Amphiphilic p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots for the optical detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

Takashi Jin; Fumihiko Fujii; Hiroshi Sakata; Mamoru Tamura; Masataka Kinjo

doi:10.1039/b506608e

Amphiphilic p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots for the optical detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Sep 14:(34):4300-2. doi: 10.1039/b506608e. Epub 2005 Jul 11.

Authors

Takashi Jin¹, Fumihiko Fujii, Hiroshi Sakata, Mamoru Tamura, Masataka Kinjo

Affiliation

¹ Section of Intelligent Materials and Devices, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan. jin@imd.es.hokudai.ac.jp

PMID: 16113728
DOI: 10.1039/b506608e

Abstract

Water-soluble CdSe/ZnS (core-shell) semiconductor quantum dots surface-modified with tetrahexyl ether derivatives of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene were synthesized for the optical detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

MeSH terms

Acetylcholine / analysis*
Cadmium / chemistry*
Calixarenes / chemistry*
Choline / chemistry
Fluorescent Dyes
Indicators and Reagents
Neurotransmitter Agents / analysis*
Phenols / chemistry*
Selenium / chemistry*
Semiconductors
Solubility
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Sulfides / chemistry*
Zinc Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

Fluorescent Dyes
Indicators and Reagents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Phenols
Sulfides
Zinc Compounds
p-sulfonatocalix(4)arene
Cadmium
Calixarenes
Selenium
zinc sulfide
Choline
Acetylcholine