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Histidine-triggered turning-on of gold/copper nanocluster fluorescence for the sensitive and selective detection of histidine

Yuanyuan Cai, Jin Wang, Chongyang Liu, Shuqing Yang, Yujiao Zhang, Aihua Liu

2020Chemical Communications42 citationsDOI

Abstract

Histidine can trigger bimetallic gold/copper nanoclusters to turn on strong red fluoresence, which is capable of sensing nanomolar levels of histidine selectively.

Topics & Concepts

HistidineNanoclustersCopperFluorescenceChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryOpticsPhysicsEnzymeNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis