Photolysis of a calixpyridinium-based supramolecular amphiphilic assembly and its selective turn-on fluorescence recognition of lysine in water

Kui Wang; Hong-Xi Dou; Meng-Meng Wang; Yue Wu; Ze-Hao Zhang; Si-Yang Xing; Bo-Lin Zhu; Yu-Xin Feng

doi:10.1039/c9cc07020f

Photolysis of a calixpyridinium-based supramolecular amphiphilic assembly and its selective turn-on fluorescence recognition of lysine in water

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Oct 8;55(81):12235-12238. doi: 10.1039/c9cc07020f.

Authors

Kui Wang¹, Hong-Xi Dou¹, Meng-Meng Wang¹, Yue Wu¹, Ze-Hao Zhang¹, Si-Yang Xing¹, Bo-Lin Zhu¹, Yu-Xin Feng¹

Affiliation

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules MOE Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China. hxxywk@tjnu.edu.cn hxxyxsy@tjnu.edu.cn hxxyzbl@gmail.com.

PMID: 31552940
DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07020f

Abstract

A new calixpyridinium-based light-responsive host-guest recognition motif was found in this work. This host-guest recognition motif was further discovered to be applied as a selective turn-on fluorescent sensor for lysine over other natural amino acids.

MeSH terms

Biosensing Techniques / methods
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Lysine / chemistry*
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Molecular Conformation
Photolysis*
Pyridinium Compounds / chemistry*
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Water

Substances

Fluorescent Dyes
Macrocyclic Compounds
Pyridinium Compounds
Water
Lysine