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- Title
Synthesis, Cellular Uptake, and Photodynamic Activity of Oligogalactosyl Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines.
- Authors
Xiong, Junlong; Xue, Evelyn Y.; Ng, Dennis K. P.
- Abstract
A series of di‐α‐substituted zinc(II) phthalocyanines with different number of galactose moieties, ranging from 1 to 8, namely Pc‐galn (n=1, 2, 4, and 8) were designed and synthesized. The synthesis involved the copper‐catalyzed azide‐alkyne cycloaddition reaction of a mono‐ or dialkynyl zinc(II) phthalocyanine with an acetyl‐protected galactosyl azide or its dendritic derivative with four acetyl‐protected galactosyl groups, followed by removal of the acetyl protecting groups via alkaline hydrolysis. In N,N‐dimethylformamide, these oligogalactosyl phthalocyanines were non‐aggregated as shown by the strong Q‐band absorption and fluorescence emission. Owing to the di‐α‐substitution, they also behaved as efficient singlet oxygen generators upon light irradiation with a singlet oxygen quantum yield of 0.84. The spectroscopic and photophysical properties were not affected by the number of galactosyl units. In contrast, the compounds became significantly aggregated and quenched in phosphate‐buffered saline. Their cellular uptake was then studied using a range of cell lines, which generally followed the order Pc‐gal1>Pc‐gal2≈Pc‐gal4>Pc‐gal8. Interestingly, the di‐galactosyl analogue exhibited selective uptake against HeLa human cervical carcinoma cells through an energy‐dependent pathway instead of the expected asialoglycoprotein receptor. Upon light irradiation, it could effectively kill the cells with a half‐maximal inhibitory concentration of 0.58 μM.
- Subjects
PHTHALOCYANINE derivatives; PHTHALOCYANINES; ALKALINE hydrolysis; ZINC; REACTIVE oxygen species; ACETYL group
- Publication
ChemPlusChem, 2023, Vol 88, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2192-6506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cplu.202200285