Issue 1, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Selective binding and fluorescence sensing of diphosphate in H2OviaZn2+-induced allosteric regulation of the receptor structure†

Carla Bazzicalupi,a   Andrea Bencini,*a   Stefano Puccioni,a   Barbara Valtancoli,a   Paola Gratteri,b   Alessandra Garauc  and  Vito Lippolis*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019-Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
E-mail: andrea.bencini@unifi.it
Fax: +39 055 5573264
Tel: +39 055 3573264

b Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff, 50019-Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy

c Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica ed Analitica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
E-mail: lippolis@unica.it
Tel: +39 070 675 4467

Abstract

A terpyridine-based receptor featuring two [9]aneN3 units is able to selectively bind and sense diphosphate over mono- and triphosphate in aqueous solution at pH 7, thanks to the conformational change of its structure induced by Zn2+ coordination to the polypyridyl moiety.

Graphical abstract: Selective binding and fluorescence sensing of diphosphate in H2OviaZn2+-induced allosteric regulation of the receptor structure

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15934H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Sep 2011
Accepted
25 Oct 2011
First published
07 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 139-141

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Selective binding and fluorescence sensing of diphosphate in H2OviaZn2+-induced allosteric regulation of the receptor structure

C. Bazzicalupi, A. Bencini, S. Puccioni, B. Valtancoli, P. Gratteri, A. Garau and V. Lippolis, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 139 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15934H

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