TY - JOUR
T1 - A colorimetric sensor array for the detection of the date-rape drug γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)
T2 - A supramolecular approach
AU - Baumes, Laurent A.
AU - Sogo, Mireia Buaki
AU - Montes-Navajas, Pedro
AU - Corma, Avelino
AU - Garcia, Hermenegildo
PY - 2010/4/19
Y1 - 2010/4/19
N2 - γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a colourless, odourless and tasteless chemical, has become one of the most dangerous illicit drugs of abuse today. At low doses, this drug is a central nervous system depressant that reduces anxiety and produces euphoria and relaxation, sedating the recipient. There is an urgent need for simple, easy-to-use sensors for GHB in solution. Here, we present a colorimetric sensor array based on supramolecular host-guest complexes of fluorescent dyes with organic capsules (cucurbiturils) for the detection of GHB.
AB - γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a colourless, odourless and tasteless chemical, has become one of the most dangerous illicit drugs of abuse today. At low doses, this drug is a central nervous system depressant that reduces anxiety and produces euphoria and relaxation, sedating the recipient. There is an urgent need for simple, easy-to-use sensors for GHB in solution. Here, we present a colorimetric sensor array based on supramolecular host-guest complexes of fluorescent dyes with organic capsules (cucurbiturils) for the detection of GHB.
KW - Cucurbiturils
KW - Drug detection
KW - Host-guest systems
KW - Sensors
KW - Supramolecular chemistry
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U2 - 10.1002/chem.200903127
DO - 10.1002/chem.200903127
M3 - Article
C2 - 20309968
AN - SCOPUS:77950836092
SN - 0947-6539
VL - 16
SP - 4489
EP - 4495
JO - Chemistry: A European Journal
JF - Chemistry: A European Journal
IS - 15
ER -