Research Article

A Coumarin-Based Fluorescence Probe for Selective Recognition of Cu2+ Ions and Live Cell Imaging

Figure 1

UV-vis absorption spectra of L (10 μM) with addition of various concentrations of Cu2+ ions (0~7.5 equivalents) in CH3CN/HEPES (3 : 2, ) buffer. Inset: absorbance at 442 nm versus the concentration of Cu2+.