Protein Staining Agents from Cationic and Neutral Luminescent Iridium(III) Complexes |
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| Authors: | Dr Yuyang Zhou Assistant Prof Junli Jia Prof Xiaomei Wang Dr Weiqiang Guo Prof Zhengying Wu Prof Nan Xu |
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| Institution: | 1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China;2. Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Seven luminescent iridium(III) complexes were prepared to investigate the relationships between chemical structures and properties of protein staining. For the first time, the effect of the main ligand, the π conjugation effect of the ancillary ligand, and the charge effect of organometallic complexes on protein staining has been revealed. Most importantly, this study gives the first experimental evidence of the potential applications of charge‐neutral organometallic complexes in protein staining, which could open an avenue of exploiting novel protein staining agents in the future. |
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| Keywords: | iridium luminescence neutral complexes organometallic compounds protein staining |
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