The dansyl fluorophore ligated to gold nanoparticles via imidazole and amine groups affords conjugates capable of detecting micromolar concentrations of the chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard by a fluorescence switching ‘ON’ displacement assay.
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Fluorogenic dansyl-ligated gold nanoparticles for the detection of sulfur mustard by displacement assay
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Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
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Detection Department, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, UK
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Johnson Matthey Technol Ctr, Reading RG4 9NH, UK
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 2293-2295
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC39105A
Received 20 Dec 2012, Accepted 06 Feb 2013
First published online 07 Feb 2013
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