A versatile sensor capable of ratiometric fluorescence detection of trace water and turn-on detection of Cu²⁺ modulating the binding interaction of a Cu(ii) complex with BSA and DNA complemented by docking studies

Abstract

A fluorescent molecule, pyridine-coupled bis-anthracene (PBA), has been developed for the selective fluorescence turn-on detection of Cu2+. Interestingly, the ligand PBA also exhibited a red-shifted ratiometric fluorescence response in the...