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Harada M, Kutsuna M, Kitamura T, Usui Y, Ujiki M, Nakamura Y, Obata T, Tanioka M, Uchiyama M, Sawada D, Kamino S. Nucleophile-Triggered π-Topological Transformation: A New Synthetic Approach to Near-Infrared-Emissive Rhodamines. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301969. [PMID: 37500585 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
We describe a π-topological transformation-based synthetic method for the preparation of a new type of near-infrared (NIR)-emissive rhodamine dye called Polymethine-embedded Rhodamine Fluorophore (PeR Fluor). In contrast to conventional NIR-emissive dyes that require tedious synthetic steps and/or a high cost, linear fully π-conjugated PeR Fluor can be regioselectively prepared in one step by mixing different nucleophiles with ABPXs, a family of rhodamines with a cross-conjugated structure. PeR Fluor exhibits bright NIR fluorescence emission and high photostability owing to the cooperative π-electron system of rhodamines and polymethine scaffolds. Large bathochromic shifts of the absorption and fluorescence emission maxima can be achieved by modifying the N-substituted group to obtain NIR-absorbing/emitting PeR Fluor. We also demonstrate the stimulus-responsive functionality of PeR Fluor through the addition of chemicals (acid/base), which shows switchable NIR and visible fluorescence response. Our π-topological transformation-based synthetic method is a promising approach to produce new functionalized rhodamine dyes.
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- Mei Harada
- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials (RISM), Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano, 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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Sun Y, Sun P, Li Z, Qu L, Guo W. Natural flavylium-inspired far-red to NIR-II dyes and their applications as fluorescent probes for biomedical sensing. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:7170-7205. [PMID: 35866752 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00179a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescent probes that emit in the far-red (600-700 nm), first near-infrared (NIR-I, 700-900 nm), and second NIR (NIR-II, 900-1700 nm) regions possess unique advantages, including low photodamage and deep penetration into biological samples. Notably, NIR-II optical imaging can achieve tissue penetration as deep as 5-20 mm, which is critical for biomedical sensing and clinical applications. Much research has focused on developing far-red to NIR-II dyes to meet the needs of modern biomedicine. Flavylium compounds are natural colorants found in many flowers and fruits. Flavylium-inspired dyes are ideal platforms for constructing fluorescent probes because of their far-red to NIR emissions, high quantum yields, high molar extinction coefficients, and good water solubilities. The synthetic and structural diversities of flavylium dyes also enable NIR-II probe development, which markedly advance the field of NIR-II in vivo imaging. In the last decade, there have been huge developments in flavylium-inspired dyes and their applications as far-red to NIR fluorescent probes for biomedical applications. In this review, we highlight the optical properties of representative flavylium dyes, design strategies, sensing mechanisms, and applications as fluorescent probes for detecting and visualizing important biomedical species and events. This review will prompt further research not only on flavylium dyes, but also into all far-red to NIR fluorophores and fluorescent probes. Moreover, this interest will hopefully spillover into applications related to complex biological systems and clinical treatments, ranging in focus from the sub-organelle to whole-animal levels.
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- Yuanqiang Sun
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Near-infrared (NIR) emitting fluorophores are powerful tools for optical imaging. However, there are only a handful of broadly employed NIR-emitting scaffolds, and the synthetic methods to prepare these molecules are often problematic. Here, we describe a novel, three-step synthesis of chromene-containing hemicyanine probes exhibiting large Stokes shifts and NIR emissions. We develop a pH-activatable probe for visualizing lysosomal trafficking of mAb conjugates. These studies provide a concise approach to hemicyanines with promising properties.
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- Donald R Caldwell
- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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Josa‐Culleré L, Llebaria A. In the Search for Photocages Cleavable with Visible Light: An Overview of Recent Advances and Chemical Strategies. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Laia Josa‐Culleré
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) Jordi Girona 18–26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) Jordi Girona 18–26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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Gupta V, Sirohi P, Singh N, Singh RP. Design and development of fluorescence-capable novel pyrazine-based polycyclic heteroaromatics for cellular bioimaging. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03171b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Fluorescence-capable pyrazine-based polycyclic heteroaromatics for application in bioimaging were synthesized via a simple and concise methodology, and investigation of their fluorescence properties, including the effect of pH on the fluorescence behaviour, and MTT assays were carried out.
