A novel fluorescent silica tracer for biological silicification studies

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1051-1060

  Shimizu, Katsuhiko ^a   Del Amo, Yolanda ^a   Brzezinski, Mark A ^a   Stucky, Galen D ^a   Morse, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Diatom; Fluorescence; pH indicator; Silica

Indexed keywords

2 (4 PYRIDYL) 5 ((4 (2 DIMETHYLAMINOETHYLAMINOCARBAMOYL)METHOXY)PHENYL)OXAZOLE; 2-(4-PYRIDYL)-5-((4-(2-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYLAMINOCARBAMOYL)METHOXY)PHENYL)OXAZOLE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SILICIC ACID; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIATOM; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PH; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DIATOMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OXAZOLES; SILICIC ACID; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0035194423     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(01)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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