Naphthalenes