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Synfacts 2011(2): 0152-0152  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259249
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Polyelectrolytes: Fluorescence Turn-On Sensors in Aqueous Media

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Carlos Cordovilla
H. Fan, T. Zhang*, S. Lv, Q. Jin
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. of China
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19 January 2011 (online)

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The authors describe the synthesis of an anionic conjugated polyelectrolyte based on a conjugated poly(phenylene ethylene) and a ­dendritic polyamidoamine bearing carboxylate groups. The described polymer displays good water solubility, slight aggregation, and a relatively high quantum yield. A novel fluorescence turn-on assay for glutathione reductase (GR) activity has been developed.