A cysteine probe with high selectivity and sensitivity promoted by response-assisted electrostatic attraction

• DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33971d
• Publication Date: 2012-07-26T16:30:28Z
• Authors: Xin Zhou; Xuejun Jin; Guangyan Sun; Donghao Li; Xue Wu
• Keywords: Static electricity; Electrostatics

A new turn-on fluorescent probe for fast detection of cysteine in physiological conditions, based on a response-assisted electrostatic attraction strategy, is reported. The practical utility the protein labeling and subcellular imaging also demonstrated.