As
the
"energy
currency"
of
cells,
adenosine
5′-triphosphate
(ATP)
is
widely
involved
in
storage
and
transfer
energy
organisms
plays
a
very
significant
role
life
activities.
In
this
paper,
simple
terpyridine-based
probe
(Tpy-Zn)
was
investigated
with
aim
developing
selective
sensors
for
ATP
over
other
phosphate
anions.
The
results
show
5-fold
fluorescence
enhancement
response
to
triphosphate
EtOH.
sensing
mechanism
π-π
interactions
metal
anion
coordination
between
were
found.
With
low
detection
limit
0.15
μM,
can
also
be
used
real
water
samples.
As
the
"energy
currency"
of
cells,
adenosine
5′-triphosphate
(ATP)
is
widely
involved
in
storage
and
transfer
energy
organisms
plays
a
very
significant
role
life
activities.
In
this
paper,
simple
terpyridine-based
probe
(Tpy-Zn)
was
investigated
with
aim
developing
selective
sensors
for
ATP
over
other
phosphate
anions.
The
results
show
5-fold
fluorescence
enhancement
response
to
triphosphate
EtOH.
sensing
mechanism
π-π
interactions
metal
anion
coordination
between
were
found.
With
low
detection
limit
0.15
μM,
can
also
be
used
real
water
samples.
