FerriBRIGHT

FerriBRIGHT Architect: Daniel Kennedy Year Reported: 2009 Journal Reference: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 8578

FerriBRIGHT is a fluorescent probe that was developed by Daniel Kennedy. FerriBRIGHT is non-emissive in solution. Upon the addition of Fe³⁺ or Cu²⁺, the catechol is oxidized to the corresponding quinone to yield FerriBRIGHT-Q. FerriBRIGHT-Q is fluorescent.

Signal transduction mechanism in FerriBRIGHT

Frontier orbital changes that explain the fluorescence switching in FerriBRIGHT