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SUBMITTER: Caldwell ST
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4660056 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Caldwell Stuart T ST Cairns Andrew G AG Olson Marnie M Chalmers Susan S Sandison Mairi M Mullen William W McCarron John G JG Hartley Richard C RC
Tetrahedron 20151201 51
Changes in high localised concentrations of Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions are fundamental to cell signalling. The synthesis of a dual excitation, ratiometric calcium ion sensor with a <i>K</i><sub>d</sub> of 90 μM, is described. It is tagged with an azido group for bioconjugation, and absorbs in the blue/green and emits in the red region of the visible spectrum with a large Stokes shift. The binding modulating nitro group is introduced to the BAPTA core prior to construction of a benzofuran-2-yl carboxal ...[more]