Title of article
A synthetic ditryptophan conjugate that rescues bacteria from mercury toxicity through complexation
Author/Authors
Mondal، نويسنده , , Sudipta and Swaroop، نويسنده , , Shiv and Gurunath، نويسنده , , Ramanathan and Verma، نويسنده , , Sandeep، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
5
From page
6111
To page
6115
Abstract
The synthesis of ditryptophan–pyridine conjugates and their binding to mercury ions is described. Conjugate 3 shows an excellent ability to sequester mercury from solution and rescue bacterial growth in a concentration-dependent survival assay. It is proposed that such compounds, composed primarily of bioessential/biodegradable components, could be potentially used as sequestrating agents for the removal of Hg(II) ions in detoxification strategies.
Keywords
Tryptophan conjugate , Mercury sensing , fluorescence , Mercury sequestration , Self assembly
Journal title
Tetrahedron Letters
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Tetrahedron Letters
Record number
1875553
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