Abstract
The fluorescence properties of 4-aminophthalimide derivatives are influenced by the side-chain attached to the paramagnetic ring or its diamagnetic precursor. PET (photoinduced electron transfer)-induced fluorescence enhancement in the presence of Fe3+ ions was observed only in the case of diamagnetic basic side chain derivatives, since transient metal ions are present in biological systems, only double sensors lacking the above sensitivity are considered as potential reactive oxygen probes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was supported financially by the Hungarian Ministry of Education FKFP 0252/1999 and Hungarian National Research Foundation (OTKA T030262).