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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A tailor-made nucleoside-based colourimetric probe of formic acid

Elena Zaballos-garcíaJulie P. VanegasJulia Pérez-prieto

subject

AnalyteFormatesFormic acidCatalysischemistry.chemical_compoundmental disordersMaterials ChemistryOrganic chemistryRadiometryAcetic AcidPlasmonic nanoparticlesIntermolecular forceMetals and AlloysNucleosidesGeneral ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryGold CompoundsInosineSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialschemistrySolventsCeramics and CompositesNanoparticlesColorimetryIndicators and ReagentsChloroformNucleoside

description

A ratiometric, specific probe of formic acid has been developed. It is based on intermolecular nucleobase-pairing of inosine-capped plasmonic nanoparticles to form nucleoside channels, which are destabilised by the analyte.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc04254a