Specific interaction of citrate with bis(fluorophoric) bibrachial lariat aza-crown in comparison with the other components of the Krebs cycle

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Sep 28:(36):3824-6. doi: 10.1039/b607139b. Epub 2006 Aug 3.

Abstract

Among the Krebs cycle components, just citrate enhances the fluorescence of a new bi(brachial) lariat aza-crown containing appended naphthalene fluorophores.