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SUBMITTER: Wang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416465 | biostudies-other | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wang Hui H Raghupathi Krishna R KR Zhuang Jiaming J Thayumanavan S S
ACS macro letters 20150401 4
We describe a novel activatable probe for fluorine-19 NMR based on self-assembling amphiphilic dendrons. The dendron probe has been designed to be spectroscopically silent due to the formation of large aggregates. Upon exposure to the specific target enzyme, the aggregates disassemble to give rise to a sharp <sup>19</sup>F NMR signal. The probe is capable of detecting enzyme concentrations in the low nanomolar range. Response time of the probe was found to be affected by the hydrophilic-lipophil ...[more]