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- Vijay Gupta
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- Hauz Khas
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- Hauz Khas
- India
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- Centre of Biomedical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- Hauz Khas
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- Hauz Khas
- India
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Wang L, Du W, Hu Z, Uvdal K, Li L, Huang W. Hybrid Rhodamine Fluorophores in the Visible/NIR Region for Biological Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14026-14043. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Liulin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Wang L, Du W, Hu Z, Uvdal K, Li L, Huang W. Hybrid Rhodamine Fluorophores in the Visible/NIR Region for Biological Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Liulin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Mazrad ZAI, Phuong PTM, Choi CA, In I, Lee KD, Park SY. pH/Redox-Triggered Photothermal Treatment for Cancer Therapy Based on a Dual-Responsive Cationic Polymer Dot. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:2437-2447. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zihnil Adha Islamy Mazrad
- Department of IT Convergence; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Kosin University College of Medicine; Busan 49267 Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Korea National University of Transportation; Chungju 380-702 Republic of Korea
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Choi CA, Lee JE, Mazrad ZAI, Kim YK, In I, Jeong JH, Park SY. Dual-Responsive Carbon Dot for pH/Redox-Triggered Fluorescence Imaging with Controllable Photothermal Ablation Therapy of Cancer. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:1459-1468. [PMID: 29774663 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Herein we describe fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) for a pH/redox-activatable fluorescent carbon dot (FNP) to realize "off-on" switched imaging-guided controllable photothermal therapy (PTT). The FNP is a carbonized self-crosslinked polymer that allows IR825 loading (FNP[IR825]) via hydrophobic interactions for cancer therapy. Fluorescence bioimaging was achieved by the internalization of FNP(IR825) into tumor cells, wherein glutathione (GSH) disulfide bonds are reduced, and benzoic imine groups are cleaved under acidic conditions. The release of IR825 from the FNP core in this system may be used to efficiently control PTT-mediated cancer therapy via its photothermal conversion after near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. In vitro and in vivo cellular uptake studies revealed efficient uptake of FNP(IR825) by tumor cells to treat the disease site. In this way we demonstrated in mice that our smart nanocarrier can effectively kill tumor cells under exposure to a NIR laser, and that the particles are biocompatible with various organs. This platform responds sensitively to the exogenous environment inside the cancer cells and may selectively induce the release of PTT-mediated cytotoxicity. Furthermore, this platform may be useful for monitoring the elimination of cancer cells through the fluorescence on/off switch, which can be used for various applications in the field of cancer cell therapy and diagnosis.
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- Cheong A Choi
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of IT Convergence, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea.,Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea.,Department of IT Convergence, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 380-702, Republic of Korea
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Near-infrared BODIPY-paclitaxel conjugates assembling organic nanoparticles for chemotherapy and bioimaging. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 514:584-591. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gandioso A, Bresolí-Obach R, Nin-Hill A, Bosch M, Palau M, Galindo A, Contreras S, Rovira A, Rovira C, Nonell S, Marchán V. Redesigning the Coumarin Scaffold into Small Bright Fluorophores with Far-Red to Near-Infrared Emission and Large Stokes Shifts Useful for Cell Imaging. J Org Chem 2018; 83:1185-1195. [PMID: 29283264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Among the palette of previously described fluorescent organic molecules, coumarins are ideal candidates for developing cellular and molecular imaging tools due to their high cell permeability and minimal perturbation of living systems. However, blue-to-cyan fluorescence emission is usually difficult in in vivo applications due to the inherent toxicity and poor tissue penetration of short visible light wavelengths. Here, we introduce a new family of coumarin-based fluorophores, nicknamed COUPY, with promising photophysical properties, including emission in the far-red/near-infrared (NIR) region, large Stokes shifts, high photostability, and excellent brightness. COUPY fluorophores were efficiently synthesized in only three linear synthetic steps from commercially available precursors, with the N-alkylation of a pyridine moiety being the key step at the end of the synthetic route, as it allows for the tuning of the photophysical properties of the resulting dye. Owing to their low molecular weights, COUPY dyes show excellent cell permeability and accumulate selectively in nucleoli and/or mitochondria of HeLa cells, as their far-red/NIR fluorescence emission is easily detected at a concentration as low as 0.5 μM after an incubation of only 20 min. We anticipate that these coumarin scaffolds will open a way to the development of novel coumarin-based far-red to NIR emitting fluorophores with potential applications for organelle imaging and biomolecule labeling.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Microscòpia Òptica Avançada, Centres Científics i Tecnològics, Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) , E-08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Chen H, Dong B, Tang Y, Lin W. A Unique "Integration" Strategy for the Rational Design of Optically Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:1410-1422. [PMID: 28492303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescence imaging is a rapidly growing technique for noninvasive imaging of biological molecules and processes with high spatial and temporal resolution. For effective biological imaging, it is essential and important to develop robust fluorescent dyes, in particular, near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes with favorable optical properties. Compared with the visible light emitting dyes, NIR dyes have relatively longer emission wavelengths (650-900 nm) with lower energy and are advantageous as imaging agents owing to the minimum photodamage of NIR light to biological samples, deep penetration into tissues, and low interference from autofluorescence of biomolecules. Although great efforts have been devoted to engineer NIR fluorophores, it is still very challenging to regulate their photophysical properties as they often lack optically tunable mechanisms, and this shortcoming considerably restricts the realization of their full potential. Consequently, the rational design of small-molecule optically tunable NIR fluorophores is of high priority and great value. In general, two key characteristics are indispensable for designing excellent optically tunable NIR fluorescent dyes. First, NIR fluorescent dyes should display the maximal absorption and emission located in the NIR region and also have the prominent properties including excellent fluorescence quantum yields, large Stokes shifts, good chemical stability and photostability, low cytotoxicity, and desirable compatibility with biological systems. Second, in principle, functional NIR dyes should also possess optically tunable groups, which can be easily modified to afford responsive sites for the targets of interest. With these considerations in mind, in this Account, we described a unique "integration" strategy for judicious design of the optically tunable NIR fluorophores, which are an intuitive combination of the traditional NIR dyes and the optically tunable mechanisms in the visible light emissive dyes. Thus, the versatile strategy may allow not only retention of the NIR emission properties of NIR dyes but also inheritance of the optically tunable mechanisms from the visible light emissive dyes. By the unique integration strategy, a built-in optically tunable group is strategically installed into the traditional NIR fluorescent dyes to directly tune their optical properties. Herein, we present a concise review of the rational design strategy and biological applications of small-molecule optically tunable NIR fluorescent dyes via the unique integration strategy, and we focused mainly on our work and some representative examples from other groups based on our NIR platforms. This Account includes the detailed integration strategy of each class of the NIR fluorescent dyes, the development of their derivatives, and their imaging applications in living systems.
