To understand the key determinants in calcium-binding affinity, a calcium-binding site with pentagonal bipyramid geometry was designed into a non-calcium-binding protein, domain 1 of CD2. This metal-binding protein has five mutations with a net charge in the coordination sphere of -5 and is termed DEEEE. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer was used to determine the metal-binding affinity of ...

Apart from the generally dominant trivalent oxidation state, several lanthanides can occur in divalent or tetravalent states as well. Changing valence state alters chemical properties and, therefore, gives opportunity to ease intragroup lanthanide separations. The hydrated terbium(III) ion has a highly positive reduction potential (E0 = + 3.1 V vs. SHE), but it be oxidized its via ozonolysis el...

The extraction of Terbium (III)from aqueous nitrate solutions with a supported liquid membrane was investigated using a mixture of di-(2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and tri-octyl phosphine oxide (TOPO) with a molar ratio 1/0.4. The Hydrophobic Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) membrane was used as solid support. The sorption process followed pseudo-second-o...

A new terbium 2-isopropylimidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid complex was prepared and incorporated into titanium dioxide matrix by mild sol-gel method. Then we fabricated a terbium luminescent hybrid material, which displayed striking green emission even in pure water. It was interesting to find that this target material exhibited highly selective and fast (1 s) quenching effect to F(-) compared wi...

a sensitive fluorometric method for the determination of deferiprone (dfp) based on the formation of a luminescent complex with tb3+ ions in aqueous solutions is reported. the maximum excitation and emission wavelengths were 295 and 545 nm, respectively. the effects of various factors on the luminescence intensity of the system were investigated and optimized, then under the optimum conditions,...

A novel time-resolved luminescence biosensor assay for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) was developed. We used a straightforward strategy to modify a known ALK substrate into a peptide biosensor that can accommodate terbium luminescence sensitization upon its phosphorylation by ALK. Since this strategy is generalizable, this high-throughput screening compatible assay serves as an example for de...

Fluorescence analysis is a simple and highly sensitive method for detection of small amounts biologically active substances. In this study, complexation terbium(III) chelates with 1,10-phenanthroline ascorbic acid (AA) luminescent properties complexes were investigated. The influence pH solubilization by micellar solutions nonionic, cationic, anionic surfactants on fluorescence was studied. que...

A highly sensitive fiber optic current sensor using terbium doped fiber is presented. The Verdet constant of the terbium doped fiber at 1300nm is found to be 19.5μrad/A using both a polarimetric and interferometric type sensor. Measurements on a Sagnac-loop sensor using 10cm of terbium doped fiber placed inside a solenoid show over 40dB of open loop dynamic range as well as a minimum detectable...

The title compound, (C(8)H(20)N)[Tb(C(5)HF(6)O(2))(4)], is a tetrakis β-diketonate complex of hexa-fluoro-acetyl-acetone with terbium(III), and tetra-ethyl-ammonium as the counter-ion. This compound shows typical green terbium(III) luminescence upon excitation at about 335 nm. The coordination geometry around the Tb(III) atom is a slightly distorted square anti-prism. One hexa-fluoro-acetyl-ace...

A series of europium and terbium complexes based on a functionalized triazacyclononane carboxylate or phosphinate macrocyclic ligand is described. The influence of the anionic group, that is, carboxylate, methylphosphinate, or phenylphosphinate, on the photophysical properties was studied and rationalized on the basis of DFT calculated structures. The nature, number, and position of electron-do...