A gold(I)-pyrazolato complex as a switch-on luminescent probe for cysteine: in situ formation of fluorescent nanoparticles and rose-like microspheres

作者:Sun, Raymond Wai-Yin*; Xu, Ruo-Fan; Song, Huan-Quan; Saint-Germain, Camille; Zhang, Ming; Ni, Wen-Xiu; Chen, Chun-Xia; Hemmert, Catherine; Gornitzka, Heinz; Li, Dan*
来源:Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2016, 3(11): 1406-1410.
DOI:10.1039/c6qi00205f

摘要

A gold(I)-pyrazolato complex has been designed as a luminescent probe for cysteine (Cys). Spectroscopy and microscopy experiments revealed that the complex would disintegrate in the presence of Cys to form gold-Cys fluorescent nanoparticles, and was found to enhance Cys to form rose-like microspheres in solution.