@article{1ddc6923d8a74a8f92ab052dd60b271b,
title = "Light and colour as analytical detection tools: A journey into the periodic table using polyamines to bio-inspired systems as chemosensors",
abstract = "This critical review describes some developments on the chemistry of fluorescent and colorimetric molecular probes or chemosensors, based on polyamines and associated compounds having oxygen and/or sulfur as donor atoms. The reported systems are essentially based on some selected published work in this field in the last five years, and in the work developed by the authors from 2000 onwards. Some interesting properties beyond sensing molecules, ions or/and cations by fluorescence, colorimetry as well as by MALDI-TOF MS spectrometry can arise from these systems. A short brief on different examples activated by PET (photoinduced electron transfer), ICT (internal charge transfer) and EET (electronic energy transfer) phenomena will be provided. Finally the introduction of bio-inspired compounds derived from emissive amino acid or short peptide systems and nanoparticle devices to detect metal ions will be reviewed (202 references).",
author = "Carlos Lodeiro and Capelo, {Jos{\'e} Luis} and Mejuto, {Juan Carlos} and Elisabete Oliveira and Santos, {Hugo M.} and Bruno Pedras and Cristina Nu{\~n}ez",
note = "Xunta de Galiza (Spain) is acknowledged for project 09CSA043383PR and the University of Vigo, Vicou for projects INOU UVIGO/VICOU/K914-122P64702/2009 and UVIGO/VICOU/K912-122P64702/2009. Thanks to the FCT-MCTES/FEDER (Portugal) through national projects POCTI/32442/2000, POCTI/QUI/47357/2002, POCI/QUI/55519/2004, PDTC/QUI/66250/2006, as well as the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain) for project CTM2009-10734 and the European Commission project HPRN-CT-2000-00029 for financial support. E. O., H. M. S. and B. P thank FCT/Portugal for the PhD grants (SFRH/BD/35905/2007), (SFRH/BD/38509/2007) and (SFRH/BD/27786/2006) respectively. C. N. thanks FCT/Portugal for the Postdoctoral grant SFRH/BPD/65367/2009. C.L. and J.L. thanks Xunta de Galicia for the Isidro Parga Pondal Research Program.",
year = "2010",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1039/b819787n",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "2948--2976",
journal = "Chemical Society Reviews",
issn = "0306-0012",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "8",
}