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Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Jan 07;(1):84-5. doi: 10.1039/b209337e.

Scintillation-based potassium signalling using 2,5-diphenyloxazole-tagged aza-18-crown-6.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Bruce Clapham, Andrew J Sutherland

Affiliations

  1. Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK B4 7ET.

PMID: 12610977 DOI: 10.1039/b209337e

Abstract

In the presence of ionising radiation, an aza-18-crown-6 molecule covalently attached to a 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO) moiety scintillates weakly, addition of potassium ions results in enhanced levels of scintillation, the degree of scintillation reflecting the concentration of the potassium ions.

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