A BODIPY-containing Cu(II) -bipyridine complex for the simple selective fluorogenic detection of NO in air and in live cells is reported. The detection mechanism is based on NO-promoted Cu(II) to Cu(I) reduction, followed by demetallation of the complex, which results in the clearly enhanced emission of the boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) unit.
Keywords: BODIPY; NO detection; cells; fluorescence; quimiodosimeter.
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