Feng Liheng, Liang Fei, Wang Yue, Wang Guofeng, Wang Xiaoju
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
Org Biomol Chem. 2011 Jun 27. doi: 10.1039/c1ob05265a.
A highly selective and sensitive switch for d-fructose is formed by 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt (HPTS) fluorescent dye and the tetra-boronic acid viologen receptor ToBV. The sensing system can not only recognize d-fructose among seven natural d-monosaccharides but also may distinguish the enantiomer of d/l-fructose. The research rationale and results will offer a new strategy for the development of saccharides recognition.
