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Pham TC, Cho M, Nguyen VN, Nguyen VKT, Kim G, Lee S, Dehaen W, Yoon J, Lee S. Charge Transfer-Promoted Excited State of a Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizer for Efficient Application of Mitochondria-Targeted Fluorescence Imaging and Hypoxia Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:21699-21708. [PMID: 38634764 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Conventional photosensitizers (PSs) used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) have shown preliminary success; however, they are often associated with several limitations including potential dark toxicity in healthy tissues, limited efficacy under acidic and hypoxic conditions, suboptimal fluorescence imaging capabilities, and nonspecific targeting during treatment. In response to these challenges, we developed a heavy-atom-free PS, denoted as Cz-SB, by incorporating ethyl carbazole into a thiophene-fused BODIPY core. A comprehensive investigation into the photophysical properties of Cz-SB was conducted through a synergistic approach involving experimental and computational investigations. The enhancement of intersystem crossing (kISC) and fluorescence emission (kfl) rate constants was achieved through a donor-acceptor pair-mediated charge transfer mechanism. Consequently, Cz-SB demonstrated remarkable efficiency in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) under acidic and low-oxygen conditions, making it particularly effective for hypoxic cancer PDT. Furthermore, Cz-SB exhibited good biocompatibility, fluorescence imaging capabilities, and a high degree of localization within the mitochondria of living cells. We posit that Cz-SB holds substantial prospects as a versatile PS with innovative molecular design, representing a potential "one-for-all" solution in the realm of cancer phototheranostics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thanh Chung Pham
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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Nguyen MT, Le N, Nguyen HT, Luong TDV, Nguyen VKT, Kawazoe Y, Tran PH, Pham-Tran NN. Mechanism of Friedel-Crafts Acylation Using Metal Triflate in Deep Eutectic Solvents: An Experimental and Computational Study. ACS Omega 2023; 8:271-278. [PMID: 36643563 PMCID: PMC9835085 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, we develop a method for Friedel-Crafts acylation using metal triflate in deep eutectic solvents. Various metal triflates were tested and provided good to excellent yields of corresponding ketone products. The density functional theory calculation revealed the metal effects on the formation of active intermediate acylium triflate as well as the acidic condition. The metal triflate in the deep eutectic solvent can be recovered and reused with a little loss in the catalytic activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Minh-Tam
Thi Nguyen
- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Institute
for Computational Science and Technology (ICST), Quang Trung Software City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- New
Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku
University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
- Department
of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute
of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of
Physics, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Venue Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Institute
for Computational Science and Technology (ICST), Quang Trung Software City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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