Metal-tunable nanocages as artificial chemosensors

(Figure Presented) Molecular design: Metal-tunable octahedral nanocages that act as molecular chemosensors are generated by a new strategy (the metals can be transition metals or lanthanides). Amide groups in the supramolecular structures act as guest-accessible functional sites. These interact with glucosamine molecules and function as efficient communicators to convert the recognition information into metal-tunable chromogenic and fluorogenic responses (see picture). ? 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000252651200009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Chemistry, MultidisciplinarySCI(E)EI56ARTICLE5877-8814