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- Hua Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing
and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing
and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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Minami Y, Tokoro Y, Yamada M, Hiyama T. Facile One-pot Synthesis of Solid-state Luminescent Benzopyrylium Tetrafluoroborates Derived from Annulation of Aryl Silylethynyl Ethers with Alkynes. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yasunori Minami
- Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551
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- Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Chuo University, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551
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- Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551
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Gandioso A, Contreras S, Melnyk I, Oliva J, Nonell S, Velasco D, García-Amorós J, Marchán V. Development of Green/Red-Absorbing Chromophores Based on a Coumarin Scaffold That Are Useful as Caging Groups. J Org Chem 2017; 82:5398-5408. [PMID: 28467700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
We report the design, synthesis, and spectroscopic characterization of a series of push-pull chromophores based on a novel coumarin scaffold in which the carbonyl of the lactone function of the original coumarin dyes has been replaced by the cyano(4-nitrophenyl)methylene moiety. The skeleton of the compounds was synthesized by condensation of a thiocoumarin precursor with the corresponding arylacetonitrile derivatives, and their photophysical properties were fine-tuned through the incorporation of electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) like nitro and cyano at the phenyl ring, leading to absorption in the green to red region. Although fluorescence emission was weakened or even canceled upon introduction of two or three strong EWGs, the emission of the mononitro-containing coumarin derivatives in the red region upon excitation with green light is noticeable, as are their significantly large Stokes shifts. The new coumarin derivatives can be useful as photocleavable protecting groups, as demonstrated through the synthesis and characterization of a series of coumarin-based photocages of benzoic acid. Preliminary photolysis studies with green light have demonstrated that the structure of the coumarin chromophore influences the rate of the uncaging process, opening the way to exploiting these new coumarin scaffolds as caging groups that can be removed with visible light.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang S, Adhikari R, Fang M, Dorh N, Li C, Jaishi M, Zhang J, Tiwari A, Pati R, Luo FT, Liu H. Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes with Large Stokes Shifts for Sensing Zn(II) Ions in Living Cells. ACS Sens 2016; 1:1408-1415. [PMID: 28845457 PMCID: PMC5569883 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
We report two new near-infrared fluorescent probes based on Rhodol counterpart fluorophore platforms functionalized with dipicolylamine Zn(II)-binding groups. The combinations of the pendant amines and fluorophores provide the probes with an effective three-nitrogen-atom and one-oxygen-atom binding motif. The fluorescent probes with large Stokes shifts offer sensitive and selective florescent responses to Zn(II) ions over other metal ions, allowing a reversible monitoring of Zn(II) concentration changes in living cells, and detecting intracellular Zn(II) ions released from intracellular metalloproteins.
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- Shuwei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
11529, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States
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Romieu A, Richard JA. An expedient synthesis of N,N-dialkylamino-dihydroxanthene-pyrylium conjugated near-infrared fluorescent dyes. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Xiao JW, Zhu WJ, Sun R, Xu YJ, Ge JF. Evaluation of electron or charge transfer processes between chromenylium-based fluorophores and protonated–deprotonated aniline. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19831g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
PET and ICT processes in chromenylium hybrid fluorescent dyes.
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- Jin-Wei Xiao
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Material Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Material Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Material Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection
- Medicine College of Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Material Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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Niu G, Liu W, Xiao H, Zhang H, Chen J, Dai Q, Ge J, Wu J, Wang P. Keto-benzo[h
]-Coumarin-Based Near-Infrared Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts for Bioimaging Applications. Chem Asian J 2015; 11:498-504. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201501026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Guangle Niu
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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A series of deep red fluorescent dyes: synthesis, theoretical calculations and bioimaging applications. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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