- A simple "molecular beacon"-based fluorescent sensing strategy for sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II).
A simple "molecular beacon"-based fluorescent sensing strategy for sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II).
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2011-10-12)
Huifeng Xu, Xi Zhu, Hongzhi Ye, Lishuang Yu, Xianxiang Liu, Guonan Chen
PMID21986702
ABSTRACT
A novel fluorescent sensor for the detection of Hg(2+) in aqueous media was developed. The method takes advantages of the highly selective thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine coordination and the sensitive "signal-on" structure-switching molecular beacon.
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