Abstract
A highly efficient colorimetric and fluorescence turn-off probe for the sensitive and selective detection of the biologically important amino acid, cysteine (Cys), is demonstrated using a newly synthesized water-soluble hyperbranched polymer (HP) containing sulfonic acid groups. The detection mechanism involves two steps: (i) the slight quenching of HP in the presence of Co2+ in advance; and (ii) the gradual quenching of the HP-Co 2+ complex according to the concentration of Cys due to the absorption screening effect of the formation of the Cys-Co2+ complex, which prevents HP from absorbing excitation energy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1510-1516 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- conjugated polymers
- cysteine sensor
- fluorescence
- sensors
- water-soluble hyperbranched polymers