Abstract
A hypersensitive water-soluble fluorescent probe, dansyl-L-tryptophan methyl ester (1), was easily prepared for the detection of Hg(2+) with a significantly improved detection limit (5 nM vs. 500 nM) in buffered aqueous solution.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Mercury / analysis*
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Mercury / chemistry
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Microscopy, Fluorescence
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Molecular Structure
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Solubility
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Tryptophan / analogs & derivatives*
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Tryptophan / chemical synthesis
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Tryptophan / chemistry
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Water / chemistry*
Substances
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Fluorescent Dyes
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dansyl-L-tryptophan methyl ester
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Water
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Tryptophan
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Mercury