Salicylidene-based dual-responsive ‘turn on’ fluorometric chemosensors for the selective detection of Zn <sup>2+</sup> , Al <sup>3+</sup> and F <sup>−</sup> ions: theoretical investigation and applications in the live cell imaging of zebrafish larvae and molecular logic gate operation
Abbas Ahmed, Ramalingam Gajendhiran, Sivaraj Mithra, S. Abdul Majeed, A.S. Sahul Hameed, Rajakkani Paulpandiyan, Subbaiah Maniyammai, Senthil A. Gurusamy Thangavelu, M. NizamMohideen, Aziz Kalilur Rahiman
Abstract
Four salicylidene-based ‘turn on’ fluorometric sensors for the detection of Zn 2+ , Al 3+ and F − ions are reported. The bioimaging of chemosensors with the Zn 2+ exhibited blue and green fluorescence from the anterior region of zebrafish larvae.
Topics & Concepts
ZebrafishTurn (biochemistry)Live cell imagingDual (grammatical number)Materials scienceCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyIonChemistryCellGeneBiochemistryOrganic chemistryLiteratureArtMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications