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The aim of this contribution is to provide an introduction and a brief summary of the principle of fluorescence molecular sensors specific to inorganic phosphate (Pi) and inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) as well as their applications. In our introduction we describe the impact of both Pi and PPi in the living organism and in the environment, followed by a description of the principle of fluorescence molecular sensors and the sensing mechanism in solution. We then focus on exciting research which has emerged in recent years on the development of fluorescent sensors specific to Pi and PPi, categorized by chemical interactions between the sensor and the target molecule, such as hydrogen bonding, coordination chemistry, displacement assay, aggregation induced emission or quenching, and chemical reactions.
This article is part of the Topical Collection “Phosphate Labeling and Sensing in Chemical Biology”; edited by Henning Jessen.
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Wongkongkatep, J., Ojida, A., Hamachi, I. (2017). Fluorescence Sensing of Inorganic Phosphate and Pyrophosphate Using Small Molecular Sensors and Their Applications. In: Jessen, H. (eds) Phosphate Labeling and Sensing in Chemical Biology. Topics in Current Chemistry Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60357-5_1
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