Porphyrin assemblies as chemical sensors
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Roberto Purrello; Sergio Gurrieri; Rosaria Lauceri
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A simple 'non-covalent' approach was employed to obtain sensitive and specific sensors for pH, DNA and metal ions, by 'mixing' commercially available chemicals such as cationic or anionic water-soluble porphyrins and polypeptides. For example, under the appropriate conditions, the supramolecular com